Demand Planner - Manufacturing Industry

Job Description:

Minimum qualification:

- B-tech with MBA. MBA with 2-3 years of relevant experience in industry (mainly from manufacturing).

- Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Word and Powerpoint.

- Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail,i.e. Knowledge of SAP.

- Fluency in writing and speaking English; every additional language will be considered an asset..

- Strategic Thinking and Action, Market and customer orientation, Result orientation, Innovation and Change, Leadership, Communication and Co-operation, Diversity.

- Ability to identify and report areas of possible conflicts between RHIM strategy and market trends. At the same time actively propose strategies for compensation of those.

About the job:

We are currently looking for a proactive, action-oriented and highly motivated Demand planner to manage. Demand planning of complete business unit , to locate at Gurugram. Your tasks will include:

- Prepare for the Demand meeting: Prepare and share a pre-read for the meeting which contains a list of agenda items and data that can inform decision making.

- Maintain a comprehensive view of demand and financial aspects to Support management with long-term risks assessments and mitigation activities.

- Additionally, identify and highlight risks and opportunities to inform decision. making in the demand meeting.

- Facilitate the Demand meeting: Facilitate the Demand meeting in the form of a live working session, ensuring that all information is presented and discussed, all stakeholders are engaged, decisions are made and agreed upon, and execution plans are documented with owners and completion

- Work closely with Sales team & Finance team

- Understand on current sales & market trend and Demand forecast by SKU & quantity.

- Demand forecast by SKU for next 24 months rolling.

- Track order forecast vs budget forecast variance and forecast order vs actual delivery. variance.

- Ensure Demand forecast accuracy.

- Create and maintain all stages of the demand plan. Maintain and handle product history, accurate forecasts, and promotional demand, Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.

- Maintain data relative to demand forecasts to include hierarchy, historical data cleansing, demand sensing data and forecast model parameters, Model based on industry trends and demand patterns..

- Ensuring and Driving the Demand review meetings take place, gathering required inputs, preparing for the meetings, facilitating, and summarizing team to drive decision making and. prepare for the demand cycle.

- Participate in integrated business planning, working to meet demand planning key performance indicators, Support management with risks assessments and mitigation activities, Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.

- Prepare bottom-up forecasts by region using baseline, cluster & regional sales review activation inputs to get consensus on the forecasts.

- Ensure a correct and efficient Demand planning of FG basis past data at various levels on. the customer ; product hierarchy by generating baseline statistical forecast.

- Address demand related issues in a timely and effective manner.

- Facilitate and present monthly weekly demand meeting.