Demand Planner

Nexion India; Ahmedabad District; Vor Ort; INR 600.000 - 900.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nexion India is seeking a Demand Planning professional to develop reliable demand forecasts and optimize inventory levels. The role requires collaboration with sales, marketing, and production to align forecasts with business needs and supply constraints.

You should have a background in commerce or business with a preference for MBA, and strong Excel and forecasting skills to drive accurate planning and reduced stockouts.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced Excel skills including forecasting models and pivot tables.
• Knowledge of time-series forecasting, seasonality, and error metrics.
• Understanding of core inventory management principles and stock optimization.

Aufgaben

• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term demand forecasts using statistical models and business inputs.
• Analyze historical sales data, seasonality, trends, and promotional impacts.
• Maintain forecast accuracy and bias metrics (e.g., STD.Dev, MAPE, MAD, Bias).
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, and production for new orders and material planning.
• Support inventory optimization and reduction of stockouts/excess stock by SKUs.
• Align with cross-functional teams for new product launches and phase-outs.

Kenntnisse

Advanced Excel

Forecasting knowledge

Inventory management principles

Ausbildung

B-COM/BBA

MBA / Master’s degree preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description (JD) for Demand Planning

1. Role Overview

The Demand Planning Personnel is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving demand forecasts to support business planning, inventory optimization, and supply chain efficiency. The role integrates sales, marketing, historical data, and market intelligence to generate accurate, actionable forecasts.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. Demand Forecasting & Planning

• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term demand forecasts using statistical models and business inputs
• Analyze historical sales data, seasonality, trends, and promotional impacts
• Maintain forecast accuracy and bias metrics (e.g., STD.Dev, MAPE, MAD, Bias)
• Continuously refine forecasting methodologies
• Closely coordinate with the sales team for project orders.

B. Inventory Management & Optimization

• Support inventory optimization and reduction of stockouts/excess stock by SKUs
• Work with sales and customer service team to balance demand vs. supply

C. Cross-functional Collaboration

• Closely coordinate with Internal customers i.e., customer service team, sales team, marketing team & production team for various activities i.e., new orders, non-available material, any delayed of production schedule etc.
• Support new product launches and phase-out planning

4. Required Qualifications

Education

• B-COM/BBA
• MBA / Master's degree preferred

Experience

• Demand planning and supply chain.
• Experience in building materials or manufacturing

5. Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel (forecasting models, pivot tables, data analysis)
• Statistical forecasting knowledge (time series, seasonality)
• Understanding of inventory management principles