CrawlJobs Logo
Circle K Logo Circle K · -

Demand Planner Analyst

India, Gurugram Employment contract · Job Posted June 07, 2025
Apply Position
Job Link Share

Job Description

The Demand Planner will work closely with National, Business Areas and Business Unit Merchants as well as other members of ACT’s North American Support Team in addition to Vendors to enable effective product demand forecasts. This position demonstrates the ability to properly plan for shifts in consumer purchasing, while optimizing product inventory levels. The role involves analytics, stakeholder management, operational excellence, and leveraging inventory tools such as Relex.

Job Responsibility

  • Deliver actionable insights on item-level forecasts both prospective and retrospective to support Merchants in vendor discussions, negotiations, and internal processes
  • Uses analytics to advise and influence internal teams on product demand planning decisions, clearly articulating the cause-effect of actions
  • Leverage Power BI, Relex and PDI Focal Point reporting to benchmark and improve KPI performance
  • Generate allocation scenarios in Relex inventory management system to determine appropriate distribution of liquidated products
  • Provide analytical support for item discontinuation decisions and systemic issues such as stockouts and Days on Hand challenges
  • Assist internal teams in seasonal, annual, and long-range strategic product demand planning
  • Contribute to strategic product demand planning meetings
  • Collaborate with Inventory Demand Planning Leadership as well as Relex Support Staff to make enhancements to the Demand Planning/Ordering Tool and associated reporting
  • Train Operations and Merchandising team members on Relex for effective forecasting and provide ongoing troubleshooting support
  • Sets targets and achieves inventory productivity plans to support sales, gross margin, and in-stock objectives
  • Review and adjust item forecasts, including new item setups, everyday items, and halo/cannibalization relationships to ensure accurate product availability
  • Executes and measures product demand planning performance against category plans for timely decision-making
  • Lead forecasting efforts for special events, holidays, and large-scale activities to address demand fluctuations
  • Investigate and resolve master data inaccuracies and systemic inventory challenges with a root-cause mindset
  • Identify and drive process improvements in demand planning practices to increase forecast accuracy and operational efficiency

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred
  • 2 plus years of experience in inventory demand planning
  • Proven track record in setting and achieving inventory short, medium and long-range inventory plans
  • Exceptional ability to communicate complex analytics in a clear, actionable manner to influence decision-making
  • Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external parties
  • Skilled in monitoring and measuring inventory demand planning performance against goals, with the ability to provide insights and make timely adjustments
  • Results-driven mindset with the ability to balance strategic planning and tactical execution

Nice to have

  • Experience with visualization tools such as Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Innovation & Agility
  • Purposeful Leadership
  • Social Intelligence
Circle K - All Job Offers

Looking for more opportunities?

Search for other job offers that match your skills and interests.

Suggested Tags: Frontend Developer Secretary Talent Manager Salesforce Administrator Data Analyst
Similar Jobs for

Demand Planner Analyst

8 matching positions

Lead Demand Planner Analyst

The Lead Demand Planner Analyst will lead demand planning efforts and ensure eff...
Location
Location
India , Gurugram
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
https://www.circlek.com Logo
Circle K
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred
  • 6 years+ of experience in inventory demand planning
  • 1-3 years experience with leading team
  • Proven track record in setting and achieving inventory short, medium and long-range inventory plans
  • Exceptional ability to communicate complex analytics in a clear, actionable manner to influence decision-making
  • Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external parties
  • Skilled in monitoring and measuring inventory demand planning performance against goals, with the ability to provide insights and make timely adjustments
  • Results-driven mindset with the ability to balance strategic planning and tactical execution
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Deliver actionable insights on item-level forecasts
  • Use analytics to advise and influence internal teams on product demand planning decisions
  • Leverage Power BI, Relex and PDI Focal Point reporting to benchmark and improve KPI performance
  • Generate allocation scenarios in Relex inventory management system
  • Provide analytical support for item discontinuation decisions
  • Oversight of one or more Demand Planner Analyst with respect to training, scheduling, planning
  • Assist internal teams in seasonal, annual, and long-range strategic product demand planning
  • Contribute to strategic product demand planning meetings
  • Collaborate with Inventory Demand Planning Leadership and Relex Support Staff
  • Train Operations and Merchandising team members on Relex
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Distribution Plant Planner

