Supply Chain Planner

HP; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,150,000; Full time

Job summary

HP Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain Planner in Chennai to manage demand planning, forecast accuracy, and inventory optimization across a multi-location supply network. The role emphasizes analytical rigor, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with PLM and suppliers.

The candidate will drive improvements in forecast accuracy, inventory targets, and supply alignment, ensuring cost-efficient operations and robust customer service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a supply chain, mathematics, or engineering field.
• 6–10 years of experience in supply chain, planning, or related analytics roles.
• Fluency in English language.

Responsibilities

• Manages demand planning processes using forecasting methods across the service support life.
• Analyzes demand trends to identify deviations and root causes.
• Anticipates factors influencing demand such as seasonality and lifecycle stages.
• Evaluates forecast accuracy and implements corrective actions.
• Analyzes stocking requirements for multi-echelon networks to meet customer service targets while optimizing inventory.
• Assesses current and future inventory needs and mitigates shortages or excesses.
• Applies multi-echelon inventory optimization to guide inventory decisions.
• Monitors excess and obsolescence trends and mitigates cost impact.
• Optimizes sourcing and network replenishment to balance repair vs buy and align with locations.
• Supports lifecycle events like NPI and Last Time Buy with PLM and suppliers.
• Drives process improvements and automation via data analysis.

Skills

Analytical & math skills

Strong communication

Organizational & time management

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor/Master’s in supply chain or math-related subject or Engineering

Tools

ERP

Integrated Planning System

Job description

Job Description:

Supply Chain Planner

Description -

Job Responsibilities:

• Manages demand planning processes utilizing wide range of forecasting methods throughout the service support life.
• Analyses demand trends to identify important deviations and root causes.
• Anticipates factors that might influence demand, such as seasonal trends, lifecycle specifics, others.
• Analyses Forecast Accuracy results and identifies reasons for deviations and take corrective actions

• Analyses stocking requirements for multi-echelon network and defines requirements to meet the desired customer service level, while optimizing inventory and inventory carrying costs.
• Evaluates current and future inventory requirements and takes action to mitigate shortages or excesses.
• Applies solid understanding in Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization methodology to take inventory decisions.
• Analyses inventory trends and deviations, and root causes, takes corrective actions.
• Closely monitors Excess & Obsolescence trends and takes actions to mitigate cost impact

• Optimizes sourcing plan to reach targeted inventory, by maximizing repair vs new buy
• Optimizes network replenishment requirements across many locations
• Initiates timely balancing of material to fulfill needs or avoid overstock

• Manages lifecycle events such as NPI and Last Time Buy in close collaboration with PLM and Suppliers
• Supports continues process improvement and process automation by analyzing data, identifying patterns and trends to draw conclusions
• Applies solid understanding of integrated software systems and their workflow

Key Deliverables:

• Customer Service Level: Level Of Availability & Backorders
• Inventory target
• E&O cost
• Customer Demand Forecast Accuracy
• Supply Forecast Accuracy
• Ordering Costs
• Productivity

Education (degree) and professional experience required:

• Bachelor/master’s degree in supply chain or math - related subject or Engineering
• +6-10 years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning or other roles with strong analytical aspects are critical advantage
• Fluency in English language

Personal skills and qualities:

• Strong Analytical & Math skills
• Critical thinking, ability to make judgement based on data and facts
• Strong Problem-solving skills
• Organizational & Time management skills, ability to prioritize critical and important work / decisions
• Strong communication skills to interact with suppliers, customers and other supply chain team members
• High attention to details
• Able to apply tools and technology to produce results
• Able to understand global business processes and identify impact of change

Technical skills:

• Strong computer literacy
• ERP
• Integrated Planning System is a +

Job -

Supply Chain & Operations

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (India)

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