Distribution Requirements Planner

Capgemini; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini in Chennai is seeking a DRP (Distribution Requirement Planning) Process Lead to ensure finished goods availability across markets. You will manage long- and short-term DRP, optimize inventory, and lead KPI reviews with cross-functional teams including demand and supply planning, logistics, and market units.

Responsibilities include maintaining DRP parameters, replenishment planning, and governance activities, while contributing to strategic DRP initiatives and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Experience in DRP or distribution planning environments.
• Strong understanding of inventory management and service levels.
• Ability to monitor KPIs and drive corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Execute long-term and short-term DRP processes to balance inventory and service.
• Manage FG replenishment, safety stock, and parameter optimization.
• Lead availability management and coordinate actions with factories and markets.
• Support Phase-In/Phase-Out (PIPO) planning and lifecycle changes.
• Conduct governance reviews, risk assessments, and KPI presentations.

Skills

DRP processes

Inventory management

KPI analysis

MPS planning

PIPO planning

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP systems

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Given your work experience, we believe it would be a great opportunity for you to progress in your career at Capgemini.

Role: DRP (Distribution Requirement Planning)

Designation: Process lead

Location: Chennai

Experience: 4 - 6 Years

Role Overview

• Ensures FG availability across markets by executing long-term and short-term DRP processes, balancing inventory levels, service performance, and supply constraints.
• Manages FG replenishment planning, safety stock settings, and parameter optimisation to maintain accurate distribution signals and support network stability.
• Monitors global and cluster supply risks through regular KPI reviews, coverage analysis, and exception management to safeguard on-shelf availability.
• Leads availability management by identifying stock risks, resolving shortfalls, and coordinating corrective actions with factories, markets, and supply chain partners.
• Supports product lifecycle management through effective Phase-In/Phase-Out (PIPO) planning.
• Collaborates closely with demand planning, supply planning, logistics, and market teams to align supply decisions and address operational issues.
• Executes distribution governance activities, including risk reviews, NPI readiness checks, and escalation handling across markets and clusters.
• Contributes to strategic initiatives, knowledge-uplift activities, and continuous improvement efforts that strengthen the DRP planning process and systems.

Key Responsibilities

Long-Term DRP & Inventory Parameter Management

• Maintain long-term 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.

Short-Term DRP & Replenishment Execution

• Perform primary and secondary replenishment planning and generate factory truck-loading priority lists.
• Execute order creation with EOC and validate replenishment signals for short-term 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 Phase-In/Phase-Out activities including RSKU disaggregation, interchangeability setup, and NTM cover report updates.

Supply Risk Reviews & Governance

• Run coverage and global out-of-stock reports, analyse risks, and coordinate corrective actions to protect market availability.
• Manage availability exceptions including air-freight requests, lost sales root-cause 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.

KPIs: Distribution Metrics

• Fill Rate - Tracks percentage of demand fulfilled from available stock.
• Write-offs Value and percentage of inventory written off attributed to distribution planning reasons

Plan Discipline

• DRP Run Timeliness - Tracks completion of DRP runs within defined planning cycles.
• Exception Resolution Rate - Measures speed and effectiveness in resolving planning exceptions.

Data Accuracy

• Planning Data Accuracy - Tracks master data accuracy used in DRP (lead times, stock levels, constraints).