Demand Planner

Grade H - Office/ Core
Responsible for supporting supply chain operations through the HSSE-assured, cost-optimized and competitive selection of supply sources to cover requirements, liaising with internal coordinators and third party supply partners to optimize the supply schedule and assist efforts to ensure sufficient supply of goods and products.

Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

As bp transitions to an integrated energy company, we must adapt to a changing world and maintain competitive performance. bp s customers & products (C&P) business area is setting up a business and technology centre (BTC) in Pune , India . This will support the delivery of an enhanced customer experience and drive innovation by building global capabilities at scale, using technology, and developing deep expertise. The BTC will be a core and connected part of our business, bringing together colleagues who report into their respective part of C&P, working together with other functions across bp. This is an exciting time to join bp and the customers & products BTC!

About the role:

Demand Planners play a key role in ensuring a robust demand plan is created for our regional teams to support the regional Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process, and by bringing together customer requirements and assumptions through very close collaboration with local Sales teams. By using our Global Planning Digital tool, the Demand Planners own the demand plan using system-generated and cleansed statistical model data and by layering-in appropriate Intelligence from Sales and Marketing teams. This includes a detailed analysis of key data, insights and assumptions, and by working closely with regional Sales teams, bringing together any relevant adjustments to the demand plan to reflect our customers genuine realistic unconstrained demand. This position requires shown demand planning experience, combining strong statistical modelling skills within our digital planning tool and the ability to foster positive relationships with Sales and Marketing in the markets to build a proven and accurate Demand Plan.

Responsibilities:

Demand Forecasting & Analysis

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using historical sales data, market trends, and statistical models within our global Planning tool; this includes appropriately cleansing historical events, running robust statistical modelling, and deciding what is appropriate Intelligence to add looking forward.
• Supervise and analyze forecast accuracy, forecast profit, forecast bias, through multiple levels of granularity, identifying and addressing deviations for action and alignment with portfolio Sales team
• Provide insights on demand trends, seasonality, and risks to improve planning accuracy

Collaboration & Partner Management

• Excellent communication and partnership skills to work closely with Regional Sales and Marketing team members and align on realistic Demand Plans to nurture into Supply Planning teams.
• Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process by presenting updated demand insights along with key changes to assumptions, working with the S&OP Manager.
• Work closely with Sales, Finance and PU S&OP Manager on opportunities and vulnerabilities to the demand forecast to assess impact on attainment of business targets.
• Collaborate with other regional teams and the Global Demand Planning Excellence Lead to ensure adoption of required global frameworks and standard processes.

Systems & Reporting

• Use demand planning tool to improve forecasting capabilities.
• Maintain and improve reporting dashboards to track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as forecast accuracy, bias, and inventory levels.
• Continuously improve demand planning processes through data-driven insights and standard methodologies.

Experience & Job requirements :

Education: Bachelor s Degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field.

Experience: 8-12 years of experience in demand planning or related role in consumer goods, food & beverage, or manufacturing industries.

• Shown experience as a Demand Planner using Advanced Planning software, ideally Kinaxis Maestro.
• Strong analytical skills and ideally some proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software (SAP ECC, S4 Hana).
• Strong communication skills - written and verbal with the ability to work optimally with Commercial and Sales teams based in other countries
• Ability to prioritize in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost Management, Demand Planning, Digital fluency, Inventory Management, Kinaxis, Negotiation planning and preparation, Risk Management, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Sourcing strategy, Supplier Performance Management, Supply Chain Development, Supply chain management

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