Assistant Manager - Inventory Planning/Supply Chain - Retail

Position:

Assistant Manager- Inventory Planning (Supply Chain) (Leading Retail Company)

Role:

- Ensure opening day availability of 96%+ for all new stores

- Calculate store wise stock requirement accurately to ensure optimal stock availability at all time

- Regularly interact with Stores to gather insights and information on promotion plan

- Develop effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns, propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy

- Forecasting and planning activity on top selling SKUs based on subcategories, segments, brands

- Identify slow moving SKUs & supply from Vendor Fill rate from DCs & Stores to optimize inventory and ageing stocks

- Working out on weekly basis for stock availability in auto replenishment SKUs through category meetings

- Provide support in developing seasonal demand forecasts and anticipate customer reactions to the promotions and discounts

Requirements:

- MBA

- 3-6 yrs of experience

- Should have hands on experience working in a similar role in Inventory Planning/ Demand Forecasting preferably from Retail/ FMCG/ ECommerce Industries

- Should be very good in excel

- Good Communication Skills

Location: Mumbai

This position is for a Client of Vertex Corporate Services which is a Leading Retail Company