Demand and Supply Planning Manager
About Ugaoo
Ugaoo is one of India's leading D2C brands in the home gardening space, focused on making gardening simple, accessible, and enjoyable for every household. With a strong digital-first approach, a growing retail footprint, marketplace presence, corporate gifting, and landscaping & maintenance services, Ugaoo serves a diverse customer base across the country.
Our portfolio spans live plants, seeds, gardening inputs, planters, and green lifestyle products. Given the perishable nature of a significant part of our inventory and the complexity of managing a high-SKU product portfolio, our supply chain plays a critical role in delivering a seamless customer experience. Backed by a technology-driven and customer-centric approach, Ugaoo operates through multiple fulfillment hubs, managing a high-velocity supply chain that includes procurement, inventory planning, warehousing, last-mile delivery, and reverse logistics.
As we continue to scale, we are building a future-ready, highly efficient, and tech-enabled supply chain ecosystem powered by innovation, operational excellence, and passionate people who are excited to redefine the gardening experience in India.
Role Summary
We are looking for a highly analytical and execution-focused Demand & Supply Planning Manager to drive end-to-end demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory optimization, and replenishment across all sales channels. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with fast-moving and perishable products.
The role requires balancing customer demand with supply constraints while ensuring high product availability, optimum inventory, and minimal wastage across our omnichannel business.
Key Responsibilities
Demand Planning & Forecasting
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Develop accurate demand forecasts using historical sales, seasonality, promotions, new product launches, and market trends.
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Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Category, Procurement, and Finance teams to build consensus forecasts.
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Monitor forecast accuracy and continuously improve forecasting models.
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Analyze demand fluctuations and proactively recommend corrective actions.
Supply Planning
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Develop supply plans aligned with demand forecasts, production capacities, procurement timelines, and vendor capabilities.
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Ensure timely replenishment across warehouses, retail stores, and quick commerce dark stores.
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Balance inventory levels while minimizing stock-outs, excess inventory, and product expiry.
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Plan inventory movement across hubs based on demand patterns.
Inventory Management
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Drive inventory optimization across multiple product categories.
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Monitor inventory ageing, slow-moving inventory, and shelf-life risks.
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Recommend liquidation or promotional plans to reduce inventory losses.
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Maintain target inventory norms across all channels.
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
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Participate in monthly S&OP meetings and prepare planning dashboards.
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Highlight risks related to demand, supply, procurement, or capacity.
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Work closely with cross-functional teams to resolve supply gaps.
Cross-functional Collaboration
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Coordinate with Procurement for raw material and finished goods availability.
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Partner with Operations and Warehouse teams to ensure seamless inventory flow.
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Work with Category and Commercial teams during product launches, seasonal campaigns, and promotional events
Requirements
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Statistics, or related discipline. MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain or Operations preferred.
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7–8 years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, or Supply Chain Planning.
- Mandatory experience in FMCG companies handling fast-moving and perishable products such as food, beverages, dairy, fresh produce, or similar categories.
- Experience in omnichannel planning (D2C, Retail, E-commerce, Quick Commerce) will be preferred.
- Exposure to large SKU portfolios is highly desirable.
Good to Have:
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Exposure to AI/ML-based demand forecasting tools.
- Experience with planning softwares
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SQL knowledge for data analysis.
Experience managing seasonal businesses and promotional demand spikes.
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Why Join Ugaoo?
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Be part of one of India's fastest-growing D2C lifestyle brands.
- Drive planning and forecasting across retail, e-commerce, marketplaces, and quick commerce channels.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize inventory, improve product availability, and enhance customer experience.
- Play a key role in building scalable planning processes and driving measurable business impact.
