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Manager - Sales Planning

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Job Description - Manager - Sales Planning


Responsibilities & Key Deliverables





  • Manage demand planning, sales forecasting, inventory management, order-to-billing, launch readiness, outlier tracking, and VIP order management



    • Drive 6-month bottom-up forecasts using competition mapping and variant-level slicers (transmission, fuel, segment, seating) to ensure right product–right time–right market and minimize inventory risk/obsolescence

    • Set & execute dealer targets using data-driven inputs (past trends, ETBR, growth, market share, management direction) and deliver monthly billing plans in alignment with SOG, CPPC, DCM, RO, and Brand teams

    • Develop steady-state requirement and capacity plans at variant/aggregate level using bookings, orders, dealer stock, billing and retail trends

    • Own short-term (3M), mid-term (6M), and long-term (N+2) planning with precise variant-wise projections for manufacturing and material alignment

    • Manage PAN-India billing, retail performance, allocations, and stock norms for assigned portfolio (e.g., Scorpio-N, Bolero, etc.)

    • Analyze region/dealer-level performance to identify gaps, lost opportunities, and competition benchmarks; recommend corrective actions

    • Track outliers and demand spikes; deliver actionable insights to leadership and field teams

    • Collaborate cross-functionally (Manufacturing, Marketing, Logistics, Finance, IT, Field Sales) to align demand–supply and ensure launch readiness

    • Act as single-window for field issue resolution and cross-functional de-bottlenecking

    • Drive logistics planning (dispatch/load mix via rail/trailers) to ensure timely deliveries and superior customer experience

    • Enable digitization, automation, system readiness for launches, and continuous process improvements






General Experience


8 to 12 Years (with at least 4 years of Sales / Demand Planning experience). Knowledge of any AI / Digital tool with Data Scientist experience will be an added advantage.

Preferred Industries

Consumer FMCG / Food
Automotive Industry

Education Qualification

MBA; Post Graduate Dip in Mgmt

General Experience

Minimum 8 - 12 years

Critical Experience

System Generated Core Skills

Consumer Focus
Demand Forecasting
Financial Management
Performance Management
Sales Planning

System Generated Secondary Skills

Sales Strategy

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