Demand and Supply Planning Senior Manager

We are looking for an experienced Demand and Supply Planning Senior Manager to lead end-to-end Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Production Planning. The role will drive an effective planning process to ensure product availability, optimize inventory, improve production efficiency, and align supply with business demand.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, or other FMCG manufacturing industries, with solid knowledge of S&OP, MRP, capacity planning, and supply chain optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Demand, Supply, and Production Planning to ensure the right products are available at the right time and in the right quantity.
• Develop and manage demand forecasts based on sales trends, historical data, market requirements, promotions, and business plans.
• Translate demand forecasts into production and supply plans, considering capacity, materials, inventory, lead time, and production constraints.
• Lead S&OP / IBP processes and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Procurement, Warehouse, and Finance to align demand and supply.
• Oversee MRP and material planning to ensure availability of raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Optimize production capacity, inventory levels, safety stock, and working capital while maintaining customer service levels.
• Monitor planning KPIs such as Forecast Accuracy, Service Level, OTIF, Inventory Days, Production Plan Adherence, and Capacity Utilization.
• Identify supply and demand risks and develop contingency and mitigation plans.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve planning accuracy, productivity, inventory management, and overall supply chain performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Planning team and establish effective planning processes, systems, and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8–12+ years of experience in Supply Chain / Planning, with experience managing Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Production Planning.
• Strong experience in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, FMCG, or other manufacturing industries is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of S&OP, Demand Forecasting, MRP, Production Planning, Capacity Planning, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain Planning.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.