Demand Planner- Pharmaceutical Business

Responsibilities

• Drive S&OP process, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, and financial goals across the organization.
• Develop and maintain bottoms-up forecasts to ensure accurate demand planning and alignment with sales and revenue goals.
• Prepare and drive the monthly sales plan, ensuring effective material allocation for customers based on demand priorities and production capacity.
• Manage quarterly revenue plans and capacity mapping by collaborating with sales, marketing, and finance teams.
• Manage the orderbook, ensuring timely updates, prioritization, and alignment with customer requirements and production schedules.
• Lead weekly sales review meetings to assess progress against plans, recalibrate forecasts, address challenges, and align cross-functional efforts.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Business Leads, SCM, Production, Finance, Quality, and Regulatory teams, to ensure seamless integration of demand plans with operational and strategic objectives.
• Identify risks in demand-supply alignment and develop mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions.
• Analyze non-moving inventory and partner with commercial teams to unlock new business opportunities.
• Proactively identify and resolve variances in demand forecasts & actuals to drive data-backed decisions.
• Lead periodic reviews of budget vs. actual performance, presenting insights and recommendations to leadership.
• Develop dashboards and tools using Excel/Power BI to enhance forecast accuracy and decision-making capabilities.
• Continuously improve demand planning processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• B.Pharma /B.Tech with MBA in SCM/Operations Management from a Tier 1 or Tier 2 institute
• 4 to 5 years of experience in demand planning, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with experience in analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• A proactive mindset with strong knack for numbers, exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, managing multiple priorities with high energy and attention to detail
• Certification in supply chain or demand planning, such as APICS CPIM or CSCP, is highly preferred
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders