Senior Demand Planner

Position Summary

The Senior Demand Planner is responsible for managing the demand forecast for BESS products and converting this into an allocated Production Plan. This role is a key link between Commercial, Product Management, Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams to establish a single, trusted view of demand that drives planning and operations.

The ideal candidate possesses strong demand planning experience within project-based manufacturing environments and has a deep understanding of customer forecasting, sales pipeline analysis, and consensus planning processes. Experience in the BESS, renewable energy, energy infrastructure, electrical equipment, or related industries is highly preferred.

Location: Bangalore, India

Reports To: Director, Global Demand Planning

Industry: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Key Responsibilities

• Demand Planning Forecasting
  • Develop and maintain demand forecasts across customers, products, and regions.
  • Consolidate forecast, project pipeline, and market intel into a single demand plan, partnering with Sales and Product Management.
  • Communicate business impacts and planning assumptions to stakeholders.
• Commercial SOP Alignment
  • Lead demand reviews within the SOP / IBP process.
  • Generate unconstrained Production Plan, partnering with Contract Manufacturing.
  • Drive alignment across Commercial, Finance, Supply Planning, and Operations.
  • Resolve forecast gaps and escalate significant risks and opportunities.
• Analytics Continuous Improvement
  • Analyze forecast accuracy, demand variability, and market trends.
  • Develop demand scenarios to support business and capacity planning.
  • Deliver executive reporting, dashboards, and actionable insights.
  • Improve planning processes, tools, data quality, and forecasting methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in SCM, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in Demand Planning, Business Planning, Commercial Planning, Forecasting, SOP, or Integrated Business Planning.
• Experience partnering directly with Sales and Product Management organizations.
• Strong understanding of demand management and consensus planning processes.
• Experience with make-to-order, project-based, or engineered product businesses.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, ERP, or advanced planning systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the Battery Energy Storage System industry.
• Experience forecasting finished goods demand for energy storage, renewable energy, power infrastructure, industrial systems, or capital equipment.
• Experience with Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud, Kinaxis, Anaplan or similar tools.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification.
• Experience within a high-growth manufacturing environment.

Key Competencies

• Demand Forecasting
• Consensus Planning, Business Planning SOP
• Market Commercial Analytics
• Stakeholder Alignment and Communication

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