Principal Consultant at Talent Leads Consultants
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AM - Demand Planning - Supply Chain - FMCG (1-2 yrs)
To conduct the entire Demand Planning operations for Foods Business - Generate Statistical Forecast, Collect Bottom Up forecast from Sales, Validate Sales Forecast and Drive Demand Planning KPI improvements
Main activities/tasks:
- Generates baseline forecast by applying statistical models
- Coordinates with sales team for timely availability of bottom up forecast
- Reviews & validates bottom up forecast to finalize unconstrained demand
- Collects feedback from supply planner on production and procurement constraints
- Prepares metric dashboard for review in S&OP meetings along with root cause analysis
- Ensures adherence to key S&OP process completion dates and escalates when necessary
- Conducts S&OP meetings & root cause analysis to improve key demand side metrics
- Updates the forecast twice every month basis feedback from sales and communicate changes
- Triggers corrective actions due to unexpected demand variations
- Provides inputs for ABP preparation and long range planning
- Deploys demand planning strategy basis SKU class
- Promotions Management and SKU rationalization
Key KPIs:
- Forecast metrics (MAPE, fidelity and bias)
- S&OP Process Adherence
Education, qualifications, special training, experience and skills
B.E. / MBA with 1-2 years of experience in Demand Planning function with exposure to Demand Planning process, and exposure to some demand planning tools.
Skills : Good Analytical Skills
- Very good hand on experience on Excel
- Exposure to Planning Processes
- Knowledge of Computer, with software operation skills - MS office with expertise in Excel.
- People Management Skills.
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