Havells - Manager - Demand & Supply Planning

Description:
Job Summary:
- The Demand & Supply Planner will be responsible for developing accurate demand forecasts, ensuring optimal inventory levels, coordinating production and procurement plans, and enabling efficient product availability across channels.
- This role plays a critical part in aligning sales, marketing, production, and logistics teams to deliver superior customer service while minimizing supply chain costs in a fast-paced consumer durables environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Demand Planning:
- Develop and maintain rolling demand forecasts, conduct risk assessments related to demand variability & develop mitigation strategies.
- S&OP process by collaborating with sales and product teams to validate and finalize consensus demand.
Supply Planning:

- Prepare production and procurement plans aligned with demand forecasts and capacity constraints.
- Monitor supplier lead times, production schedules, and material availability.
- Coordinate with manufacturing plants and vendors to ensure on-time availability.
- Optimize inventory levels to balance service level goals and working capital targets.
- Minimum Stock Level, ABC, over stock, zero stock and material shortage analysis and control.
Inventory Management:
- Ensure healthy stock levels across warehouses and channels.
- Identify slow-moving, non-moving, and obsolete inventory; recommend liquidation or reallocation strategies.
- Monitor safety stock, reorder points, and replenishment cycles.
- Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Procurement and Logistics teams to align on forecasts, supply plans, and business priorities.
Qualifications & Skills:
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- Postgraduate degree or certifications (APICS CPIM/CSCP, MBA SCM) preferred.
Experience:
- 4-7+ years of experience in demand planning, supply planning and inventory management.
- Experience in the consumer durables or related FMCG/retail/electronics industries preferred.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in MS Excel (advanced), forecasting tools, and ERP systems (SAP / Oracle / JDA / Kinaxis).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of S&OP, forecasting techniques, safety stock management and inventory optimization.