About the Role:
For our
Area APAC-MEA Demand Planning Hub
, we are currently looking for a
Demand Planning Hub Region Analyst
,
based in Pune (India),
who will report professionally to the Area Demand Planning Hub Region Manager. This role will work on statistical forecasting and adherence to group process of demand planning for a region.
The incumbent will represent the
center of statistical expertise for the Region
, equipping the key stakeholders with the capabilities required
to deploy the Group Template
ensuring understanding of region context and business setting. Furthermore, incumbent will be
developing expertise on key drivers and variables
impacting the model's development by category and type of customer unit,
sharing best practices
across Regions/Countries. The incumbent is required to
develop statistical baselines for regions/markets
, ensuring transparency in the way the baseline has been created and perform forecast cleansing, in collaboration with markets.
Moreover, incumbent will monitor
performance and KPIs
, ensuring they align smoothly with the Global Centre of Excellence. This role supports defining and cascading related KPIs to regions and serves as the primary contact for demand expertise on monitoring, control, and root cause analysis at the region level
Main Responsibilities:
STATISTICAL FORECAST SETUP
Interacts and leverages the Area Demand Planning Hub Statistical Model expert to ensure consistency of the statistical forecast set-up within the area; with Area DP HUB Manager's guidance and in consultation with Global DP COE
Defines the data source and categories segmentation; in close collaboration with Area DP HUB Manager




Defines best statistical model by product category and type of customer reference; by utilizing the Global Process of Demand Classification in the system
UPLIFT DEVELOPMENT and DEMAND CONSOLIDATION
Supports markets / regions to analyze impacts of enrichments from the baseline; including commercial levers
Manages demand consolidation and consistency checks at Area Level (by building blocks / levers)
BASELINE DEFINITION
Collects of historical and forecast data from sales and marketing (quantities, revenues, prices)
Performs forecast cleansing, in collaboration with markets
Manages the aggregation of sales and marketing data on common framework (Product view, SKU by week -short term- and brand by month –mid term-, qty, rev)
Consistently interacts with region demand planners (and related sales and marketing references) in order to provide support from a data analysis and statistical modelling standpoint and getting updates
Uses the conclusion to adjust the demand plan baseline accordingly
Inputs demand in BY relevant planning tool ad ensures data consistency
Develops statistical baselines for Regions/markets
About You:
EDUCATION
Graduate / Post Graduate (preferably in Operations or Supply Chain) from
Tier 1/ Tier 2 institutes (IIM, IIT SOM, SP Jain, NITIE, Symbiosis)
Certificate in demand planning,
statistics, data analytics
desirable
Advance analytics exposure to
AI and Machine learning
methods for forecasting is added advantage
SPECIFIC KNOWLEGE




Overall
4 + years of experience in supply chain
domain
2+ years
of core
demand planning
experience driving statistical forecasting with stakeholder consesus
2+ years
Hands-on working on
forecasting
tools preferably
Blue Yonder
or similar (SAS, Kinaxis, O9 etc).
Experience in
deployment of demand forecasting tool
is a significant advantage
Overall understanding of one or more of supply chain functions like
S&OP;
, warehousing & Logistics, manufacturing
Proficiency in
MS office tools such as Excel , Power point, Power BI
Sound knowledge of
SAP
is preferred.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
Well-organized and high level of attention to detail.
Our Benefits & Perks:
Careers with caring built in - discover our benefits
here
.
About Ferrero:
Ferrero began its journey in the small town of
Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in ****.
Today, it is one of the world's largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many
iconic brands
sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at
ferrero.com
.
DE&I; at Ferrero:
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
Find out more
here
.

📌 Area Demand Planning Hub Analyst (India)
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