Deputy Director – Demand Planning

UNISON INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING (The Recruitment Company); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UNISON INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING (The Recruitment Company) is seeking a Deputy Director for Demand Planning with 6+ years in forecasting, S&OP, and analytics across ecommerce/retail. The role focuses on consensus forecasting, inventory optimization, and data-driven decisions to improve P&L outcomes.

The candidate will lead platform-wide demand planning, drive automation, and align stakeholders to deliver scalable planning solutions with measurable forecast accuracy improvements.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in forecasting, S&OP, and analytics.
• Experience leading demand planning functions.
• Proven track record of improving forecast accuracy.
• Ability to drive inventory optimization and reduce stockouts.
• Strong stakeholder alignment and cross-functional collaboration.
• Data-driven decision making and automation of planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform-wide demand planning and consensus forecast.
• Own S&OP processes and ensure alignment across functions.
• Drive forecast accuracy improvements and monitoring.
• Implement automation to scale planning across business lines.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to optimize P&L impact.

Skills

Demand planning leadership

Forecasting & S&OP

Analytics

Forecast accuracy

Inventory optimization

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Automation in planning

Data-driven decisions

Ecommerce/Retail domain

Job description

Exciting Opportunity – Deputy Director – ( Demand Planning)

CTC: 25 to 30 LPA

Experienced demand planning leader with 6+ years in forecasting, S&OP, and analytics across ecommerce/retail. Skilled in consensus forums, forecast accuracy, demand sensing, and automation. Proven ability to manage platform wide demand, optimize inventory, reduce stockouts, and improve P&L outcomes. Strong in stakeholder alignment, team leadership, advanced analytics, and driving scalable planning systems with data backed decisions.

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