Key Responsibilities

Demand Planning & Forecasting

. Own demand planning process for the Consumer Product portfolio across all categories.

. Analyze market demand signals, sales trends, channel inventory, promotions, and business plans to develop accurate forecasts.

. Partner with Sales and Category teams to align short-term, medium-term, and long-term demand plans.

. Drive continuous improvement in forecasting methodologies, tools, and processes to enhance forecast accuracy.

. Lead monthly demand reviews and consensus forecasting discussions with key stakeholders.

Supply Planning & Fulfillment

. Manage supply planning and replenishment to ensure optimum product availability across channels.

. Ensure timely loading of long-term forecasts and replenishment orders as per planning calendar.

. Collaborate closely with AP supply demand and fulfillment teams to secure supply and mitigate shortages.

. Proactively identify supply risks and develop mitigation plans to minimize business disruption.

. Drive achievement of service-level and product availability targets.

Inventory Management

. Own inventory health across Lenovo finished goods inventory and Tier-1 distribution partners.

. Establish and manage inventory norms, safety stock policies, and coverage targets.

. Optimize inventory investments while minimizing excess, ageing, and obsolete inventory.

. Lead inventory review forums and recommend actions to improve overall inventory productivity.

Sales & Business Alignment

. Partner with Sales teams to align quarterly guidance, sell-through plans, and allocation strategies.

. Lead monthly demand and indent review discussions to establish market-wise planning assumptions.

. Share and review sell-through coverage and performance metrics with business teams.

. Continuously drive improvements in sell-through planning accuracy and execution.

Channel & Distributor Planning

. Work closely with Distribution teams and Tier-1 partners to improve channel planning effectiveness.

. Provide distributor-level sell-in projections and planning guidance.

. Lead product roadmap and inventory planning discussions with channel partners.

. Support initiatives to improve channel inventory efficiency and reduce ageing inventory.

Business Performance & Analytics

. Develop and present regular planning dashboards and KPI reviews for senior leadership.

. Monitor demand-supply performance, forecast accuracy, inventory turns, service levels, and fulfillment metrics.

. Generate actionable business insights and recommend corrective actions to improve operational performance.

. Support S&OP and business planning processes through data-driven analysis.

Strategic & Cross-Functional Initiatives

. Drive Make-in-India planning requirements and inventory localization objectives.

. Identify and lead process improvement and automation initiatives across planning operations.

. Contribute to digital transformation, planning excellence, and supply chain optimization projects.

. Champion best practices in demand and supply planning.

Manager - Demand & Supply Planning - Bangalore