HP - Demand Planner

Demand Planner

Overall:

- Manage the Demand Planning process for specific accounts for HP Personal Systems Group (PSG) EMEA CEP including all supporting activities like ascertaining the demand pattern, forecasting, aligning with Sales Accounts team, Category team and accounts.

- Maximize availability and responsiveness through improved plan accuracy while minimizing excess and obsolescence; minimize customer escalations and improve customer satisfaction.

Activities

- Building and maintaining a detail plan by part number for every direct customer

- Periodic review & monitor the plan and take corrective action

- Plan challenge - this would entail talking to large direct customers and field sales in EMEA to ascertain their demand

- Analysis of the pipeline of potential deals, committed deals and quotes and projecting the demand numbers

- Anticipate and manage risk to demand plan

- Measure plan performance & accuracy

- Build / maintain tools and solutions supporting the demand planning process

Skills required:

- At least 3-5 years of relevant experience

- Operations Planning experience (minimum of 1 to 2 years)

- Thorough understanding of supply chain management concepts and the product life cycle

- Strong analytical skills i.e. statistical forecasting, modeling & scenario planning

- Prior experience with supply chain optimization and operational tools/applications is helpful i.e. SAP APO, I2, Optiant etc.

- Experience in building / using MS excel/SAS and access tools is helpful

- Excellent spoken & written communication skills

- Self starter and ability to tread unchartered territory

- Work well with others/team player

- Ability to influence others

- Ability to work on multiple tasks/projects and prioritize

- Detail-oriented, but don't lose sight of the big picture

Qualifications

- Engineering degree with post graduation in MBA

- Bachelors/Masters in Statistics in lieu of engg will be considered

- 3-5 years of industry experience focusing on Demand and Supply planning

Interested candidates please send across your CVs to rajesh.bhatt@hp.com , niraj.kumar4@hp.com