Drums Food - Manager - Demand Planning

Drums Food International is an up-and-coming, new age FMCG company dedicated to delivering quality products. Our products are delivered through state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, innovative packaging and are available across retail and institutional sales channels.

With our brand Epigamia, we are focused to contemporising traditional dairy. Our first product, Epigamia Greek Yogurt, launched in June 2015, was India's first premium all-natural Greek yogurt. It encourages a healthy lifestyle without sacrificing delicious taste, adopting a 'no compromise' attitude. Epigamia Greek Yogurt strives to be a hunger solution for the 5PM hunger pang. Our latest addition to the product portfolio are the Epigamia Plant-based Milk and Yogurt and Epigamia Milkshakes.

Within 6 years of launch, Epigamia is present in 20000+ touchpoints across 60 cities pan-India, in major retail chains and outlets, online e- commerce platforms and other alternate channels. Additional information can be found at: www.epigamia.com

Key Roles

- To devise and manage Forecasting tools based on industry trends and demand patterns

- To manage the Integrated Business Planning calendar

- To manage and track forecasts against budgets and averages and to influence regional teams to improve their demand forecast accuracy

- To propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy

- Development of Supply Chain models

- To manage inventory in the system to ensure fulfilment and eradicate wastage

- To influence Supply Chain and Production teams to increase fulfilment to meet demand

- To support the Leadership team with risk assessments and mitigation activities

- To monitor and report important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies

- To conduct monthly forecast maintenance

- To successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to the Leadership team

- To address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner

- To develop re-order level for raw materials basis the lead time and consumption rate

- To optimise Inventory Holding days