Demand Planning Specialist - EP

Position Summary 

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The Demand Planning Specialist — EP supports demand planning and IBP activities for Electrophysiology products for ROA (NA and ANZ). Based in Pune, this role focuses on developing and maintaining accurate statistical and consensus forecasts, performing demand analysis, and supporting launch readiness and supply decisions. The Specialist works closely with Commercial (sales, distributor services, clinical affairs), Supply Planning, Distribution and Finance to ensure product availability, reduce forecast variance, and enable regional IBP processes. 

The role’s scope of responsibilities include:  

• Prepare and maintain statistical forecasts and baseline demand models for EP consumables and disposables. 

• Consolidate commercial inputs (sales orders, distributor forecasts, procedure schedules, promotions, tenders) into the consensus demand plan. 

• Support IBP / S&OP cadences: prepare demand pack inputs, run demand variance analysis, document assumptions and actions, and follow up on open items. 

• Perform root-cause analysis of forecast exceptions and demand variability; propose corrective actions to improve accuracy and reduce bias. 

• Generate regular and ad-hoc reporting (forecast vs. actual, MAPE/bias, inventory impact, service risk) and present insights to local and regional stakeholders. 

• Support launch planning: build demand scenarios, validate launch volumes with commercial leads, and coordinate with supply for staging and allocation. 

• Maintain and improve data quality across planning systems; support data integration from distributor and hospital sources. 

• Implement and automate routine planning tasks and reports using tools such as Excel, Power BI, or scripting where applicable. 

• Collaborate with planners across markets to share best practices and standardize planning processes. 

• Ensure planning activities comply with regulatory and quality requirements. 

Major Duties & Responsibilities 

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Typically, job descriptions should contain no more than seven or eight major responsibilities ranked in order of highest percentage time to least. 

Approximate Percentage of Time 

Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities 

55% 

• Forecast generation, maintenance and variance analysis 

20% 

• IBP / S&OP support and stakeholder coordination 

10% 

• Reporting automation and analytics 

10% 

• Launch planning and scenario analysis 

5% 

• Data quality and system maintenance 

100% 

• Total 

Required Qualifications 

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Required Minimum Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or related field.                            Other N/A 

Required Years of Related Experience:  Min 2+ years                                                                                                 Other N/A 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Uncompromised requirements for the role):  

(Include any required computer skills, certifications, licenses, languages, etc.) 

• Experience in demand planning, supply chain planning or forecasting — experience with medical devices, surgical consumables or procedure-driven products preferred. 

• Hands-on experience with forecasting/statistical tools and strong Excel skills (pivot tables, advanced formulas). 

• Practical experience with planning systems (SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Oracle Demantra or equivalent) is highly desirable. 

• Strong analytical capability with attention to detail and ability to translate data into actionable recommendations. 

• Good stakeholder management and communication skills; able to interact with commercial, supply and distributor partners. 

• Eligible to live and work in India. 

Travel on the Job 

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Yes   

Percentage Travel:  

10 %  

Type of Travel Required: 

  Domestic (APAC) 

  International 

People Management Experience:  

Indicate whether supervisor/people management experience is required. 

No 

Required Years of People Management Experience: 

NA 

Preferred Qualifications 

Consider and identify qualifications that are not required to perform the job, but would be very helpful assets to performing the job. 

Preferred Minimum Education: Bachelors or Equivalent                                           Other N/A 

Preferred Area of Study:  BS/BA in an applicable field of study; advanced degree is preferred, MBA a plus 

Preferred Related Industry Experience (if applicable):  Life Sciences, MedTechnology, FMCG 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

(Include any preferred computer skills, certifications, licenses, languages, etc or abilities that are assets to performing in the role.) 

• Experience in healthcare, FMCG or related categories. 

• Exposure to Power BI / Tableau or basic scripting (Python/R) for automation and analytics. 

• Prior experience working across multiple markets or with cross-border teams. 

Key Working Relationships 

Identify the most important working relationships with people inside and outside the company including customers, vendors, associations, etc.  Briefly describe the nature of the contacts. 

Internal  

• EP Planning Lead, Senior Manager EP Planning, Regional Planning Lead 

• Commercial: Country Sales, Distributor Services, Clinical & Medical Affairs (EP BU) 

• Supply: Supply Planning, Distribution, Quality & Regulatory 

• Finance: Country/Cluster Finance, FP&A 

External 

• Distributors and 3PL partners in India and SEA 

• Hospital procurement and EP lab clinical champions 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

List number of employees reporting to this position, both directly and through direct reports.  

Direct/Indirect Reports: 

• NA 

Decision Making Authority - Check all appropriate decision-making authority level for this position. 

  Makes hiring recommendations 

  Makes hiring decisions 

  Trains employees  

  Plans work of others 

  Reviews work quality and quantity of others 

  Conducts performance reviews  

  Determines resource allocation 

  Makes pay and promotional recommendations  

  Makes pay and promotional decisions 

  Resolves employee grievances 

  Makes termination recommendations 

  Makes termination decisions 

  Recommends budget amounts 

  Makes budget decisions