Royal Canin
Demand Planning Manager; Royal Canin India; Mumbai
Mumbai, India
Everything we do is driven by our passion for pets. Across every role and every location around the world, our teams are united by a shared purpose: creating A Better World For Pets. As a truly pet-centric company, we put pets at the heart of everything—from the products we create to the care and expertise we bring to our work. Whether you’re in R&D, manufacturing, customer care, or any of the corporate functions, your contributions make a direct impact on the health of pets everywhere. We’re also deeply committed to the growth and development of our associates, offering opportunities to learn, innovate, and make a difference every day.
- Job Type: varies
- Level: mid-level
- Travel: varies
- Average Salary: $63K-$96K
Success Profile
What makes a successful Demand Planning Manager; Royal Canin India; Mumbai at Royal Canin? We look for the right mix of the following traits when speaking with you.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Efficient
- Responsible
- Results-driven
- Team player
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Purpose
Connect your passion for pets to the purpose: A Better World For Pets
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Health & Wellbeing
A comprehensive focus on your individual health & wellbeing
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Inclusion
A place where you can belong and be yourself
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Career development
Professional learning offerings, annual personal development plans, Mars University
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Attractive total rewards
Your financial wellbeing through a competitve salary and bonus plan
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Focus on sustainability
We invest in you so you can make a better world
What I love most about Royal Canin is how pet-centric we are—everything we do revolves around improving the lives of pets. It’s not just about creating high-quality products; it’s about living our purpose every day. At the same time, Royal Canin invests in us as associates, helping us grow, develop our skills, and find real meaning in our work. It’s inspiring to be part of a global team that prioritizes both pet health and personal development.
Christina Sermak-Frankowski People & Organization Director, Learning & Culture
Role : Demand Planning Manager
Location : Mumbai
Job Responsibilities
E2E Demand Planner responsibilities:
Demand Planning - Develop a reliable and capable demand plan across 2Year+ horizon, for the defined market, including promotion and launches, and perform ongoing analysis of demand variability, assess risk and take corrective action to close gaps
S&OP+ Demand Management Review (DMR) – support to the S&OP+ process facilitator. Generate statistical baseline forecast, supported with demand assumption from the business, to fuel the conversation with the forum stakeholders, to have an aligned outcome.
Deploy RC India planning process standard for RC India S&OP+ DMR process within Regional / Global guidelines
Accountable to maintain the documentation of the Planning Business processes and supporting system transactions
Provide expert functional support to the planning community and being part of the Global / Regional Planning Key User for FutureMaster
Demand Planning Key User responsibilities:
Acquire the best knowledge about business processes and supporting systems functionality
Assess process conformance in local business community and suggest actions for improvements to BPOs if required
Test new systems functionality (periodical and yearly slots) with the objective to avoid process perturbation and to potentially introduce the new functionality into local business processes in order to move to the next level of best practice
Train business users (existing and new joiners) on business processes and supporting systems functionality
Support business users by fixing issues or by escalating issues to regional or global support teams, IT or Business.
Represent area of responsibility in x-functional workgroups with other KUs to ensure seamless integration across functions locally
Program Manager responsibilities:
Support and lead all key phases for an E2E-Planning core model deployment in RC India : Demand Segmentation, UAT, go-live, hyper-care and post-project support
Act as the Guardian of RC India E2E Planning Core Model Solution and Process Golden rules specific to Demand Planning
Manage and Coordinate all day-to-day project tasks with the cross functional project team and local teams
Coordinate with regional program manager, global BPO’s, FutureMaster consultants and all local / Regional stakeholders to deliver the project on time
Monitor and report project progress to project steer-co on regular basis
Implement planning processes as per the global/regional standard guidelines and Ensure creation of all necessary documentation for RC India
Facilitate the change linked to new ways of working with consistent communication to all local stakeholders at RC India
Ensure master data cleansing enabling the project success
Support, guide and train key users to adopt the process and supporting systems
Represent area of responsibility in x-functional workgroups with other KUs to ensure seamless integration across functions locally
Job Specifications/Qualifications
Note: May differ from the current job holder’s own skills and experience
1. Education & Professional Qualification
Masters / Post graduate degree in Business management/ Supply Chain management
Project management certification is a plus
Fluent (spoken & written) Communication Skills in English
2. Knowledge/Experience
3-5 years’ experience in a Demand Planning/S&OP/Project role in a FMCG company (Ideally Food)
Proven track record in demand planning processes, S&OP and business knowledge in organizations / processes
Knowledge of Supply Planning, FutureMaster, IT interfaces and Master data is a plus