Client: Global leader in Healthcare industry Location: Mumbai Position: Demand Planner Candidates currently working in Healthcare industry/domain is preferred Preferred candidate profile: - TEAM MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IS MANDATORY - A minimum of 2-3 years Supply Chain and/or Operations experience is required - Experience in planning, purchasing or materials management is preferred. - Previous experience with demand, inventory, and/or supply planning is highly preferred. - The demonstrated ability to identify problems/issues, recommend appropriate solutions, and follow-up to ensure positive results is required. - MRP, APS, and/or ERP systems experience is preferred. - Manugistics, JDE, or SAP experience is preferred. - Six Sigma and/or LEAN Green Belt certification preferred. - APICS certification preferred. - CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management), APICS certification (American Production and Inventory Control Society) Job Description: - Build product volume forecasts based on historical demand information (or statistical model) & Marketing intelligence (Phase in, phase out, future commercial insights) & product mix forecasts based on historical mix information and marketing information. - Supports Regional Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process with marketing/sales and commercial finance in order to align market and financial requirements with manufacturing/Supply capabilities. - Manage the weekly MPS (Material Planning System) updates and process to control end-to-end supply chain view. - Create and track replenishment orders and shipments for continuous supply of the local DC's. - Mitigate on key service levels risks and countermeasure on backorders. - Load, maintain and ensure integrity of product forecasts in E2E Planning System - Responsible for translation of Demand Plan into $ Revenue Plan in partnership with Finance - Identifies gaps between latest financial plan and demand plan defining and driving actions to understand/reconcile key differences. - Responsible to define and execute strategies to improve key business metrics inc. forecast accuracy & forecast error impacting customer service and inventory. - Support key metrics: customer service, inventory metrics (gross/net dollars, DOS), and Slow Moving/Obsolete (SLOB) inventory, Back Order Value ($) & on time adherence to S&OP drumbeat - all in partnership with supply chain partners. - Ensure strong alignment with global/regional/country partners on key S&OP touchpoints inc demand handoff processes. - Participates into the New Product Introduction and Portfolio optimization processes owning key steps. - Conduct scenario-based analyses to evaluate launch options and develop contingency plans. - Participate in Supply Chain business planning processes, setting safety stock levels, managing inventory tracking processes and reconciliation (i.e. actuals vs. plan) and identifying/implementing inventory reduction opportunities. - Support allocation policy definition with analyses as required and support analysis of exceptions - Communicate on supply issues root cause, corrective action and full recovery date to commercial organization and management. - Work with marketing/sales groups to make customer allocation decisions by analyzing historic demand, available supply and customer prioritization. - Pro-actively recommend process/system improvements and manage implementation/change management. - Projects, analysis & reporting, and other responsibilities as assigned by management. - Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level - Performs other duties assigned as needed.

Mumbai

Demand Planner - Healthcare 

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