WE’RE HIRING | HEAD – MIS, BUSINESS ANALYTICS & PLANNING Company: Dry Fruit House – ALTIS GROUP PRIVATE LIMITED

Location:
Bengaluru

Experience:
15+ Years CTC: Open to discussion for the right candidate

About the Role
Dry Fruit House is looking for an experienced and data-driven leader to head MIS, Business Analytics, Inventory Planning, Demand Forecasting, and Business Performance Management across our growing multi-location retail network. The role will be responsible for establishing a centralized, data-driven planning and reporting system to improve inventory availability, sales performance, profitability, working capital efficiency, and operational decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate should combine strong analytical capabilities with practical retail business understanding and the ability to translate data into actionable business strategies.

Key Responsibilities
1. MIS & Business Intelligence
* Lead centralized MIS, business reporting, and automated dashboard development across all stores and business functions.
* Develop daily, weekly, and monthly performance dashboards covering sales, gross margins, profitability, inventory, purchases, and operational KPIs.
* Establish a single source of truth for business data and ensure reporting accuracy, consistency, and timely availability.
* Automate manual reports and improve reporting efficiency using Power BI, Excel, SQL, and other relevant tools. 2. Inventory Planning & Control
* Establish centralized inventory monitoring and planning across all retail outlets and warehouses.
* Monitor stock availability, stock-outs, excess inventory, slow-moving and non-moving products, ageing stock, expiry risks, and inventory discrepancies.
* Develop inventory norms, minimum and maximum stock levels, safety stock, and store-wise replenishment parameters.
* Identify inventory imbalances and recommend stock transfers between stores and warehouses wherever appropriate.
* Track inventory turnover, stock holding days, working capital blocked in inventory, and inventory-related losses.
* Coordinate with Store Operations, Purchase, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams to improve inventory efficiency. 3. Demand Forecasting & Replenishment
* Develop SKU-wise, category-wise,



and store-wise demand forecasting models using historical sales, seasonality, promotions, and local demand patterns.
* Prepare purchase and replenishment plans based on forecast demand, current stock, incoming orders, supplier lead times, and target service levels.
* Plan inventory for seasonal peaks and festivals, including Diwali, Ramadan, Eid, and other major sales periods.
* Track forecast accuracy and continuously improve forecasting and replenishment methodologies.
* Help reduce stock-outs, overstocking, expiry losses, and unnecessary inventory investment. 4. Sales, Margin & Profitability Analytics
* Analyse store-wise, category-wise, and SKU-wise sales performance, gross margins, sales growth, and profitability.
* Identify high-performing and underperforming stores, categories, and products, and recommend corrective actions.
* Monitor average bill value, units per transaction, sales trends, product mix, and promotional effectiveness.
* Develop store performance scorecards and support management in setting targets and tracking achievements. 5. Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Reviews
* Lead sales budgeting, rolling forecasts, business projections, and periodic performance reviews in coordination with Finance and Operations.
* Analyse actual performance against budgets, targets, and forecasts, highlighting variances and their root causes.
* Develop business scenarios to support expansion plans, new store openings, purchasing decisions, and resource allocation.
* Present actionable insights and recommendations to senior management. 6. Data Governance, Systems & Process Automation
* Establish standardized data definitions, reporting formats, master data controls, and data validation processes.
* Improve the accuracy and integration of data across ERP, POS, inventory, purchasing, warehouse, and finance systems.




* Identify opportunities to automate repetitive reporting and planning activities.
* Partner with IT and business teams to strengthen system controls, data integrity, and reporting capabilities. 7. Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Coordination
* Build and lead the central MIS, analytics, and planning team.
* Define departmental KPIs, reporting calendars, accountability, and performance standards.
* Work closely with senior management, Finance, Purchase, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Marketing, and Store Operations.
* Ensure that business insights translate into measurable improvements in sales, margins, inventory efficiency, and profitability. Candidate Profile
* 15+ years of relevant experience in MIS, Business Intelligence, Retail Analytics, Inventory Planning, Demand Forecasting, or Business Planning.
* Experience in organized retail, FMCG, distribution, or other multi-location businesses is strongly preferred.
* Strong understanding of inventory management, demand planning, replenishment, stock ageing, gross margins, and working capital.
* Advanced expertise in Excel, Power BI, SQL, and automated reporting tools.
* Experience working with ERP, POS, inventory management, and business reporting systems.
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and team leadership skills.
* Ability to work with large datasets and translate complex information into explicit business recommendations.
* Experience in building centralized reporting and planning processes for a large network of stores is highly desirable. Key Success Metrics
* Inventory availability and reduction in stock-outs.
* Improvement in demand forecast accuracy.
* Reduction in excess, slow-moving, ageing, and expired inventory.
* Improvement in inventory turnover and working capital efficiency.
* Accuracy and timeliness of MIS reports.
* Improvement in store sales, gross margins, and budget performance.
* Automation of reporting and reduction in manual processes. Apply Now Join Dry Fruit House and play a key role in building a data-driven retail organization as we expand our business. Contact: (phone hidden) Email: [email protected] #Hiring #MIS #BusinessAnalytics #InventoryPlanning #DemandForecasting #RetailJobs #PowerBI #DryFruitHouse

📌 HEAD – MIS, BUSINESS ANALYTICS (Bengaluru)
🏢 Dry Fruit House
📍 Bengaluru