Demand Planning Analyst

We are looking for a Sales and Operations Planning Analyst to support integrated Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) by translating commercial forecasts into actionable demand, production, material, and inventory plans. The role works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure supply continuity and optimize inventory health.

• Consolidate sales forecasts, historical sales trends, marketing campaigns, promotional activities, and new product launches into SKU-level demand forecasts.
• Develop and maintain rolling demand forecasts across retail, e-commerce, wholesale, and other sales channels.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, demand variations, seasonality, and commercial risks, highlighting deviations requiring action.

• Translate approved demand forecasts into production and replenishment requirements, considering inventory positions and operational constraints.
• Coordinate with Production to assess manufacturing capacity, production schedules, material availability, and readiness to meet planned demand.
• Support short-term and medium-term production planning to improve product availability and continuity of supply.
• Identify potential supply shortages, production constraints, capacity gaps, and operational bottlenecks, and communicate risks to relevant stakeholders.

• Work closely with Procurement to determine raw material and packaging requirements based on demand forecasts, production plans, and inventory availability.
• Analyze material requirements using Bills of Materials (BOM), supplier lead times, current stock, and planned production volumes.
• Highlight material shortages, procurement risks, long lead-time exposure, and potential supply disruptions to support timely mitigation actions.

• Monitor inventory levels across raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods, and support replenishment planning across distribution channels.
• Identify excess inventory, slow-moving stock, and potential stockout risks, recommending actions to improve inventory health and product availability.
• Support inventory utilization and working-capital improvement initiatives through data analysis, inventory projections, and planning recommendations.

• Consolidate planning inputs from Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Production, and Operations into a unified planning view and dashboard.
• Prepare weekly and monthly demand-versus-supply reports highlighting production requirements, material availability, inventory projections, planning gaps, and supply risks.
• Support S&OP meetings through data preparation, scenario analysis, performance reporting, and documentation of agreed actions and planning assumptions.
• Maintain planning-data accuracy and ensure timely communication of operational requirements, changes, risks, and dependencies to relevant stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, work procedures, company regulations, and approved standards.
• Perform other duties related to the role as assigned by the direct manager or relevant management to support business needs and operational continuity.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–4 years of experience in S&OP, Demand/Supply Planning, or Supply Chain Analytics, preferably in FMCG, perfume, cosmetics, or manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of demand forecasting, inventory and production planning, BOM, and MRP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required;
  Power BI and ERP knowledge (SAP, Oracle, or Dynamics 365) preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and cross‑functional communication skills.