Demand and Supply Planner- India

6 days ago


Mumbai Maharashtra, India Kimberly-Clark Full time

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:
Be responsible for managing the Demand planning, Supply planning & ECM planning activities for India for both BTB and BTC Tissue businesses to ensure accurate and efficient supply chain operations with timely delivery of products to meet customer demand.

**Demand Planning**:

- Responsible to develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using statistical models, historical data, market analysis, and input from sales and marketing teams.
- Work closely with local supply chain leads, regional sales, marketing, and finance teams to gather necessary information for demand planning activities.
- This role involves analysing market trends, collaborating with various departments, and optimizing inventory levels to meet customer demand while minimizing costs.
- Adjust forecasts based on changes in market conditions, promotional activities, and customer behaviour.
- Lead the S&OP process to ensure alignment between demand forecasts, supply plans, and financial goals.
- Present demand plans and scenarios to senior management for decision-making.
- Work towards standardization of demand planning processes/templates for respective markets.
- Work closely with Supply chain leads, local sales & marketing to provide inputs to the quarterly forecast process (DQF/MQF/JQF/SQF) and submit to the Supply planning leads for RCP process.
- Generate regular reports on forecast accuracy, inventory performance, and demand variability for stakeholders.
- Own the metrics & lead the reporting on key KPIs like Demand vs Financial Recon, Forecast Accuracy & Forecast BIAS for respective market.
- Utilize demand planning software (P10) and advanced analytics tools to enhance forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
- Collaborate with global demand planning leaders & COE teams to promote best practices in Asia.
- Drive initiatives to enhance forecast accuracy and reduce demand variability.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with demand variability, supply disruptions, and market changes.
- Stay updated on the latest demand planning technologies and methodologies.

**Supply & Production Planning**:

- Responsible for the Supply & ECM planning for the markets.
- Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure optimal stock availability while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
- Responsible for developing production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of products, and collaborating with various departments to meet business goals and customer demands.
- Adjust schedules as to accommodate changes in demand, supply disruptions, or production issues.
- Implement inventory control strategies to improve turnover rates and reduce holding costs
- Leading the communications with Country supply chain leaders for smooth planning and escalation management across markets.
- Integration of planning processes & systems during the transition phase of merging BTB and BTC businesses across markets.
- Responsible for delivering the key KPIs like Inventory/OTIF/SMOB/CTP for respective markets.
- Executing & establishing the right planning processes in collaboration with the country SC leaders.
- Key stakeholder in the S&OP process to balance demand & supply and highlight the gaps.
- Oversee the inventory/supply/capacity/SPI/RCP weekly, monthly & quarterly processes for market.
- Collaboration with demand planning team to get the right demand forecast for supply planning activities.
- Coordinate with production teams to develop and execute production schedules align with forecasts.
- Ensure that production plans are feasible and efficient, considering capacity constraints and lead times.
- Identify potential capacity constraints and develop strategies to address them.
- Perform capacity analysis for respective markets and indulge with Asia Mills/regional or global ECMs for sourcing opportunities.
- Build and maintain collaboration with other planning leaders for exports from the Mills to the markets.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost savings within the supply chain.
- Develop contingency plans to mitigate supply chain risks, such as disruptions, delays, and shortages.
- Monitor and address potential risks proactively to ensure business continuity.

**About Us**

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn


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