Demand Planner - S&OP

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This role is responsible for executing forecasting tools and scenario planning and making strategies and actions plan to achieve production plan together with Local functional leaders (i.e. Innovation, Operations, Finance, HR, IT and Supply Chain) to achieve overall organization’s objectives.

In addition, this role would have to liaise with Multi-discipline team including support functions, to delight our Internal and External stakeholders.

The responsibilities of the role are to implement the required action plan, manage inventory management activities to support efforts to achieve productivity. The role shall carry out tactical activities to have inventory in stock

The assigned territories include Fluid Power businesses in India. The specific responsibilities will fall into three primary areas:

Accountability #1: Customer (Internal / External Stakeholders)

• Coordination with the Procurement department for the material.

• Coordination with the Commercial and Operation team for Production and delivery as per

• Understanding of Internal process capacities and constraints.

Accountability #2: Process / Performance

• Knowledge of ERP, particularly the production planning module.

• Planning and execution skills including scheduling, adherence to plans, and tracking commitments and deliverables.

• Understanding of business priorities, sales trends, and customer segment.

Accountability #3: People:

• Coordinating with the Production team for the assembly of the goods.
• Review the plan with the team.
• Plan the material as per the requirement.

Keys to Success

• Lead with an outside in mindset to place customers in the center of everything we do.
• Exemplify Gates ethics and core values to develop talents with right skills, knowledge and behavior,
• Advocate reward for performance to drive accountability for sustainable growth
• Design a contemporary and innovative learning environment to attract diverse talent pool.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• The incumbent reports Manager – S&OP & operate in individual contributor capacity.

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Minimum 3 years, proven track record in and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment. 
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other related discipline, post-Graduation in Management will be favorable.