Supply and Demand Planning Manager or Associate Manager

Role: Supply and Demand Planning Manager / Associate Manager

Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in Demand/Supply Planning role

Education: Post Graduation in Supply Chain / Operations domain

Role Objective: This position will lead integrated supply and demand planning for the Luxury portfolio, ensuring the right products are available at the right time and location while balancing customer service, inventory investment, capacity and working capital. The role will own forecasting, supply planning, inventory health, capacity planning and network planning inputs, and will work closely with business, vendors, warehouse, logistics and technology teams to convert demand signals into executable plans.

Key KPIs and responsibilities for the role include:

• Driving forecasting and S&OP for the category.
• Ordering strategy and replenishment planning
• Ensuring high availability of products (both national & regional)
• Reduction in out of stock and control on problem inventory like overstocking, near expiry, Event, Seasonal, festive and BAU stock planning
• Coordinating with cross functional departments to understand business need and execute the same
• Developing system and process for demand planning
• Joint business plan with vendors to understand their supply structure
• Analysing inventory level and working on distribution
• New region sales plan and replenishment
• Managing the inventory turnover
• Lead integrated supply and demand planning for the Luxury portfolio across brands, categories, channels and regions.
• Develop capacity plans for warehouses, fulfilment operations and distribution requirements based on forecast, seasonality, events and business growth.
• Contribute to network planning by evaluating inventory positioning, warehouse/node requirements, regional allocation and replenishment flows.
• Track supplier capacity, lead times, minimum order quantities, fill rates and supply constraints, and build mitigation plans for identified risks.
• Establish inventory health governance covering inventory cover, ageing, near-expiry, expiry risk, excess and slow-moving inventory.
• Drive corrective actions for excess and ageing inventory through redistribution, replenishment recalibration, vendor returns, liquidation or other agreed interventions.
• Monitor service level, availability, stock turns, sell-through, inventory value and working capital, and provide clear insights to business leadership.
• Partner with warehouse, logistics and operations teams to translate the plan into peak, event and business-as-usual execution readiness.

Skill & Competencies:

• Understanding of inventory management practices and procedures.
• Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge.
• Stakeholder Management
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Good knowledge of Supply Chain Domain
• Proficiency in MS Excel and Power Point
• Planning and Prioritizing
• Collaboration and Problem Solving
• Building Long term relationships with key external and internal stakeholders
• Presenting the data visually and providing concise, documented insights