Strategic Demand Planner - FMCG and E-commerce

foodpanda; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dynamic work environment

Ownership from day one

Team events and activities

Personal and professional development

International team culture

Job summary

foodpanda is seeking a detail-oriented Supply Planning professional in Lahore to create weekly supplier replenishment plans based on inventory, forecast, and sell-out data. You will participate in S&OP meetings and develop robust supply plans to optimize fulfillment across DCs and stores.

The role requires 2–3 years in demand or supply planning, familiarity with FMCG, and strong Excel/Sheets skills. You will work with cross-functional teams to balance stock and ensure availability in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Economics, or any relatable specialization.
• 2–3 years work-related experience in demand or supply planning.
• FMCG/grocery retailers experience is a plus.
• Experience in demand planning for online marketplaces or e-commerce is a plus.
• Analytical mind and business acumen with ability to work with large amounts of data to discover patterns and trends and to form conclusions based on findings.

Responsibilities

• Create weekly replenishment plans on a supplier level based on inventory parameters, actual sell-out, and planned forecast.
• Participate in S&OP forecast meetings.
• Calculate a proper supply plan based on generated demand forecast.
• Prepare and update monthly and weekly supply planning files and KPI reports based on actuals.
• Maintain healthy inventory in DC and store based on target days cover.
• Closely work with demand planning specialist to drive adjustments on plan.
• Monitor supplier issues and elevate as necessary to ensure availability.
• Identify slow-moving SKUs and flag to stakeholders to drive action.
• Identify SKUs with inventory with no-movement for the past 28 days.
• Work with inventory controller on identifying stocks for balancing across warehouses.
• Own the category group by being on-top of issues related to overall S&OP especially in ordering and availability.
• Be able to work cross-functionally to assist in projects, drive action, or resolve issues.
• Other tasks that may be relevant to the function

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Excel/Google Sheets

Autonomous work style

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Economics, or related

Job description

foodpanda is seeking a detail-oriented Supply Planning professional in Lahore to create weekly supplier replenishment plans based on inventory, forecast, and sell-out data. You will participate in S&OP meetings and develop robust supply plans to optimize fulfillment across DCs and stores.

The role requires 2–3 years in demand or supply planning, familiarity with FMCG, and strong Excel/Sheets skills. You will work with cross-functional teams to balance stock and ensure availability in a