Market Sales Programming Specialist - International Markets Group - Automobile

Job Description :

Department : IMG MSS

Position Title : Market Sales Programming Specialist

Type of Employment : Full-Time

Reporting to : Market Sales Programming Manager

Country : India

Location : Chennai

Position Rank : GSR7/8

Position Purpose (Overview of the position) :

- Develop Sales, Stock, & Production Programs (Demand Planning) for International Markets Group (IMG)

Key Roles and Responsibilities of Position :

- Develop the monthly Sales, Stock, & Production programs (Demand Planning) for key IMG markets including market and regional senior management reviews

- Manage the development of each market's monthly industry forecasts and quarterly industry segmentation reviews

- Help optimize each market's Sales Stock, & Production plan taking into account manufacturing capacities and supply constraints

- Identify market sales, stock and mix risks and opportunities considering industry/ market performance trends, and competitor activities / plans, and cascade to finance teams for impact assessment

- Support new product launch programming

- Manage the development of each markets annual Sales, Stock, and Production Budgets

- Support to carry-out ad-hoc analysis as required

Candidate Specification :

Education Qualification : BE or MBA

No. of Years of Experience : 3-7 Years of Experience

Professional Exposure (Technical Skills) :

- Strong Communication, and Prior Sales & Production Planning Experience in Automobile Industry preferred

- FMCG or Consumer Durables Industry experience is also OK

Preferred previous experiences : Sales & Production Planning or Supply Chain Management

Functional Skills : Strong Analytical & Microsoft Excel skills; Experience in any Supply Chain Softwares (SAP or Kinaxis) would be an added advantage

Behavioural Skills :

- Strong communication, & presentation skills Confident, motivated, and able to work independently

- Proven ability to work effectively in highly cross-functional teams

Operating (Communication) Network :

Internal Interface for this position includes:

- IMG MS&S Market Teams (MD, Sales Manager, Sales Planning Manager)

- IMG MS&S Finance

- IMG MP&L

- COE