Assistant Manager - Demand & Supply Planning - FMCG

Assistant Manager Demand & Supply Planning For A FMCG

Demand forecasting :

- Develop effective forecast models, based on industry trends and demand patterns from the extensive data available from Company formats, Small Store Membership Programme, in complete coordination with the Brand Entrepreneurs, Zones & Category managers

- Work with team of Data scientists to use latest AI (Artificial Intelligence) / ML (Machine learning) techniques for forecasting & demand planning

- Propose and implement Data enabled driven solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy, keeping in mind (high growth objective for small & large format stores)

- Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management and the brand entrepreneurs without putting constraint on the progressive sales forecast

Demand Review process :

- Drive S&OP and support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities

- Identify gaps to Business plan (Volume and Value) proactively and ensure visibility of the same through the Demand Review Process

- Facilitates identification of Risk and Opportunities to bridge the Business plan gaps

- Responsible for availability, fill rate, and freshness - Work in close coordination with supply chain team to enable S&OP

- Conduct monthly forecast maintenance & address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.

0-1 Processes (New launches)

Help Brand Entrepreneurs (BE's) in Zero to One bottom-up forecast. Create positive overrides on the demand forecast and finalize the consensus marketing demand forecast (qualitative demand forecast).

Network planning :

- Based on the demand node identify/develop the most efficient source for satisfying the demand.

- This will involve :

- Optimizing Lead time

- Optimizing the total landed cost of servicing (cost of finished good as well as the cost of transportation) after considering capacity constraints at the source