Group Manager Demand Planner COE

Apollo Tyres Ltd is a leading global tyre manufacturer with a diverse product portfolio serving the automotive industry across multiple geographies. With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence, we are committed to delivering high-quality products to our customers.

The Demand Planning Center of Excellence (COE) Lead will play a pivotal role in driving best-in-class demand planning practices across Apollo Tyres' global operations. This role is responsible for building and sustaining demand planning capabilities, providing governance, and ensuring the adoption of standardized processes and tools. The incumbent will collaborate cross-functionally with regional demand planning teams, sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain functions to ensure accurate demand forecasting and inventory optimization.

Major Responsibilities

List the expected end results that must be achieved in order to fulfil the job purpose and the activities that help in achieving these results, with % of Annual time spent, or expected to be spent, with a total of 100% The format should be as follows : (1) VERB – what is done; (2) OBJECT – to what / whom; (3) APPROACH – how is it done (activities / tasks) and (4) RESULT – with what outcome

Develop and implement a comprehensive Demand Planning COE strategy aligned with global

supply chain objectives.

Lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of demand planning processes,

systems, and tools. Provide subject matter expertise and training to regional teams on demand planning methodologies, tools, and best practices. This role will require to navigate the complex cross-functional environment :

• Influence across the Region / Geographies / Channels cross-functional landscape
• Collaborate with a diverse community of process, data, product and IT partners

to achieve a common goal

Internal & External Relationships :

Who does this job interact with to perform this role? And for what purpose?

INTERNAL : Functional Heads and Managers, Supply and Demand Planning team, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing IT Teams, Logistic teams, Affiliate business (Global, EU, Local), Cross departmental project stakeholders

EXTERNAL : Project implementation vendors, OE Partner (O9 & S4 HANA)

Skills & Knowledge State the minimum acceptable proficiency for this job. Please do not state incumbent-specific information.

driving results

multiple functions, cultures, and ability to flex styles for effective influence.