[Hiring] Field Demand & Supply Planner @Mondelēz International

Role Description

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

You will develop rolling 3 Month forecast using statistical models and FAP Inputs for 150+ SKUs at SKU-Depot Level for West Branch Traditional Trade Channel. You will coordinate, challenge and influence building block with input from sales, marketing and other partners. In addition, you will review the disaggregated short-term demand plan, which includes SKU/location mix and weekly pacing. Finally, you will provide the finalized detailed demand plan by SKU to supply planners and adjust it based on feedback from supply planners or commercial teams.

How you will contribute:

• Contribute to the demand management cycle of the integrated business planning (IBP) process for your market and to strategy and structure discussions.
• Liaise with the commercial and operational teams and develop ways to continuously improve communication between the functions to support the delivery of the business KPIs.
• Liaise closely with Supply Planning team to maximize availability at warehouses; additionally, own the supply & deployment planning for all child warehouses.
• Interact with modelling team to generate statistical forecasting.
• Participate in the integrated business planning process and manage the demand planning tool.
• Perform root-cause analysis for continuous plan improvement for key service issues, forecast error and bias, and share output with appropriate leadership.
• Anchor the Make-to-order process for select customers by understanding requirements and accordingly arranging supply for them.
• Own and run the S&OE process at the market level along with commercial & supply chain stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Excellent problem solving, analytical and logical reasoning skills and able to understand and interpret data.
• Excellent understanding of Microsoft office applications, Power BI and other data analytical tools.
• High-level of SAP competence.
• Experience in demand and supply planning in an FMCG/CPG company.
• Team player who can work with multiple functions and manage multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• Developing Rolling 3 Month forecast using statistical models (Moving Average/Swing) and FAP Inputs.
• Collaborated with Sales, Central Demand Team to build NPIs & Seasonal trends into Baseline forecast.
• Lead Weekly S&OE meeting aligning Field Sales Team & Supply Chain Team for Opps/Risk identification.
• Monitoring Primary Sales, Secondary Sales & Norms to prevent Overstocking/Understocking at Depots/RDs.
• Ensuring Supply Availability for SKUs to improve Range across warehouses through Inter depot Movements.
• Coordinated with Supply Team to optimize days of cover at all depots & improve Fill rate.
• Monitor and control inventory ageing through focused interventions with the central commercial, demand and field sales team.
• Achieve Best in Class KPIs targets including Forecast Accuracy and Bias, Customer service level across multiple channels and minimize inventory ageing.
• Drive effective cross-functional communication among stakeholders including sales, demand planning, and product supply teams.

General Skills / Attributes

• Effective written and oral communication. Actively demonstrates the Mondelēz values and ways of working.
• Self-motivated and drive to take on challenges.
• Ability to handle high stake conversations independently.
• Eye for detail without losing focus on the big picture.

Education / Certifications

• Graduation & MBA certification is required.

Job Specific Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of work experience into supply planning.
• Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy.

Company Description

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths.

Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country.

We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

• Regular
• Demand Planning
• Customer Service & Logistics