Job Title

Sr Demand Planner
Location

Coimbatore, India or Pune, India
Scope of Role

Global with specific regional and sub-business unit responsibilities assigned based on business need.
Department

Supply Chain / Demand Planning
Reports To

Senior Director of Demand Planning
Position Summary

The Sr Demand Planner role is responsible for the demand planning and SOP process enablement for assigned market segments, sub-business units, or product categories. This role requires demonstrated success in structured problem solving and directly contributes to continuous improvement efforts by proactively identifying opportunities/risks, defining action plans, and execution efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Leverage planning systems to create forecasts and demand plans in support of the enterprise s SOP process
Support and/or facilitate pre-Demand Review working sessions with SOP stakeholders
Define and record the assumptions included within the forecast and/or demand plan




Perform trend analysis and solicit qualitative feedback from our commercial stakeholders to make informed adjustments to forecasts
Perform what if analysis to project outcomes for various business decisions and scenarios
Track and measure plan performance, in example: forecast accuracy, forecast bias, forecast value add, and forecast attainment
Prepare executive level summaries with transparent and concise takeaways
Present Demand Plans, risks prospects, and mitigation options to leadership
Core Objectives
Drive enterprise alignment: Ensure consensus demand plans are documented and agreed to by SOP leaders with decision rights
Enable Delivery Excellence: Engage with cross functional stakeholders to ensure that the consensus plan is balancing demand with supply, capacity, and operational capability to ensure our internal and external operations teams can execute the consensus plan
Mitigate Financial Risk: Continue to monitor plan performance and highlight gaps as they emerge to enable agi

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