Supply Chain Planner

HP; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

HP in Chennai, India, is seeking a Demand Planning and Supply Chain professional to lead forecasting, inventory optimization, and lifecycle management. The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in multi‑echelon planning, and the ability to collaborate with suppliers and PLM teams.

The position is full-time on-site in India, focusing on improving service levels, reducing costs, and driving continuous process improvements through data analysis and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in supply chain or math-related subject or Engineering
• +2–6 years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning or related analytical roles
• Fluency in English language

Responsibilities

• Manages demand planning processes using a wide range of forecasting methods.
• Analyses demand trends to identify deviations and root causes.
• Anticipates factors influencing demand (seasonality, lifecycle, etc.).
• Analyzes forecast accuracy results and identifies deviation reasons and corrective actions.
• Evaluates inventory requirements to meet service levels while optimizing carrying costs.
• Applies multi-echelon inventory optimization to guide inventory decisions.
• Monitors excess and obsolescence trends and mitigates cost impact.
• Optimizes sourcing to maximize repair vs new buy; replenishment across locations.
• Manages lifecycle events (NPI, Last Time Buy) with PLM and suppliers.
• Supports process improvement and automation by analyzing data and trends.
• Understands integrated software systems and their workflows.

Skills

Forecasting

Analytics

Forecast accuracy

Inventory optimization

English fluency

Supply chain analytics

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in supply chain or math-related field

Engineering degree

Tools

ERP

Integrated Planning System

Job description

Description

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

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 AccuracySupply Forecast Accuracy
• Ordering Costs
• Productivity

Education (degree) And Professional Experience Required

• Bachelor/master’s degree in supply chain or math - related subject or Engineering
• +2-6 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

• Analytical & Math skills
• Critical thinking, ability to make judgement based on data and facts
• Problem-solving skills
• Organizational & Time management skills, ability to prioritize critical and important work / decisions
• Good 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

First Shift (India)

Relocation

No

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

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