- Demand Planner creates and maintains accurate item/location level forecasts for a group of product categories
- Incorporating business intelligence, historical performance, and insights gathered from merchants, suppliers, marketing, planning & replenishment, and other sources into the demand forecast
- Demand Planner is responsible for achieving desired KPIs - forecast accuracy and bias metrics, supporting sales and profit goals while achieving inventory productivity and in-stock goals

Core Responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintaining the highest degree of forecast at item and stores level based on industry trends and demand patterns.
- Conduct forecast review and analysis to assess demand trends, measure forecast accuracy and recommend data-driven adjustments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product lifecycle milestones, ensuring accurate demand planning for recent items.
- Propose and implement forecasting improvements to enhance demand accuracy and efficiency.
- Partner with SSCM (US stakeholders) to review KPIs, gather market insights,



and translating market insights into actionable forecast adjustments
- Oversee reset execution, ensuring product availability aligns with merchandising strategies and store needs.
- Provide weekly performance recaps, including ASE performance reviews, root cause analysis, and action plans aligned with business operations.
- Monitor and ensure KPI metrics consistently meet business goals.
- Update promotion forecasts in systems for planned events.
- Track and report on significant changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies to drive informed decision-making.
- Manage new store forecast adjustments, ensuring optimal inventory allocation for store openings and early sales phases.
- Address demand-related issues promptly and effectively to minimize disruptions.
- Attend Monthly forecast review meetings to align forecasts with business objectives and market trends.
- Participate in business meet

📌 Analyst - Demand Planner (Bengaluru)
🏢 Lowe's
📍 Bengaluru