The Manager – Supply Planning will be a key member of the Supply Chain Centre of Excellence (COE), responsible for ensuring the right product reaches the right place at the right time across all trade channels — General Trade (GT), Modern Trade (MT), Quick Commerce (QC), and Online B2B. The role demands a robust blend of analytical rigour, cross-functional collaboration, and system led thinking to balance demand volatility with supply reliability.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Demand & Supply Balancing
Reconcile brand/channel sales forecasts with manufacturing capacity to prevent stockouts or overstock situations.
Work with planning and sales teams to identify supply gaps, build consensus on trade-off decisions, and drive timely escalations.
Maintain weekly and monthly supply coverage dashboards across all trade channels.
2. Inventory Optimisation
Determine and monitor optimal inventory norms (DOH/safety stock) by SKU and channel to sustain high service levels.
Identify slow-moving, excess, or near-expiry inventory (SLOB) and drive corrective redistribution or liquidation plans.
Track and report Fill Rate performance (FR%) by SKU, channel, and region; conduct structured RCA for drops.
3. Production Scheduling & Procurement Support
Prepare short-term and medium-term production schedules in coordination with manufacturing and procurement teams.
Build and maintain rolling RM/PM availability projections against confirmed production plans; track ATP (Available-to-Promise) at plant level and flag coverage gaps against defined safeguard windows (lead time + safety buffer).
Drive rolling PO projections targeting defined DOH norms at open-of-month, applying MOQ ceilings and RM/PM procurement lead times; support vendor allocation decisions across packaging material suppliers based on rate, supply reliability, capacity, and testing status.
4. S&OP; / IBP Process Ownership
Actively participate in the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)