Demand Planning Lead

Demand Planning Lead

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible

You will oversee demand planning activities for your assigned product families in your business unit. You will also lead the demand review process and driving interactions with the cross-functional teams.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Lead the demand management agenda for the category, being the key interface between commercial (sales revenue planning) and supply (replenishment) to identify and evaluate the impact of potential availability issues/commercial changes including gap assessment and risk and opportunity discussions
• Partner with modelling team for the generation of statistical forecasting
• Manage, coach and develop a team
• Review standard consumption versus forecast at the customer and total product levels, liaising with replenishment and sales revenue planning to manage potential availability issues and the impact of under consumption
• Drive strong linkages with the commercial, customer collaboration, modelling, order fulfilment teams and supply planning including innovation and equity
• Drive continuous capability building in the demand planning team for planning improvement

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Comprehensive supply chain, economic, financial or logistics experience and commercial awareness in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods environment
• Open to learn new ways of working and is willing to use new tools
• Experience driving demand review and participation in an IBP cycle
• Able to influence cross-functional teams, working on the key priorities and improving the plan
• Able to build effective teams
• Knowledge in leading practice demand planning and end-to-end supply chain concepts
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills

OVERALL Purpose

The Demand Planning Lead owns the end-to-end demand planning and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, aligning commercial ambitions with operational capabilities. The role develops a consensus-driven demand plan across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning, Manufacturing and Procurement — enabling superior customer service, healthy inventory, improved forecast accuracy and profitable growth. The role also champions digital planning transformation through AI/ML-enabled forecasting and advanced analytics platforms.

 

 

Key Responsibilities

 

1. Enterprise Demand Planning & Forecasting

• Own the end-to-end demand planning process across all product categories, channels and geographies

• Develop and maintain accurate statistical demand forecasts using AI/ML platforms, market intelligence and commercial inputs

• Drive consensus forecasting with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Planning; continuously improve forecast accuracy, bias and demand variability

• Analyse demand trends, seasonality, promotional performance and market dynamics; deliver actionable insights for senior leadership

 

2. IBP & S&OP Leadership

• Lead the monthly IBP cycle: Portfolio Review → Demand Review → Supply Review → Integrated Reconciliation → Management Business Review

• Facilitate executive alignment between demand, supply and financial commitments; drive risk management and timely decision-making

• Lead monthly S&OP governance forums; balance commercial opportunities against operational constraints; identify supply risks and mitigation plans

• Support short-term demand and supply balancing through Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE)

 

3. Portfolio & Innovation Planning

• Partner with Marketing and Commercial teams to forecast new product launches, seasonal products and promotional campaigns

• Lead SKU lifecycle planning: phase-ins, phase-outs, rationalization and portfolio optimization

• Drive innovation forecast accuracy and on-time new product launch readiness

 

4. Supply Chain Performance & Digital Transformation

• Improve customer service levels while optimizing inventory, working capital and minimizing write-offs, excess and obsolete stock

• Champion SAP APO, SAP IBP, O9 or equivalent platforms; drive AI/ML forecasting adoption and planning transformation initiatives

• Collaborate with global/regional teams to enhance planning capability maturity and supply chain agility

 

5. Stakeholder Management & Team Leadership

• Build strong cross-functional partnerships; influence senior leadership through data-driven recommendations and business insights

• Present planning assumptions, risks and performance updates to leadership forums

• Lead, coach and develop the Demand Planning team; build a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement

Experience Required

 

• 10–15 years of progressive Supply Chain Planning experience in FMCG, Consumer Goods or related industries

• Proven leadership of Demand Planning & IBP for large, complex, multi-category businesses

• Strong hands-on experience with S&OP, cross-functional planning, and digital planning implementations (SAP IBP/APO, O9 or similar)

• Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and driving planning transformation initiatives

• Track record of building and developing high-performing planning teams

Ideal Candidate Profile

A seasoned planning leader with a proven track record of enterprise demand planning and IBP leadership in large FMCG or consumer products organizations.

Deep expertise in forecasting, S&OP, supply chain analytics and digital planning platforms (SAP IBP, SAP APO, O9), combined with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

A collaborative, transformation-oriented leader who can build capability, drive change and deliver sustainable supply chain performance improvements.

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

RegularDemand PlanningCustomer Service & Logistics

Experience Level

Senior Level