Role & responsibilities
Baseline Forecast Management
Analyze historical demand, seasonality, market trends, and demand drivers.
Generate and maintain the statistical baseline forecast.
Identify outliers and cleanse demand history before forecast generation
2. Consensus Demand Planning
Integrate statistical forecasts with market and business intelligence.
Collaborate with Local Demand Planners, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Market Planning, and Supply Planning.
Reconcile top-down and bottom-up forecasts and finalize the consensus demand plan.
Phase-In / Phase-Out Management
Manage Phase-In / Phase-Out activities across product groups and SKUs.
Disaggregate product-group demand to variants based on flavour, pack type, and product dimensions.
Support recent-product launches and product transitions while minimizing inventory and service risks
Forecast Analytics and Exception Management
Validate forecast quality through forecast-to-forecast,



actual-to-forecast, year-to-date, year-to-go, and year-on-year comparisons.
Monitor Forecast accuracy, bias, deviations, and unusual demand patterns.
Investigate exceptions and coordinate corrective actions with relevant stakeholders.
Demand Review and Governance
Prepare inputs for weekly and monthly demand-planning reviews.
Highlight demand risks, prospects, assumptions, and major forecast changes.
Maintain adherence to the defined demand-planning drumbeat and forecast-release timelines.
Systems, Data and Reporting
Maintain accurate planning data and forecast parameters.
Use PMI planning and analytics tools, including E2DP, E2A, AERA, SAP, and Power BI.
Support reporting, portfolio maintenance, dashboard validation, and continuous process improvement.

📌 Hiring For Demand Planner Baseline Forecast , Chennai
🏢 WNS Holdings
📍 Chennai