07 Nov
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Kimirica
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Mumbai
Demand & Supply Planner - Luxury Beauty (D2C)
Kimirica | Indore / Mumbai (On-site)
Department: Supply Chain
Employment type: Full-time
About Kimirica
Kimirica is a luxury D2C brand offering premium Bath & Body, Skincare, Fragrances, Home, Wellness and Gifting products. Behind every product that reaches a customer on time is a plan , and we are looking for someone to build it.
About the Role
As Demand & Supply Planner, your focus will be demand forecasting and planning , backed by strong supply planning, inventory management and replenishment across our D2C, retail and marketplace channels . You will study sales trends, seasonality, promotions and business plans to build accurate forecasts and align supply with demand, so that products are always available and inventory stays healthy .
What You'll Do
- Forecast demand (core focus): Build and maintain SKU-level demand forecasts using historical sales, trends, seasonality, promotions, launches and business inputs across D2C, retail and marketplace channels .
- Analyse performance: Track sales, inventory, stock cover, sell-through, availability and forecast accuracy using planning tools and dashboards, and flag trends, risks and opportunities.
- Run the planning cycle: Prepare monthly and rolling demand plans with Sales, E-commerce, Marketing, NPD and Supply Chain, so forecasts match business plans and campaigns.
- Drive supply planning (mandatory): Convert forecasts into procurement, production and replenishment requirements with sourcing, manufacturing and warehouse teams, keeping lead times and capacity constraints in mind.
- Balance inventory: Monitor inventory and material availability , spot stock-out risks, excess stock and slow-moving SKUs , and recommend corrective actions .
- Plan for peaks: Build new launches, promotional campaigns, festive demand and seasonal peaks into demand and supply plans.
- Report with insight: Maintain planning dashboards , track forecast accuracy and inventory health , and give management clear, actionable insights .
What You Bring
- Experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply planning or inventory planning
- Strong understanding of demand planning, forecasting, supply planning and inventory management
- Hands-on experience with demand and supply planning tools, ERP systems and inventory planning platforms
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail
- Proficiency in MS Excel : pivot tables, lookup functions, data analysis and forecasting models
- Ability to read sales trends, seasonality, SKU-level data, forecast variances, procurement lead times and supply constraints
- Strong cross-functional coordination skills in a quick-paced D2C / retail environment
- Graduate / Postgraduate in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics or a related field
- Advantage: experience in D2C, e-commerce, retail, FMCG, beauty, personal care or lifestyle
How Success Is Measured
- Forecast accuracy and bias
- Product availability and fill rate
- Stock cover and inventory turnover
- Slow-moving and excess stock levels
- Stock-out incidents
- Planning cycle timeliness (monthly and rolling plans)
- Launch, festive and seasonal planning accuracy
Skills Demand Planning • Demand Forecasting • Supply Planning • Inventory Planning • SKU-level Forecasting • Replenishment Planning • S&OP; • ERP Systems • Advanced Excel • Sales & Inventory Analytics • D2C / E-commerce / Retail Planning • Cross-functional Collaboration
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