- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
- Analyze product and key ingredients demand in order to develop purchase forecasts by week, month, and quarter at Global/Regional/Unit level.
- Validation of forecasts from group companies and ensuring statistically vetted forecast goes into system.
- Maintenance of all active SKU lists for finished goods and components, liaising with the factories to track availabilities of these goods.
- Reviewing ordering MOQ issues in alignment with purchase.
- Ensure all current product availability is made on time in order to have timely launches.
- Work with IT team to stream line the Demand Planning Process and bring in more efficiency in the system.
- Identification of slow moving/non-moving inventories along the supply chain and take this up with the group companies for liquidation.
- Generating MIS reports pertaining to Service Level/Sales Analysis.
- Active planning for New Product launches and follow-up for repeat orders.
- To support and execute inventory control measures to ensure the company minimizes stockholdings.
- Develops metrics to monitor inventory levels through regular reviews.
- Forecasts with market trends and fluctuations; offers recommendations for changes and improvements.
- Close coordination with Customers to enhance sales and avoid sales loss.
Required Skills:
- Proficiency in statistics, forecasting and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts.
- Strong Technical knowledge related to forecasting & demand planning.
- The incumbent should be very good at Excel.
- Should be well versed with ERP systems, preferably JD Edwards (Oracle).
- Able to deal with large data sets and determine patterns and trends.
- Must have very strong analytical skills.
- Should have strong written and verbal English language skills.
Required Qualification: - Any Graduate
Salary: - Upto 8.00 LPA
If you are interested in this opening, please send updated resume on same mail with following details.