Analyst - Demand Planner

Core Responsibilities :

• Responsible for maintaining the highest degree of forecast at item and stores level based on industry trends and demand patterns.
• Conduct forecast review and analysis to assess demand trends, measure forecast accuracy and recommend data-driven adjustments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product lifecycle milestones, ensuring accurate demand planning for new items.
• Propose and implement forecasting improvements to enhance demand accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with SSCM (US stakeholders) to review KPIs, gather market insights, and translating market insights into actionable forecast adjustments
• Oversee reset execution, ensuring product availability aligns with merchandising strategies and store needs.
• Provide weekly performance recaps, including ASE performance reviews, root cause analysis, and action plans aligned with business operations.
• Monitor and ensure KPI metrics consistently meet business goals.
• Update promotion forecasts in systems for planned events.
• Track and report on significant changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies to drive informed decision-making.
• Manage new store forecast adjustments, ensuring optimal inventory allocation for store openings and early sales phases.
• Address demand-related issues promptly and effectively to minimize disruptions.
• Attend Monthly forecast review meetings to align forecasts with business objectives and market trends.
• Participate in business meetings, translating market insights into actionable forecast adjustments.
• Build strong partnerships with SSCM Demand Planners and Inventory Replenishment teams (SSCM & SSCB) to drive seamless operations.
• Identify areas of opportunities and drive collaborative projects

Years of Experience :

Overall 2+ years of Experience

• 2 years of experience in Supply chain Management or Inventory Management
• 2+ years experience demand planning
• 1+ years experience reporting and data analytics

Required Minimum Qualifications  :

• Bachelor s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Related Field
• MBA or master s degree in Supply Chain or operations management

Skill Set Required :

Primary Skills (must have)

• Experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain management.
• Ability to analyze data and identify trends, seasonality, outliers.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy in data analysis and reporting.
• Moderate proficiency in forecasting tools and inventory management systems
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with merchandising, supply chain, and operations teams.
• Experienced in any of the planning tools such as SAP APO, o9, JDA, Oracle Demantra etc.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, support in developing analytical documents for presentation to management
• Excellent problem-solving and time management skills

Secondary Skills (desired)

• Experience in Data mining and visualization tool such as Power BI, SQL, MS Access and Excel
• Experience with JDA Fulfillment and Allocation
• Experience of retail industry

Skills Required

Supply Chain, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Oracle, Sql