The Distribution Plant Planer role is on-site, and part of the Supply Chain Team...
Location
Location
Belgium , Hoegaarden
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
danaher.com Logo
Danaher Corporation
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • University degree (or equivalent experience). Related fields: Supply Chain/Logistics
  • excellent verbal and written knowledge of Dutch and English are a must
  • analytical and logical mindset, able to structure problems, analyze data with advanced Excel skills and strong ERP knowledge (SAP is a plus)
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in a Manufacturing/Supply Chain role (Production Planner, Demand Planning Analyst, Distribution Planner, etc)
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Manage end‑to‑end planning of your Value Stream portfolio, from customer sales order intake to the creation of the Master Production Schedule at the production workcenter
  • Materials & order management for Hoegaarden manufactured items in Oracle
  • PO management, internal SO’s and inventory management at the global Distribution Centers
  • Master Production Schedule in SAP for their respective materials, considering customer requirements, available capacity, component availability and production efficiency
  • Be the primary coordination point between external stakeholders such as customer service, OTR team, logistics team
  • and internal stakeholders: production, warehousing (internal, PDP & RDP), purchasing, to guarantee world class OTD (On Time Delivery) for our customers
  • Manage the planning parameters in both ERP systems and the execution of replenishment into our distribution organizations to deliver fulfillment (OTD) and inventory metrics
  • Initiate & drive process improvements using DBS (Danaher Business System) and DMS (Danaher Materials System) tools such as PSP, VSM, Dynamic Kanban, IMAG, etc
  • Participate in Kaizen Events
Read More
Arrow Right

Demand Planner Analyst

This role reports to the Director, working independently but also in a collabora...
Location
Location
United States , Miami
Salary
Salary:
80000.00 - 95000.00 USD / Year
https://www.roberthalf.com Logo
Robert Half
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Proven experience in demand planning and forecasting within large-scale or global corporations
  • Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel and Power BI
  • Background in supply chain management, production planning, or related fields
  • Ability to interpret and analyze complex data sets to inform business decisions
  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
  • Familiarity with customer demand planning and inventory management
  • Knowledge of global supply chain processes and best practices
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, or a related discipline preferred
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Analyze demand patterns and trends to develop accurate forecasting models for supply chain operations
  • Collaborate with internal departments, subsidiaries, and external vendors to ensure seamless communication and coordination
  • Monitor inventory levels, financial data, and business metrics to support organizational goals
  • Prepare detailed reports and actionable insights using Excel and business intelligence tools, including Power BI
  • Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and track progress to enhance operational efficiency
  • Participate in hands-on planning tasks to ensure alignment with demand forecasts
  • Develop strategies to address supply chain challenges and improve production planning processes
  • Maintain data integrity across systems to support reliable decision-making
  • Provide recommendations to stakeholders based on analytical findings and market trends
  • Support long-term strategic planning initiatives for nationwide or global operations
What we offer
What we offer
  • generous percentage of health paid for employee
  • paid vacation
  • sick and holidays
  • 401k + match
  • other insurance and other perks
  • hybrid schedule with Fridays remote
  • bonus up to 10%
  • medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance for contract/temporary professionals
  • eligibility to enroll in company 401(k) plan for hired contract/temporary professionals
  • free online training
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Demand Planner Analyst

This role reports to the Director, working independently but also in a collabora...
Location
Location
United States , Miami
Salary
Salary:
80000.00 - 95000.00 USD / Year
https://www.roberthalf.com Logo
Robert Half
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Proven experience in demand planning and forecasting within large-scale or global corporations
  • Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel and Power BI
  • Background in supply chain management, production planning, or related fields
  • Ability to interpret and analyze complex data sets to inform business decisions
  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
  • Familiarity with customer demand planning and inventory management
  • Knowledge of global supply chain processes and best practices
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, or a related discipline preferred
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Analyze demand patterns and trends to develop accurate forecasting models for supply chain operations
  • Collaborate with internal departments, subsidiaries, and external vendors to ensure seamless communication and coordination
  • Monitor inventory levels, financial data, and business metrics to support organizational goals
  • Prepare detailed reports and actionable insights using Excel and business intelligence tools, including Power BI
  • Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and track progress to enhance operational efficiency
  • Participate in hands-on planning tasks to ensure alignment with demand forecasts
  • Develop strategies to address supply chain challenges and improve production planning processes
  • Maintain data integrity across systems to support reliable decision-making
  • Provide recommendations to stakeholders based on analytical findings and market trends
  • Support long-term strategic planning initiatives for nationwide or global operations
What we offer
What we offer
  • generous percentage of health paid for employee
  • paid vacation
  • sick and holidays
  • 401k + match
  • other insurance and other perks
  • hybrid schedule with Fridays remote
  • bonus up to 10%
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Merchandise Planner-Contract

We are looking for Merchandise Planner for a top fashion company! The Merchandis...
Location
Location
United States
Salary
Salary:
33.00 USD / Hour
solomonpage.com Logo
Solomon Page
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor Degree
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Manage sales plans and inventory levels for EU digital channel
  • Partner with team to understand market trends, nuances, risk/opportunity to achieve business goals
  • Analyze and drive business performance/trends to ensure assortment maximizes growth potential, incorporating assortment planning and tiering analysis
  • Provide input to Monthly Planning Committee (MPC) meetings with the goal of optimizing inventory across multiple D.C.s and operating models based on merchandise and sales trends
  • Partner with Merchants to support assortment goals, product launch cadence, and markdown strategy
  • Ensure digital active dates are accurate and information is flowing from the international merchant assortment tool (MAT) and the Digital Active Date (DAD) tool
  • Ensure that international exclusives are flowing thru the domestic product development process (PDP) and that all attributes are getting populated and or franchise data handoff
  • Develop rapport with cross-functional teams and build credibility through effective communication
  • Respond to ad hoc requests from cross-functional teams
  • Manage merchandise inventory levels in the EU DC and ensure accurate ring-fencing across channels through inbound receipt tracking and collaboration with Merchandise Planners, Demand Forecasters, and Deployment Analysts
What we offer
What we offer
  • medical
  • dental
  • 401(k)
  • direct deposit
  • commuter benefits
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Inventory Planner

