Executive - Supply / Demand Planning

The role holder is responsible for driving the supply chain planning function, maintaining daily working relationship with client team and ensuring planning related KPIs are being met.
Roles And Responsibilities
Supply Planning and Inventory Management:

• Understanding of the current inventory control and replenishment process and drive improvements
• Follow the cycle time for the inventory replenishment process
• Manage variability in demand and ensure stock levels are adequately maintained
• Standardize the inventory planning process across DC's and vendors
• Keep strict controls & alerts in place to avoid any stock outs impacting fill rate of customer
• Use tools and historical data for tracking variability and factor the same in inventory planning for future
• Avoid loss of revenue for organization due to over stocking of products
• Evaluate vendor performance on service levels and suggest measures to improve the same
• Ensure adequate shelf life of products for customers as key deliverable
• Zero write off on inventory on account of inventory planning
• Define working capital target for each month and track adherence of the same
• Escalate slow moving products, obtain approval for disposal of the same
  

Overall

• Plan and implement a centralized replenishment cell
• Manage both demand and supply planning teams
• Work closely with clients supply chain, planning and operations team for the monthly, weekly and daily plans
• Manage any customer complaints and resolve them through coordinating with the central teams
• Escalate to Regional Heads and Seniors any foreseeable concerns from the client
• Prepare reports/ presentation and attend the monthly reviews with client
• Ensure highest level of Demand Planning accuracy, Ontime, Case Fill rates, Order Fill rates, SIFOT, order accuracy, customer satisfaction and related parameters
• Coordinate with the order management to ensure daily orders are processed on a timely manner
• Coordinate with the distribution centers to ensure inventory norms are been met at the distribution centers
• Coordinate with the central control tower and the logistics team on the status of vehicle and delivery times
• Prepare and hold the daily, weekly and monthly reports
  

Experience

• Graduate with Engineering Background preferred
• Knowledge of working on Forecasting Tools and R Application
• Good understanding of various statistical models
• Very good understanding of inventory management practices and procedures
  

Skills & Competencies

• Planning skills
• Analytical skills
• Customer-centric
• Communication skills
• Team management and coordination skills
  

Skills: supply chain planning,cummunication skills,team management,analytical,demand forecasting

Skills: Demand Forecasting, Team Management, Analytical, supply chain planning

Experience: 0.00-2.00 Years