Supply Chain Planner

Overview

HP is seeking a Supply Chain Planner in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The role involves managing demand planning processes, forecasting, inventory optimization, and supply network coordination to support service and product lifecycle needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage demand planning processes using a wide range of forecasting methods throughout the service support life cycle.

• Analyze demand trends to identify deviations and determine root causes.

• Anticipate factors influencing demand, including seasonal trends and lifecycle specifics.

• Assess forecast accuracy, identify deviations, and implement corrective actions.

• Analyze stocking requirements for a multi-echelon network and define requirements to meet customer service levels while optimizing inventory and carrying costs.

• Evaluate current and future inventory requirements and take action to mitigate shortages or excesses.

• Apply multi-echelon inventory optimization concepts to guide inventory decisions.

• Monitor inventory trends and deviations, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.

• Track excess and obsolescence trends and take actions to mitigate cost impact.

• Optimize the sourcing plan to reach targeted inventory by balancing repair versus new buy.

• Optimize network replenishment requirements across multiple locations.

• Initiate timely balancing of material to fulfill needs and avoid overstock.

• Manage lifecycle events such as new product introductions (NPI) and last-time buys in collaboration with product lifecycle management (PLM) and suppliers.

• Support continuous process improvement and process automation by analyzing data, identifying patterns, and drawing actionable conclusions.

• Apply understanding of integrated software systems and their workflows.

• Key Deliverables

• Customer service level, availability, and backorder metrics

• Inventory targets

• Excess and obsolescence costs

• Customer demand forecast accuracy

• Supply forecast accuracy

• Ordering costs

• Productivity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in supply chain, mathematics-related subjects, or engineering.
• 6–10+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, or other analytically focused roles.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills, with the ability to think critically and make data-driven judgments.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills; able to prioritize critical work.
• Strong communication skills to interact with suppliers, customers, and supply chain team members.
• High attention to detail and the ability to apply tools and technology to deliver results.
• Ability to understand global business processes and assess the impact of changes.
• Technical proficiency and strong computer literacy, with experience in ERP systems.