About This Role
Working closely with global brand partners and regional retailers, the Demand Planner is responsible for sales forecasting, purchase planning, inventory monitoring, stock replenishment, shipment tracking, and reporting. This hands-on role suits a detail-oriented and analytical professional with experience in demand planning or supply chain analysis.
Responsibilities
- Analyze historical sales data and prepare monthly demand forecasts by SKU and brand
- Calculate stock requirements based on sales trends, current inventory, incoming shipments, and supplier lead times
- Prepare monthly purchase and replenishment recommendations
- Maintain and regularly update Excel-based forecasting and purchase planning reports
- Coordinate with Brand Managers and Sales Teams to understand upcoming promotions, new listings, and expected demand
- Monitor stock levels, stock coverage, and product availability
- Identify potential stock shortages and recommend timely replenishment
- Track slow-moving, ageing, and excess inventory and highlight areas requiring action
- Monitor incoming shipments and expected arrival dates to update inventory projections
- Support maintaining optimal stock levels while minimizing overstocking and stockouts
- Prepare weekly and monthly sales, inventory, and forecasting reports
- Maintain accurate Excel-based inventory and planning trackers
- Analyze SKU-level sales performance and inventory movements
- Highlight inventory risks, forecast changes, and replenishment requirements
- Ensure accuracy and timely updates of all planning data and reports
- Work closely with Brand Managers, Sales, Logistics, and Warehouse teams
- Coordinate on stock availability, incoming shipments, and replenishment priorities
- Follow up on inventory-related information required for planning and reporting
- Support management with purchase planning and inventory analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Logistics, or a related field
- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in demand planning, inventory planning, replenishment, or supply chain analysis (1–2 years of experience preferred)
- Previous hands-on experience preparing and maintaining Excel-based inventory, sales, or purchase planning reports is mandatory
- Strong Microsoft Excel proficiency, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, formulas, and data analysis, is essential
- Good understanding of sales forecasting, stock coverage, inventory management, and replenishment planning
- Experience working with SKU-level sales and inventory data