Job Description

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India Foods Business is a full-service manufacturing and marketing unit comprising over 500 employees spread across over multiple locations across India. Our strong suite of products includes the Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Haagen-Dazs and Nature Valley brands in both direct-to-consumer and B2B channels across Retail, Food Service and Bakeries & Exports. We combine the capabilities of a global enterprise with the entrepreneurial spirit and cultural awareness you would expect of a smaller local company.

POSITION : Assistant Manager - Demand Planning

REPORTS TO : Planning and Logistics Manager - India

LOCATION : Mumbai

• KEY PURPOSE

This role will be responsible for coordinating with different stakeholders to carry out demand planning for India market operations

• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute the demand planning process for India across various Business Units (Snacks, Haagen Dazs, Bakeries & Food Service, Atta and Exports)

• Work with Sales/Marketing/Finance and lead Consensus and PR, DR and MBR meetings; resolve demand-related queries

• Work closely with Marketing, Sales, and Supply Planning to help manage new product introductions, re-stages and discontinuations

• Drive improvement in forecast accuracy, bias and demand analytics by identifying areas for improvement and working to drive improvements through lead and lag indicators. Forecast Accuracy tracking would be at high level (monthly/item forecasts) and at lower levels of detail (Weekly / item / location/customer wise) and Bias)

• Development of detailed consensus forecast. After buy-in of consensus forecast for items based on sales, marketing, independent forecast inputs and statistical analysis this forecast needs to be further detailed into weekly buckets at the item location level for Production and replenishment planning. This will include use of advanced tools and knowledge of statistical forecast modelling, causal modelling and linear regression forecasting. High level consensus forecasts must be entered in to ERP, and detailed accordingly

• Review of weekly sales against forecast. Issues identified where volume fluctuations are out of range determined. Drives decision with sales/marketing to change forecast or keep as is. If forecast is to be changed mid-month in system, overrides will be implemented by demand planner with sales/marketing approval so that changes in Production, Purchasing, and all Supply Chain executions stay in sync

• Create and monitor a statistical forecast in ERP.

• Utilize existing exception management and develop new exception management to drive improvement in forecast accuracy.

• Work closely with Supply Chain representatives to resolve product deletion issues related to forecast accuracy. Must remain flexible and willing to react quickly to real and perceived forecast issues.

• Collaborate with Sales and Key Customers to incorporate customer specific information into the forecast.

• Drive continuous improvement by examining existing demand planning processes and making recommendations for improvement.

• Maximize the forecasting technologies available.

C. KEY INTERFACES

Internal Sales team: Regional and Area Sales managers

Marketing team: Brand managers

Trade marketing team

Financial planning team

Supply planner / Material planners/GIC DP Team

External Customers: Traditional Trade, E-commerce, Modern trade customers/distributors

• INCUMBENT PROFILE

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Engineering / Science / Commerce
• Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Operations Management / Logistics / Operations Research / Supply Chain / Materials Management
• 2-3 years of Demand planning experience in consumer-packaged goods industry.
• Understanding of market and customer needs as well as products, product segments and the associated issues
• Knowledge of Sales, Marketing, Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), VMI and Sales Operations Planning processes (S&OP).
• Knowledge of one or more of the major statistical forecasting software packages (i.e. SAP APO, Logility, Manugistics)
• Expert in Microsoft Office Suites, particularly Access and Excel
• Strong analytical and statistical skills. Good understanding of Normal Distribution concepts and Statistical Process Control process and tools.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, communication (both written and oral), presentation, influencing and conflict management.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best \xe2\x80\x94 bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what\xe2\x80\x99s next.

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