Demand Planning Specialist

Retail Insights; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Retail Insights delivers scalable IT solutions with a focus on retail and consumer brands. We seek an experienced Demand Planning professional to lead forecasting for multiple product categories and drive forecasting accuracy.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Merchandising, and Supply Chain to align plans, monitor KPIs, and support S&OP/IBP cycles while driving continuous improvement in planning analytics.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain analytics.
• Retail, FMCG, or consumer supply chain domain expertise.
• Experience with forecast modeling, accuracy measurement, and bias analysis.
• Hands-on S&OP/IBP support experience.
• Ability to communicate complex planning insights to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end demand planning and forecasting for retail/consumer businesses.
• Develop, review, and maintain statistical and judgmental forecasts.
• Analyze history, promotions, seasonality, and trends to improve accuracy.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, merchandising, and supply chain teams.
• Support S&OP and IBP cycles.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and service level KPIs.
• Identify risks and opportunities; recommend corrective actions.
• Incorporate promotions, launches, and lifecycle changes into forecasts.
• Provide insights to optimize inventory and availability.
• Build demand planning reports and dashboards.
• Support UAT, go-live, and post-implementation stabilization for planning tools.
• Act as SME for demand planning best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and analytics.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Supply chain analytics

S&OP/IBP

Job description

Retail Insights delivers scalable, innovative, and cost-effective IT solutions through centers in India, Dubai, and the U.S. We specialize in Full Stack Development, Data & AI/ML, Mobile, DevOps, and digital platforms like Adobe, Salesforce, Shopify, Snowflake, and Blue Yonder.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end demand planning and forecasting activities for retail or consumer businesses
• Develop, review, and maintain statistical and judgmental demand forecasts across product categories
• Analyze historical sales, promotions, seasonality, and market trends to improve forecast accuracy
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, merchandising, and supply chain teams to align demand plans
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycles
• Monitor and improve forecast accuracy, bias, and service level KPIs
• Identify demand risks and opportunities and recommend corrective actions
• Incorporate inputs from promotions, new product launches, and lifecycle changes into forecasts
• Provide insights and recommendations to support inventory optimization and availability
• Build and maintain demand planning reports and dashboards
• Support UAT, go-live, and post-implementation stabilization for planning tools
• Act as a subject-matter expert for demand planning best practices and methodologies
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and analytics

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Forecasting, or Supply Chain Analytics
• Strong domain expertise in Retail, FMCG, or Consumer supply chains
• Proven experience in forecast modeling, accuracy measurement, and bias analysis
• Hands-on experience supporting S&OP / IBP processes
• Strong analytical skills and data interpretation capabilities
• Experience working with cross-functional business teams
• Ability to communicate complex planning insights to stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile or project-based delivery environments