Senior Analyst - CP&A

AB InBev APAC; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,100,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AB InBev APAC is seeking a Senior Analyst – GBS Commercial in Bangalore to own and drive demand planning activities for the market. You will collaborate with Supply Planning and Commercial teams, analyze trends, and maintain master data in o9 to ensure accurate forecasts.

The role requires 2–3+ years in demand planning, strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and knowledge of Power BI. Fluency in English is essential for stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Graduate in any stream; postgraduate diploma/certification in supply chain/analytics.
• 2–3+ years of professional experience in demand planning / demand forecasting for seasonal and non-seasonal products.
• Experience in FMCG, retail insights & analytics or consulting companies.
• Fluent in English with good communication skills.
• Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint; statistical knowledge; Power BI; machine learning tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage delivery of demand planning processes for the aligned market with collaboration from Supply Planning and Commercial teams.
• Identify, solve and close initiatives to improve KPIs and process efficiency.
• Manage statistical baseline forecast and ensure best forecast accuracy for allocated country/market.
• Collaborate with DP partners to align on forecast strategy for portfolio.
• Analyze trend/seasonality and lifecycle to select best statistical models.
• Perform ABC-XYZ analysis and outlier cleansing to generate accurate base forecast.
• Validate forecasts generated from o9 and correct issues.
• Identify root causes across supply chain for demand vs supply issues affecting forecast accuracy.
• Participate and contribute to market-level S&OP from demand planning perspective.
• Maintain master data in o9 (item creation, EOL, status).
• Report to DP lead and coordinate with business operations.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Statistics

Power BI

ML tools

English communication

Education

Graduate in any stream

Post-graduate diploma/ certification in supply chain/analytics

Tools

o9

Job description

Job Title

Senior Analyst – GBS Commercial

Location

Bangalore

Reporting to

Manager-Demand Planning

Purpose of the role

Resource will be required to independently own and manage delivery of process activities of a Demand Planning process for the aligned market and effectively collaborate with market counterparts from Supply Planning and Commercial teams. Resource will also be responsible for independently identifying, solving and closing initiatives to drive improvement on aligned KPIs, both with respect to process effectiveness and efficiency.

Key tasks & accountabilities

Design and drive solutions to business issue:

• IC role and will be responsible to manage statistical baseline forecast & achieve best forecast accuracy for allocated country/market.
• Collaborate with aligned country/market DP partners to align on best forecast strategy for their portfolio.
• Analyze and understand thoroughly trend/Pattern/Seasonality and product life cycle to select best statistical models.
• Perform ABC-XYZ analysis, outlier cleansing to generate accurate base forecast.
• Perform RCA for previous week performance, taking appropriate action to ensure correct base forecast – for both long term and short term.
• Able to validate the stats forecast generated from o9 & correct the issues if found.
• Determine root cause across the supply chain value stream – Demand vs Supply issues, impacting forecast accuracy.
• Participate, present and contribute to market-level S&OP process from demand planning perspective.
• Contribute and add value to the business through continuous improvement and process improvement.
• Manage o9 – master data maintenance for demand planning (e.g., item creation, EOL, active/inactive status).
• Understand and evaluate impact on current ways of operation due to modifications in process basics, technology enhancements, business changes, etc.
• Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders & address their concerns during daily, weekly, monthly reporting cycles.
• Be closely connected with business operations and report to DP lead for day‑to‑day operations.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Level of educational attainment required: Graduate in any stream, post‑graduate diploma/certification in supply chain/analytics.
• Previous work experience required: 2–3+ years of professional experience in demand planning/demand forecasting for seasonal and non‑seasonal products, able to manage base forecast independently and familiar with statistical modelling.
• Prior experience in FMCG, retail insights & analytics or consulting companies.
• Experience liaising with stakeholders.
• Fluent in English with good communication skills.
• Technical skills required: Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint (Must Have); statistical knowledge for deep data analysis (Must Have); advanced visual management: Power BI (Good to Have); machine learning tool (Good to Have).