Our client is looking for an experienced Planner with strong hands-on knowledge of SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) to support demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization and the overall Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) process.

The ideal candidate will have practical experience working in a pharmaceutical, FMCG, consumer products, or related industry, with a solid understanding of end-to-end planning processes and the ability to work with business stakeholders across Supply Chain, Sales, Manufacturing, Procurement and Finance.

Key Responsibilities

Demand Planning
- Develop and maintain statistical and consensus demand forecasts.
- Analyze historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions and new-product introductions.
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to develop an agreed demand plan.
- Manage forecast accuracy, bias and demand-planning KPIs.
- Participate in monthly S&OP; / IBP cycles.

Supply Planning
- Translate demand requirements into feasible supply plans.
- Analyze production capacity, material availability,



inventory levels and lead times.
- Identify supply constraints and develop mitigation plans.
- Coordinate with manufacturing, procurement and logistics teams.
- Monitor supply-demand gaps and recommend corrective actions.

SAP IBP
- Hands-on experience using SAP IBP for Demand, Supply and/or Response & Supply Planning.
- Work with SAP IBP planning areas, key figures, planning levels and planning views.
- Perform forecast analysis and planning activities within SAP IBP.
- Understand statistical forecasting and forecast models.
- Work with alerts, exceptions and supply-demand imbalance analysis.
- Support integration between SAP IBP and SAP S/4HANA or other ERP systems.
- Participate in testing, enhancement and continuous improvement of IBP processes.
- Support business users in resolving planning-related issues.

S&OP; / Integrated Business Planning
- Participate in monthly S&OP; / IBP meetings.
- Prepare demand

📌 Senior Planning Executive (Bengaluru)
🏢 Unisoft Global Services
📍 Bengaluru