Demand Planning Professional

Siemens Healthineers; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced Demand Planning professional to develop statistical and consensus forecasts. You will use Kinaxis for planning, analyze trends, and maintain rolling forecasts aligned with business cycles.

Collaborate in S&OP/IBP cycles, lead demand review meetings with Sales, Marketing, and Finance, and translate inputs into actionable signals for supply planning. Strong data analysis and stakeholder management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Develop statistical and consensus demand forecasts at SKU, modality, and customer segment level using Kinaxis planning tool.
• Analyse historical demand, market trends, sales pipeline, promotions, tenders, and seasonality to improve forecast accuracy.
• Maintain rolling forecasts (monthly / quarterly / annual) aligned with business planning cycles.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in S&OP / IBP cycles.
• Drive demand review meetings with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to align on assumptions and risks.
• Translate commercial inputs into actionable demand signals for supply planning.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Global Planning Teams.

Skills

Forecasting

Demand planning

Kinaxis

SAP reporting

S&OP

IBP collaboration

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP

Excel

Job description

Job Description: Demand Planning & Forecasting

• Develop statistical and consensus demand forecasts at SKU, modality, and customer segment level using KINAXIS planning tool.
• Analyse historical demand, market trends, sales pipeline, promotions, tenders, and seasonality to improve forecast accuracy.
• Maintain rolling forecasts (monthly / quarterly / annual) aligned with business planning cycles.

S&OP / IBP Collaboration

• Actively participate in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycles.
• Drive demand review meetings with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to align on assumptions and risks.
• Translate commercial inputs into actionable demand signals for supply planning.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning, and Global Planning Teams.
• Challenge and validate inputs constructively to ensure unbiased forecasts.
• Provide clear demand insights to enable decision making at leadership level.

Performance Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Track and report key KPIs such as Forecast Accuracy, Bias, Service Levels, Inventory Turns, and Obsolescence Risk.
• Identify root causes of forecast deviations and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in demand planning processes and data quality.

Tools, Systems & Data Integrity

• Maintain demand planning data in Kinaxis and SAP reporting platforms.
• Support system enhancements, harmonization, and automation initiatives.
• Ensure master data accuracy (product hierarchies, lead times, lifecycle status).

Experience: 10-12 years of relevant experience is required