COE - Demand Planning ,S&OP, Inventory management – AGM/AVP – Pan India

Location: Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi Ncr   •   Experience: Senior Level   •   Openings: 1
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Job Title – COE - Demand Planning ,S&OP, Inventory management – AGM/AVP – Pan India
 
Candidate Expectations & Responsibilities :
 
Centre of Excellence (COE) – Demand Planning, S&OP & Inventory Management role,
The focus should be on governance, standardization, transformation, capability building, and driving enterprise-wide best practices rather than day-to-day operations.
 
Key Responsibilities
17-24 Years experience in COE – Demand Planning, S&OP & Inventory Management
Define and drive the global Demand Planning, S&OP, and Inventory Management strategy, governance framework, and operating model across business units.
Establish standardized planning processes, policies, KPIs, and best practices to ensure consistency and operational excellence across regions.
Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, leveraging digital planning solutions, AI/ML, advanced analytics, and automation to enhance planning capabilities.
Design and implement planning frameworks for Forecast Accuracy, Inventory Optimization, Service Levels, and Working Capital improvements.
Partner with business leaders, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, and Procurement to drive integrated business planning (IBP) and cross-functional alignment.
Develop COE governance through performance reviews, KPI dashboards, planning maturity assessments, and continuous improvement programs.
Build organizational capability by defining competency frameworks, delivering training programs, and mentoring planning teams across global locations.
Evaluate, implement, and optimize planning technologies and advanced analytics platforms.
Drive innovation by identifying opportunities for process optimization, predictive planning, scenario modelling, and decision intelligence.
Provide strategic insights and executive-level reporting to support business decisions, risk mitigation, capacity planning, and long-term supply chain strategy.
Lead change management initiatives to enable adoption of new planning processes, technologies, and operating models across the enterprise.
Benchmark planning practices against industry standards and drive continuous improvement to enhance planning maturity, customer service, and business performance.
Flexible with shifts