Distribution Planner

Capgemini; Chennai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini in Chennai is seeking a DRP and inventory planning professional to manage long-term DRP settings, lead times, safety stock, and predictive replenishment for active and new SKUs. You will coordinate prebuild requests and ensure alignment with demand, capacity, and supply constraints.

You will also handle short-term replenishment execution, MPS optimization, and ongoing reviews of MTO/MO2 order alignment with supply availability, driving accurate and timely replenishment actions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain longterm DRP settings including lead times, SLAs for NGP, safety stock recommendations, and DRP inventory parameters for active and new SKUs. Manage prebuild requests to support future demand, supply constraints, or inventory strategies.
• Perform primary and secondary replenishment planning and generate factory truckloading priority lists. Execute order creation with EOC and validate replenishment signals for shortterm supply planning. Review, update, and integrate LRT OPT/MAX and MIN/MAX values into MPS for accurate replenishment triggers. Conduct monthly review on MPS and assess MTO/MO2 order alignment with supply availability.
• Execute PhaseIn/PhaseOut activities including RSKU disaggregation, interchangeability setup, and NTM cover report updates.
• Run coverage and global outofstock reports, analyse risks, and coordinate corrective actions to protect market availability. Manage availability exceptions including airfreight requests, lost sales rootcause analysis, aged stock actions, and change requests (production, emergency, demand). Lead cluster supply KPI reviews and supply risk meetings, presenting actual/estimated KPIs and mitigation plans. Conduct ITP market supply risk reviews and support NPI/ITP project readiness assessments.
• Support KU activities, initiatives, and improvement projects that enhance DRP processes, tools, and market collaboration..

Job description

Key Responsibilities

LongTerm DRP & Inventory Parameter Management

• Maintain longterm DRP settings including lead times, SLAs for NGP, safety stock recommendations, and DRP inventory parameters for active and new SKUs. Manage prebuild requests to support future demand, supply constraints, or inventory strategies.

ShortTerm DRP & Replenishment Execution

• Perform primary and secondary replenishment planning and generate factory truckloading priority lists. Execute order creation with EOC and validate replenishment signals for shortterm supply planning. Review, update, and integrate LRT OPT/MAX and MIN/MAX values into MPS for accurate replenishment triggers. Conduct monthly review on MPS and assess MTO/MO2 order alignment with supply availability.

Product Lifecycle (PIPO) & Configuration Management

• Execute PhaseIn/PhaseOut activities including RSKU disaggregation, interchangeability setup, and NTM cover report updates.

Supply Risk Reviews & Governance

• Run coverage and global outofstock reports, analyse risks, and coordinate corrective actions to protect market availability. Manage availability exceptions including airfreight requests, lost sales rootcause analysis, aged stock actions, and change requests (production, emergency, demand). Lead cluster supply KPI reviews and supply risk meetings, presenting actual/estimated KPIs and mitigation plans. Conduct ITP market supply risk reviews and support NPI/ITP project readiness assessments.

Strategic Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Support KU activities, initiatives, and improvement projects that enhance DRP processes, tools, and market collaboration..