Demand Planner

Oman Shell; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Shell is seeking a Demand Planner in Bangalore to drive forecasting for Lubricants Americas. The role involves building forecast models for thousands of SKUs, partnering with sales channels to understand strategy, and incorporating marketing impacts into demand projections.

You will push for forecast accuracy and collaborate across Supply Chain to balance demand and supply. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in forecasting or demand analytics, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with SAP or BI

Qualifications

• Experience in forecasting using statistical models and analytics.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with SAP or other demand planning software is a plus.
• Proficient in Excel; familiarity with Power BI or data visualization tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop forecast models for the Lubricants Americas portfolio across multiple SKUs.
• Collaborate with sales channels to integrate business strategy into forecasts.
• Quantify impacts of sales and marketing initiatives on demand and adjust forecasts accordingly.
• Drive forecast accuracy improvements and support end-to-end demand management discussions.

Skills

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Time management

Communication

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

## Demand PlannerApply: Bangalore - Retail Office: Full time: Posted Today: R211489, India**Job Family Group:**Downstream Supply Chain**Worker Type:**Regular**Posting Start Date:**September 28, 2026**Business Unit:**Downstream and Renewables**Experience Level:**Experienced Professionals**Job Description:**Shell began operations in India more than 80 years ago. At Shell India, we invest in our people through our industry-leading development programmes, which sees our employees thrive and gain access to experts on a local and global level.To date, we have invested more than US$ 1 billion already in India’s energy sector alone, in socially and environmentally responsible ways. Shell is the only global major to have a fuel retail license in India. Shell aims to establish a new hub in Bangalore, and scale it up over a five-year period.**Where you fit in**This role will support Lubricants Americas in delivering its growth ambitions. Lubricants Americas falls under the Shell Global Lubricants umbrella -- A business advancing towards an accelerated growth commitment by 2025 with a 10% CAGR.As part of the Lubricants Americas Supply Chain Optimization and Projects organization, this team will drive world class Sales and Operations Planning for North and South America lubricant supply chain network across multiple sales channels (B2B, B2C, Indirect, Retail). The broad product portfolio includes fast-moving consumer goods, products exclusively developed for key customers, and specialty products with niche applications.**What’s the role?**The Demand Planner and the S&OE planner are responsible for forecasting demand for the Lubricants Americas business.* Develop forecast models for effective management of the American portfolio of several thousand finished good SKUs.* Build relationships with assigned sales channels to deeply understand business strategy and risked opportunity pipeline and incorporate into the forecast.* Understand and quantify the impacts of sales and marketing initiatives and incorporate into the forecast view.* Produce a risked volume and value forecast using qualitative and quantitative inputs.* Drive continuous improvement to improve forecast accuracy.* Develop alternate strategies to ensure the end to end enterprise profit is achieve as per plan* Collaborate end to end with Sales and Marketing and Supply Chain to set demand management strategy, facilitate trade-off and demand management discussions, execute demand shaping efforts, and successfully balance supply and demand.**What we need from you?**Mandatory Qualifications:* At least 3+ years’ experience with forecasting including leveraging statistical modeling and analytics. (Demand planning or supply chain analytics experience is a strong plus.)* Excellent attention to detail and time management skills, with experience balancing competing priorities and delivering to challenging deadlines.* Experience in SAP or other Demand Planning and/or Supply Chain planning software is a plus.* Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel are a must – Additional skills with data analytics, statistical software, reporting, data visualization software are a plus (e.g. Power BI).* Problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to dig down to the root cause of issues and drive appropriate solutions.* Strong stakeholder management skills with demonstrated ability to communicate and influence with data at all levels of the organization.The role will be based out of India to support the lubricants business in the North America. The working hours will be US hours (Houston) with some flexibility. Shift allowance (as per India country norms i.e. IRN 475/ per day (shift)) will be provided for the off-shift requirement in addition to the regular salary**After you submit your application, you will receive an email providing a link to an online assessment that is a mandatory part of the process. The email will come from HireVue - please check your spam/junk mailbox if you do not see the email. Once completed, your application will be reviewed to determine next steps. Thank you for your interest in Shell**.