Main purpose of the role:
To own, facilitate, and administrate forecasting and S&OP process for Categories and Channel
Main accountabilities:
- Analyze the demand patterns and create a Demand construct at SKU Level
- Unbiased decision making on up lifts/down lifts basis inputs from Brand and Customer Marketing Teams.
- Liaise with Brand, CM, CD, Supply Planning, Customer Service, Category/Channel Finance and drive S&OP process for the categories.
- Partner with Branch teams for short term forecasting.
- Managing complexities of channel behaviors, category ambition vs channel reality, seasonality
- Effective communication with all relevant stakeholders to achieve consensus on all demand plans.
- Periodical review of QGP/3TDP forecast and drive continuous improvement.
- Analyze forecast accuracy and bias and identify and implement process enhancements to improve these KPI’s.
- Champion the development of changes / additions to current processes.
- Coordinate monthly S&OP process to drive key decisions.
- Event Planning (Big Day and Public Holiday etc.)
- Identify demand drivers with the changing economic landscape and evolve the process of forecasting.
Skills and Competencies:
- Effective communication, strong analytics, growth mindset.
Requirement:-
- Qualification – MBA in Supply chain or Operations.
- Experience – 3 – 8 years.
- Industry – FMCG & Pharma, Consumer Durables, E-Commerce.
Key Skills: –
1. Prior experience in Demand Planning & SAP-APO.
2. Should be good in Communication & analytics skills.
3. Should be a self-starter and be able to form firm point of view basis data and information.