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Job Description:
Role Summary
The Demand Planning & S&OP; Analyst is responsible for executing the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) process for assigned divisions in India. This role ensures strong alignment between demand, supply, inventory, and business priorities to deliver high customer service while optimizing working capital. The position works closely with cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Customer Service, and partners with global supply chain teams to deploy best practices.
Primary Responsibilities
S&OP; & Demand Planning
- Lead the end-to-end S&OP; process, ensuring alignment between demand and supply plans for assigned divisions.
- Review statistical demand forecasts, analyze internal and external demand drivers,
and continuously improve forecast accuracy.
- Collaborate with business leaders to incorporate qualitative inputs and finalize consensus demand forecasts.
- Track forecast accuracy and bias; analyze demand variances and drive corrective actions.
Supply Planning & Capacity Management
- Develop and maintain short-, mid-, and long-term supply plans based on demand forecasts, production capacity, and inventory policies.
- Monitor capacity requirements, special orders, service levels, and inventory performance.
- Identify capacity constraints, escalate risks, and coordinate mitigation plans with manufacturing plants, contract manufacturers, and procurement teams.
- Ensure timely product availability while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
Inventory & Portfolio Management
- Optimize planning parameters such as lot size, order quantity, replenishment frequency, and production cycles.
- Drive reduction of non-working and exces
📌 Demand Planning Analyst (Bengaluru)
🏢 3M
📍 Bengaluru