The Divisional Head – Demand Planning will lead the end-to-end demand planning function for Apollo Tyres' India business across both Replacement and OEM channels. The role is accountable for driving a robust, data-driven demand planning process that delivers a single, aligned demand signal ("One Number") across the organisation.
The incumbent will lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S& OP) process, ensuring solid cross-functional collaboration among Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, R& D and Product Management teams. This role will play a critical leadership position in enhancing forecast accuracy, improving service levels, optimising inventory, and enabling business growth
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As Apollo Tyres continues its digital transformation journey, the role will also serve as a key business leader and super user for the o9 planning platform, driving adoption, capability building, and process excellence in demand planning and S& O
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Major Responsibilit




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Demand Planning Leader
ship Lead the end-to-end demand planning process for India across the Replacement and OEM busines ses. Develop and maintain statistically driven and market-informed demand forecasts at appropriate levels of granular ity. Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, bias reduction, and demand planning matur ity. Establish governance mechanisms and performance metrics for demand planning excelle nce.
S& OP Leade
rship Own and facilitate the monthly S& OP cycle to ensure alignment across commercial and supply chain funct ions. Drive consensus-based planning and enable decision-making through st

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