Key Responsibilities
Demand Planning
Generates and updates demand plans, combining statistical and commercial forecast (including NPI’s, promotions and events) in cooperation with Commercial department and other relevant stakeholders.
Statistical Forecast
Creates statistical forecast including differentiations, causal relationships, baseline/uplift, main drivers and demand patterns, seasonality and trend changes.
Stakeholder Management
Incorporates customer and consumer behaviour in the demand plan. When needed challenge the Commercial plans and assumptions based on historic performance and common sense. Initiates customer collaboration when possible
. Generates and discusses alternative scenarios on the demand plan for the S&OP; process, with clearly listed assumptions and risk assessment on volume and costs
. Demand Planning & Forecasting Process Ownershi
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Coordinates and monitors the demand planning processes,



taking into account the interdependencies with supply planning and commercial activiti
es. Monitors and analyses the demand planning KPI’s like forecast accuracy and bias. Discusses and supports improvement opportunities with the commercial departme
nt. Provides clear and accurate information on demand planning performan
ce. Specific Sk
ill
Knowledge of demand planning and S&OP; (preferably experience on statistical models for Demand plann
ing)Valuable analytical skills and hands on Futur Master tool preferr
able Good communication and stakeholder management sk
ills Be able to convincingly present facts and fig
ures Knowledge of the commercial and supply chain proce
sses Able to work in autonomy and when needed cross functionally , good team pl
ayer Strong Microsoft Excel and Power Point sk
ills

📌 Lead - demand planning (Bengaluru)
🏢 United Breweries
📍 Bengaluru