Job Description: • Work with Leadership, Inventory, Supply Chain and Category team in Demand planning operations. • Manage SAP IBP tool for forecasting and ensure business inputs are updated. • Maintain and monitor SAP IBP with collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment approach. • Challenge the forecasts from the sales teams and the usual runs (historical data, seasonality, market trends, special offers, budgets…) with relevant data analysis. • Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts. • Identify demand forecast risks and develop effective mitigation plans. • Prerequisites for New product introduction and substitution are maintained and ensure demand forecast is developed. • Manage Purchase request dashboards with internal stakeholders. • Schedule forecast accuracy review meetings with management on regular basis. • Monitor trends in forecast error, maintain demand planning processes to improve forecast accuracy. • Tune the forecasts and inventory rules according to the demand and market trends. • Provide input to volume planning ( Latest Estimates / annual process) - Facilitate and manage demand planning/customer meetings - Achieve consensus with the business side and the demand chain • Develop routine and ad-hoc demand related reports for management • Update forecasts for new products, seasonal products, discounts, promotions. • Review sales loss & ABC Segmentation. • Coordinate with inventory team to monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels. ACTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: • Analyze quantity and financial forecasts. • Define and monitor KPI and objectives, and draw corrective action plans to enhance processes, methods and tools • Lead cross functional planning process with Business stakeholders (Store operation, Supply chain, Category/ Merchandise, Finance and Marketing Team ) in order to optimize company's strategic goals. • Ensure master data availability and accuracy to support business processes and data analysis. • Drive convergences and divergences versus the Business Plan Requirements: Experience (Yrs & Field): •Min. 8 years’ experience in related field preferably in fashion/ consumer, Electronics, FMCG industry Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree Professional Certifications: Knowledge of ERP system – SAP / others, MS Excel Skills & Abilities: •Proven achievements in Supply Chain transformations •Excellent written and verbal English communication skills •Analytical, problem solving and organizational abilities with financial acumen
