Key Responsibilities:
Own demand forecasting at SKU, style, category, size, channel and location level.
Drive demand planning using historical sales, seasonality, promotions, current product launches and market inputs.
Establish and lead the monthly S&OP; / IBP process across Sales, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing and Operations.
Develop inventory plans covering safety stock, reorder points, min/max levels and Weeks of Cover.
Drive replenishment and allocation across D2C, marketplaces and retail stores.
Monitor stock availability, stock-outs, sell-through, inventory turns, WOC and lost sales.
Own inventory ageing, excess, slow-moving and obsolete inventory reduction.
Partner with Merchandising and Marketing on liquidation, markdown and inventory clearance strategies.
Drive current product launch planning including initial quantities, size curves, ramp-up and replenishment.




Build dashboards and analytics for forecast accuracy, forecast bias, stock availability, inventory ageing, fill rate, inventory turns and demand-supply gaps.
Identify planning risks and take corrective actions to improve availability while optimizing working capital.
Lead and develop the Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Replenishment/Allocation and Planning Analytics teams.

Desired Candidate Profile:
1216 years of overall experience with 5+ years in leadership roles.
Robust experience in Demand Planning, Inventory Planning and Supply Chain Planning.
Preferably from D2C, Fashion, Apparel, E-commerce, Omnichannel Retail, Lifestyle or Consumer businesses.

📌 General Manager Demand Planning & Inventory Management Mumbai (India)
🏢 Think People Solutions
📍 India