Swiggy Instamart, is building the convenience grocery segment in India. We offer more than 2500 items to our customers within 30-45 mins. We are striving to augment our consumer promise of enabling unparalleled convenience by making grocery delivery instant and delightful. Instamart has been operating in 10+ cities across India and plan to expand to a few more soon. We have seen immense love from the customers till now and are excited to redefine how India shops. Job description: The job holder will be responsible for all forecasting activities associated with customers and products for Swiggy Instamart. The Demand forecasting Manager will create and maintain forecast models for the entire Instamart business, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, warehousing operations.The job holder will require skills in forecast modelling, be highly analytical and possess excellent communication skills. - Develop and prepare demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function. - Support Annual Business Planning/monthly/ quarterly forecasting process by driving volume and value forecasting - Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results. - Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions. - Regular reporting to Senior and Executive management of the demand plan and KPIs. - Interact with sales, marketing, and finance to understand demand forecast drivers. - Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with sales, marketing, finance and logistics teams to optimize forecasts - Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs (volume planning for latest estimates / annual process) - Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning - Constantly engage with stakeholders to ensure alignment in lead times, inventory days, liquidation plans and inventory aging. - Accurate demand forecasting that allows the company to correctly predict inventory requirements. - Accurate information for supply chain/manufacturer of SKUs. - Refined systems and methods to continually improve forecasts of SKUs requirements. - Accurate performance metrics on opportunities and risks regarding inventory replenishment. Desired Skills: - Minimum of a degree in business, supply chain and any other relevant fields. - 5 years' experience in a demand planning/forecasting role. - Sound/advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel to analyze the demand planning & forecasting - Demonstrated knowledge of demand planning philosophies and processes, and proven record of success - Solid understanding of inventory management practices and procedures. - Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge - Demonstrate excellent analytical skills. - Strong people management skills and experience in managing cross team stakeholders and/or third-party consultancies to achieve deliverables

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Swiggy - Manager - Planning 

Swiggy - Manager - Planning  ,Job Description for Swiggy - Manager - Planning  in Swiggy in  Bangalore for (3-6) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Swiggy - Manager - Planning  in Swiggy in  Bangalore for (3-6) years of experience. Apply Now!