Capability Lead Planning & Inventory Management
Target Corporation (company site, opens in a new tab)8–12 yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 25–40 LPA
Posted 10h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Develop and execute demand and inventory planning strategies across multiple categories or business segments to drive sales, profitability, and inventory productivity.
- Lead forecast development, performance evaluation, scenario planning, and decision frameworks to balance sales growth, profitability, and availability.
- Provide strategic leadership and influence senior partners across merchandising, supply chain, data science, and technology for scalable improvements and capability development.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Statistics, Economics, Business, Data Science, Commerce, or related quantitative discipline.
- 8 to 12 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, inventory management, merchandise planning, supply chain, preferably in retail or FMCG.
- Advanced expertise and hands-on experience with demand planning and forecasting tools such as o9 Solutions, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, Oracle Demand Planning, or equivalent.
- Work Experience Required: 8 to 12 years of relevant domain experience.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders in ambiguous environments across multiple business areas.
- Experienced in establishing functional standards, developing planning teams, and driving measurable improvements in forecast performance, inventory productivity, and product availability.
- Strategic thinker with expertise in advanced forecasting methodologies, scenario planning, and translating analytical insights into executive-level business recommendations.