Demand Planner

1 week ago

Powai Mumbai Maharashtra, India General Mills Full time

**Job Description**:

- Position Title

Demand Planner

Function/Group

Supply Chain

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

1.30 pm to 10.30 pm

Role Reports to

Assistant Manager
- Demand Planning

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid

**About General Mills**

**We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. **With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

**Job Overview**

**Function Overview**

The GIC Supply Chain team manages end-to-end operations, encompassing planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and analytics. They strategically plan to meet market demands, optimize sourcing, ensure efficient production, and oversee the seamless movement of goods from production to delivery. The team employs advanced analytics throughout these processes, fostering adaptability and operational excellence. This collaborative approach ensures a well-coordinated supply chain that aligns with both organizational goals and dynamic market conditions. Link

**Purpose of the role**

The fundamental purpose is to drive improvement in forecast accuracy by optimizing the OMP statistical forecasting technologies, continuously improve the forecasting process, provide insights to the business partners (logistics and marketing division) to enhance business decisions and to support optimal service level.

**Key Accountabilities**

**30% of Time**

Reviewing forecast and managing splits at an Item/Week/Location level in OMP for rolling 5 months considering customer promotions management on complex desks with higher volatility, profitability. Manage seasonality & volatility with complex merch / rotations in Forecast considering business constraints.

**30% of Time**

Analysis, Actions and reporting on key performance metrics such as forecast error, Trends, Bias, and Demand sensing and collaborating with Supply Planning teams to help achieve business KPI’s.

**20% of Time**

Partner with Cross functional stakeholder to deliver actionable insights the company can use to reduce inventory, lower costs and improve capital asset utilization.

**15% of Time**

Ensure data integrity in OMP at the item/location/week level across defined Customer channels. Leverage existing exception management reporting tools to drive improvement in forecast accuracy.

**5% of Time**

Drive continuous improvement by examining existing OMP forecasting tools and processes and making improvements. Support projects and other efforts focused towards improving forecast accuracy and techniques.

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Full Time graduation from an accredited university (mandatory).
- 2 years of related experience
- Good understanding of Demand planning processes
- Supply chain planning systems expertise preferably OMP
- End to end understanding of supply chain processes.
- Good statistical forecasting acumen
- Learning mindset
- Interpersonal effectiveness
- Effective communication
- Learning Agility
- Broad perspective
- Integrity and team player
- High level of analytical skills
- Functional competence in Demand management
- Ability to influence without power.
- Good interpersonal skills

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Master’s degree
- 3 years of related experience
- Major Area of Study in Operations
- Professional Certifications: CSCMP, APICS
- Excel, Knowledge in ERP, and familiarity with functional package - OMP

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