Demand Planner

Caring for the world, one person at a time, has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science - bringing creative ideas, products, and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Every day, our more than 130,000 employees across the world are blending heart, science, and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity. Our Consumer Business touches a billion lives around the world and works with the vision of ’Bringing science to the art of healthy living. In India, the company touches the lives of consumers through businesses spanning baby care, women’s health, beauty, oral & wound care, and over-the-counter products which are endorsed by healthcare professionals around the world. In India, the company touches the lives of consumers through Baby Care, Women’s Health, Beauty, Oral & Wound Care, and OTC. Some of our key brands include Johnson’s® Baby, Stayfree®, Clean & Clear™, Band-Aid®, Listerine®, ORSL, and Benadryl®.

Role:The Demand Planner is responsible for delivering a competitive customer service level in the India market, balanced with efficient inventory investment based on demand plan developed in line with commercial strategies. In this role, the planner provides supply chain expertise and leads discussions in the S&OP process to decide demand and supply, ensure execution of the supply plan, partner with supply planners and other functions in the supply chain.

Success in this role will require effective communication with a cross-functional team, a deep understanding of the supply chain, agility to react to unexpected events, proactive planning on potential events, and identifying approaches that meet both demand initiatives and supply capabilities.

Sales & Operations Planning, Collaboration

Lead local S&OP processes within franchise team collaborating with partners in demand management, align on the monthly rolling forecast in line with the latest trend and business strategies:

• Review statistical forecast generated and overlay commercial & business insights to generate the demand plan
• Collect information and collaborate with other functions such as Marketing, Sales, Finance, etc.
• Incorporate Customer and Market event demand that is not yet captured through the use of representative sales history and statistical modeling
• Generate scenarios considering products, past event data, customer/market analysis, cannibalization, substitution, and other relevant parameters
• Generate and update system forecast for new products and end of life exceptions
• Enables PLAN to deliver/improve service & inventory targets by delivering/improving forecast measures for her/his portfolio
• Partnering with the project management team to ensure timely NPD/NPI launch
• Post-launch demand to achieve customer service and optimal inventory level

Regional Demand Planning:

• Work with regional Commercial partners to generate monthly/quarterly bottom-up plans
• Collaborate with Deployment and Deliver team to enable adequate stocking and timely service of customer orders
• Develop right stocking norms for CFA-SKU combination
• Ensure efficient safety stock level to ensure customer service levels are met with an effective level of inventory
• Implementation of key SC strategies like VMR, APO driven planning, etc. to ensure the right freshness of the product

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• Post-graduation in the supply chain/operation is preferred
• Strong Analytical Skills & Demand Forecasting Experience across the different platform, including APO
• 4 years of experience in supply chain management or supporting supply chain, preferably manufacturing, distribution, customer service, and/or planning, is preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• The ability to lead multiple projects and initiatives and work independently while demonstrating initiative.
• Capability to work in a matrix organization where priorities change rapidly, and tight deadlines exist is required.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, Power Bi, and other analytical tools
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP is preferred.
• APICS certification is preferred.
• Lean, Six-Sigma, or Process Excellence training and/or certification is preferred.

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This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.