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Supply Chain Planner

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HP

India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai Full-Time On-site
Posted 3 weeks ago Apply by May 9, 2026

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

  • Manages demand planning processes utilizing wide range of forecasting methods throughout the service support life.
  • Analyses demand trends to identify important deviations and root causes.
  • Anticipates factors that might influence demand, such as seasonal trends, lifecycle specifics, others.
  • Analyses Forecast Accuracy results and identifies reasons for deviations and take corrective actions
  • Analyses stocking requirements for multi-echelon network and defines requirements to meet the desired customer service level, while optimizing inventory and inventory carrying costs.
  • Evaluates current and future inventory requirements and takes action to mitigate shortages or excesses.
  • Applies solid understanding in Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization methodology to take inventory decisions.
  • Analyses inventory trends and deviations, and root causes, takes corrective actions.
  • Closely monitors Excess & Obsolescence trends and takes actions to mitigate cost impact
  • Optimizes sourcing plan to reach targeted inventory, by maximizing repair vs new buy
  • Optimizes network replenishment requirements across many locations
  • Initiates timely balancing of material to fulfill needs or avoid overstock
  • Manages lifecycle events such as NPI and Last Time Buy in close collaboration with PLM and Suppliers
  • Supports continues process improvement and process automation by analyzing data, identifying patterns and trends to draw conclusions
  • Applies solid understanding of integrated software systems and their workflow

Key Deliverables

  • Customer Service Level: Level Of Availability & Backorders
  • Inventory target
  • E&O cost
  • Customer Demand Forecast Accuracy
  • Supply Forecast Accuracy
  • Ordering Costs
  • Productivity

Education (degree) And Professional Experience Required

  • Bachelor/master’s degree in supply chain or math - related subject or Engineering
  • +6-10 years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning or other roles with strong analytical aspects are critical advantage
  • Fluency in English language

Personal Skills And Qualities

  • Strong Analytical & Math skills
  • Critical thinking, ability to make judgement based on data and facts
  • Strong Problem-solving skills
  • Organizational & Time management skills, ability to prioritize critical and important work / decisions
  • Strong communication skills to interact with suppliers, customers and other supply chain team members
  • High attention to details
  • Able to apply tools and technology to produce results
  • Able to understand global business processes and identify impact of change

Technical Skills

  • Strong computer literacy
  • ERP
  • Integrated Planning System is a +

Required Skills

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