Demand Planning

Capgemini; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a Demand Planning Lead in Chennai to drive data-driven decisions, lead S&OP processes, and align forecasts with business strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and international clients to deliver accurate demand plans and inventory optimization.

The role emphasizes data analytics, ERP/APO tools, and strong communication with stakeholders across global markets, with opportunities for career growth within Capgemini.

Qualifications

• Data collection, analysis and interpretation of complex datasets to drive decisions.
• Lead S&OP meetings and finalise consensus demand plans.
• Monitor forecast deviations and drive corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead S&OP meetings, baseline forecasts management, and consensus demand plans.
• Drive stakeholder meetings to highlight forecast deviations and form corrective actions.
• Integrate market data and collect data to monitor changes to forecasts and budgets.
• Analyse sales data to generate forecasts for inventory management.
• Forecast, reconcile bottom-up and top-down forecasts, and develop final forecast.
• Continuously review and adjust for accuracy and relevance.
• Optimize excess and obsolescence.
• Handle demand planning at different aggregation levels and product phase-in/out.
• Use analytics to monitor product performance.
• Support supply, market and material planning with forecast queries.

Skills

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Advanced Planning

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP APO

O9

E2Open

Oracle

JDA

SAP

BAAN

Infor XA

MS Dynamics AX

Job description

Demand Planning Lead

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way youd like, where youll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where youll be able to reimagine whats possible. Join us and help the worlds leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

YOUR ROLE

We are seeking a talented and driven Demand Planner to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for collecting, analysing, and interpreting complex data sets to drive informed business decisions. You will work closely & Directly with the Client & cross-functional teams to identify trends, patterns, and insights that will contribute to our company's growth.

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Leading S&OP meetings, Baseline forecasts management, finalizing Consensus demand plans.
• Driving the stakeholder meetings from the demand perspective to highlight the forecast deviations and other forecast related challenges for the corrective actions and quicker solutions for the accurate forecasts.
• Integrating market data, Gathering and collecting data to monitor and report essential changes to sales forecasts, business strategies, and budgets.
• Organizing and preparing data, analysing sales data to generate accurate forecasts of future demand, which are essential for effective inventory management.
• Forecasting and making predictions based on collected data, reconciling bottom-up and top-down forecasts and developing a final forecast.
• Continuously review and make adjustments to maintain accuracy and relevance.
• Excess & obsolescence optimization.
• Demand planning at different levels of aggregation & disaggregations, Statistical forecasting, product Phase-in / Phase-out management.
• Using analytics to monitor product performance.
• Supporting other functions like supply planning, market planning, material planning on the queries related to forecasts and other supply chain requirements for the seamless operations.

YOUR PROFILE

• High Proficiency in Excel, MS Office
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) End user or development skills.
• Expertise and Understanding of Concepts of Advanced Planning Optimizers like Kinaxis, SAP APO, O9, E2Open, Oracle, JDA etc., - End User
• Expertise in Handling ERP's such as SAP, BAAN, Oracle, Infor XA, MS Dynamics AX etc End User.
• Proficient in communicating with international Clients, internal & external Stakeholders, Strong written and verbal communication, Time management & Excellent organizational skills.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

• You can shape your career with us. We offer a range of career paths and internal opportunities within Capgemini group. You will also get personalized career guidance from our leaders.
• You will get comprehensive wellness benefits including health checks, telemedicine, insurance with top-ups, elder care, partner coverage or new parent support via flexible work.
• You will have the opportunity to learn on one of the industry's largest digital learning platforms, with access to 250,000+ courses and numerous certifications.
• Were committed to ensure that people of all backgrounds feel encouraged and have a sense of belonging at Capgemini. You are valued for who you are, and you can bring your original self to work.

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of 22.5 billion. Get the Future You Want | www.capgemini.com