13 Oct
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Smytten
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Ahmedabad
About The Role
We are looking for a data-driven Demand Forecasting professional who can own demand forecasting and help improve inventory availability, planning accuracy, and business performance across our ecommerce and retail channels.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain demand forecasts across products, categories, and channels.
- Analyse historical sales data, seasonality, trends, promotions, and business inputs to create accurate forecasts.
- Work closely with Sales, Category, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance teams to incorporate business insights into forecasts.
- Monitor forecast accuracy and identify key deviations, risks, and opportunities.
- Conduct forecast vs. actual analysis and identify root causes of variances.
- Support inventory planning by identifying potential overstock and stock-out risks.
- Incorporate promotional activities, new product launches, seasonality, and market trends into forecasting models.
- Build and maintain forecasting reports/dashboards using Excel and relevant analytical tools.
- Continuously improve forecasting methodologies and processes based on business requirements.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of experience in Demand Forecasting / Demand Planning.
- Strong understanding of different forecasting methodologies and techniques.
- Experience working with ecommerce, retail, FMCG, beauty, or consumer businesses is preferred.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with SQL, Power BI, Python, or planning tools is an advantage.
- Ability to independently analyse large datasets and translate insights into actionable business recommendations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Important: This role requires someone who has hands-on experience in forecasting. Candidates whose experience begins only after the forecast is provided (pure planning/replenishment roles) may not be the right fit. Skills: forecasting,historical data,create forecast,predict future
📌 Associate Manager - Demand Forecasting (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Smytten
📍 Ahmedabad