Are you an experienced Inventory Planner with a strong SAP background, looking t...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , St Albans
Salary
Salary:
35000.00 - 40000.00 GBP / Year
advocate-group.co.uk Logo
Advocate Group
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Proven experience in an Inventory Planner / Inventory Coordinator / Stock Analyst role within FMCG or retail
  • Strong SAP experience (MM, APO, or similar modules highly desirable)
  • Solid experience with inventory reconciliation, reporting, and variance analysis
  • Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting (pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
  • Highly organised, detail-focused, and comfortable managing competing priorities
  • Confident communicator with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Manage inventory levels across multiple SKUs and locations using SAP, ensuring availability and service targets are consistently met
  • Own inventory reconciliation processes, including cycle counts, stock adjustments, variance investigation, and month-end close support
  • Produce and maintain inventory reports and dashboards, tracking KPIs such as stock cover, availability, slow-moving and obsolete stock
  • Work closely with Demand Planning to align forecasts, promotions, and replenishment plans
  • Support purchase order planning and stock movements in line with lead times, capacity, and operational constraints
  • Partner with Operations and Finance to resolve discrepancies and improve stock accuracy
  • Identify risks and opportunities within inventory performance, recommending corrective actions where required
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across SAP processes, data accuracy, and reporting standards
What we offer
What we offer
  • Benefits
  • Bonus
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Inventory Planner

Are you an experienced Inventory Planner with a strong SAP background, looking t...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , St Albans
Salary
Salary:
35000.00 - 40000.00 GBP / Year
advocate-group.co.uk Logo
Advocate Group
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Proven experience in an Inventory Planner / Inventory Coordinator / Stock Analyst role within FMCG or retail
  • Strong SAP experience (MM, APO, or similar modules highly desirable)
  • Solid experience with inventory reconciliation, reporting, and variance analysis
  • Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting (pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
  • Highly organised, detail-focused, and comfortable managing competing priorities
  • Confident communicator with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Manage inventory levels across multiple SKUs and locations using SAP, ensuring availability and service targets are consistently met
  • Own inventory reconciliation processes, including cycle counts, stock adjustments, variance investigation, and month-end close support
  • Produce and maintain inventory reports and dashboards, tracking KPIs such as stock cover, availability, slow-moving and obsolete stock
  • Work closely with Demand Planning to align forecasts, promotions, and replenishment plans
  • Support purchase order planning and stock movements in line with lead times, capacity, and operational constraints
  • Partner with Operations and Finance to resolve discrepancies and improve stock accuracy
  • Identify risks and opportunities within inventory performance, recommending corrective actions where required
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across SAP processes, data accuracy, and reporting standards
What we offer
What we offer
  • Bonus
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Senior Demand Planner

The Senior Demand Planner plays a critical role within the Integrated Business P...
Location
Location
United States , Rockford
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
wolverineworldwide.com Logo
Wolverine Worldwide
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Research, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
  • 2–4 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or advanced supply chain analytics roles
  • Strong understanding of statistical forecasting methods, including time‑series analysis and regression‑based approaches
  • Advanced Excel skills for large datasets, modeling, and validation
  • Experience using demand planning or forecasting platforms (e.g., SAP IBP, Blue Yonder/JDA, Oracle Demantra, Kinaxis, or similar)
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze forecast performance, diagnose issues, and improve results over time
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations to align on demand assumptions and forecast outcomes
  • Support planning and S&OP / IBP processes by clearly communicating forecast changes, risks, and drivers
  • Present demand insights and recommendations in a clear, structured, and data‑driven manner
  • Develop and maintain demand forecasts across multiple time horizons using statistical forecasting methods, market inputs, historical sales data and order book analysis
  • Design, test, and refine forecasting approaches, including baseline demand modeling, seasonality analysis, and trend adjustment
  • Monitor forecast accuracy and bias, investigate root causes of forecast error, and implement corrective actions
  • Apply appropriate forecasting methodologies by product, customer, channel, or segment based on demand behavior
  • Build, maintain, and enhance forecasting models within demand planning systems and analytical tools
  • Translate statistical model outputs into operational forecasts aligned with planning and supply processes
  • Define and document assumptions, methodologies, and limitations to ensure forecast transparency and repeatability
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right