HealthKart - Manager - Demand Planning

Manager- Demand Planning

- Manage and lead the demand-planning process for the organization by working closely with key stakeholders like Sales, Brands, Business Finance and Supply Planning teams.

- Responsible for building statistical models for rolling forecasts using relevant factors like historical data, consumer-trends, marketing spends, communication/media campaigns, cyclicity of demand, new launches etc.

- Integrate short-term weekly/monthly goals with the annual operating plans (AOPs)

- Drive business efficiency by improving Forecast Accuracy (reducing Working Capital as well as revenue losses due to stock-outs).

- Work with all the key stakeholders like Brands, Sales, Supply-planning, Supply-chain and Procurement to identify top business opportunities, risks and be the focal point to drive the decision-making for organization.

- Responsible for making BCP models at short notice in case of contingencies (like Covid).

Key Qualifications:

- Relevant experience of 4-5 years in Demand/Supply planning; preferably in an FMCG company (MBA from Tier-1 B-School would be preferred)

- Proficiency in Advanced MS Excel (must-have), SQL and other BI tools.

- Ability to work with cross-functional leaders and influence/rally/align them towards a common org/business goal

- Exceptional analytical & problem-solving skills with attention to detail; ability to make data-backed decisions

- Self-motivated, focused with bias for action and ability to prioritize tasks in an ambiguous and dynamic environment