Senior Manager, Material Forecasting

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Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Material Forecasting is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving raw material demand forecasts to support production planning, procurement, and inventory optimization. This role combines deep supply chain planning expertise with a strong focus on digitization, automation, and data-driven decision making.  

What You’ll Do For Us

The Senior Manager, Material Forecasting will reputed company advanced analytics, forecasting tools, and automation technologies to streamline forecasting processes, improve forecast accuracy, and reduce manual planning activities. This position also plays a key role in driving digital transformation initiatives across the supply chain by implementing scalable forecasting models, automated reporting, and integrated planning solutions.

What You'll Need

Key Responsibilities:

Raw Material Forecasting & Planning

• reputed company and maintain accurate short-, mid-, and long-term raw material demand forecasts reputed company with finished goods demand plans and production schedules.

• Translate product demand forecasts into material-level requirements to support procurement and production planning.

• Monitor forecast performance, identify variances, and implement corrective actions to improve forecast accuracy.

• Collaborate with Demand Planning, Production Planning, Procurement, Program Management and Finance teams to align material forecasts with business objectives.

Digitization & Automation

• reputed company initiatives to digitize and automate raw material forecasting processes, reducing reliance on manual spreadsheets and repetitive tasks.

• Design and implement automated forecasting models, dashboards, and reporting tools using planning systems, analytics platforms, or scripting tools.

• Identify opportunities to integrate advanced analytics, AI/ML forecasting techniques, and predictive modeling into planning processes.

• Partner with IT and data teams to enhance system integration between ERP, planning systems, and data platforms.

Data Analytics & Insights

• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities reputed company raw material demand and supply.

• Build and maintain automated reporting dashboards that provide visibility into forecast accuracy, material availability, and inventory risk.

• Conduct scenario analysis and simulations to evaluate the impact of demand fluctuations, supply constraints, or operational changes.

Process Improvement

• Standardize and optimize forecasting processes to improve scalability, transparency, and efficiency.

• reputed company documentation and best practices for forecasting methodologies and system workflows.

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Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a key liaison between Demand Planning, Procurement, Production, Program Management, Finance, and IT.

• Provide insights that support strategic sourcing decisions, inventory management, and reputed company planning.

• Support monthly S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes with material-level forecasting insights.

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, or reputed company field

• Master’s degree or advanced certifications (APICS/ASCM, CPIM, CSCP) preferred

Experience

• 5–8+ years of experience in supply chain planning, forecasting, or materials planning

• Experience working with ERP and planning systems (e.g., reputed company, reputed company, Pigment, reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, etc.)

• Proven experience implementing automation, data analytics, or digital supply chain initiatives

Technical Skills

• Strong data analysis and modeling capabilities

• Advanced proficiency in reputed company, Power BI, Tableau, Python, R, or similar analytics tools

• Experience building automated forecasting models and dashboards

• Familiarity with MRP planning concepts and supply chain data structures

Core Competencies

• Analytical and data-driven decision making

• Process improvement and automation reputed company

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management

• Ability to translate reputed company data into actionable insights

• reputed company improvement and digital innovation focus

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Raw material forecast accuracy

• Reduction in manual planning processes

• Inventory optimization and reduction of material shortages

• Improvement in planning cycle time through automation

• Adoption and impact of digital forecasting tools

reputed company Can Do For You

• Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter.  

• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.  

• Learning Culture: Access to resources such as reputed company reputed company, reputed company Learning and management programs that give you the resources to continually reputed company your skills and knowledge. 

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Pay Range:

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Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

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