Profile: Assitant Manager – Demand Planning (Analytics Role)
Package: 6-8 LPA
Location- Pan India
About the job
This position is responsible for creating and maintaining accurate forecasts for Swiggy Instamart’s non-perishable product categories. The candidate will track performance across SKUs, identify trends and improve processes to achieve better availability. They will work closely with cross-functional teams, including category and operations to improve demand forecasting and meet overall business goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using trend analysis, statistical models and other forecasting techniques.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to obtain relevant intelligence to improve forecasts.
- Monitor actual sales performance against forecast and make necessary adjustments to forecast as needed.
- Work with the larger Supply Chain team to ensure that inventory levels are appropriate to meet demand forecasts while minimizing stockouts and excess inventory.
- Create dashboards to track performance and quality checks.
- Continuously improve demand forecasting processes and RCAs by implementing process improvements and automation.
- Analyze data to understand the root cause for stockouts and own actions to remedy identified issues.
Qualifications/Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree with 1-4 years of experience in business analysis, analytics, forecasting, planning or related fields.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with large data sets and identify trends and patterns.
- Proficiency in Excel and SQL is a must.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and communicate effectively.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple tasks.
- Experience in the e-commerce or retail industry is a plus.