Demand Planning Manager (Bangalore, KA, IN, 560066)

About us At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for. The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together . ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India ExxonMobil’s affiliates have offices in India in Bengaluru, Mumbai and the National Capital Region. ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India supporting the Product Solutions business engage in the marketing, sales and distribution of performance as well as specialty products across chemicals and lubricants businesses. The India planning teams are also embedded with global business units for business planning and analytics. ExxonMobil’s LNG affiliate in India supporting the upstream business provides consultant services for other ExxonMobil upstream affiliates and conducts LNG market-development activities. The Global Business Center - Technology Center provides a range of technical and business support services for ExxonMobil’s operations around the globe. ExxonMobil strives to make a positive contribution to the communities where we operate and its affiliates support a range of education, health and community-building programs in India. Read more about our Corporate Responsibility Framework . To know more about ExxonMobil in India, visit ExxonMobil India and the Energy Factor India. What role will you play in our team Provide demand planning leadership and coordination to support Bangalore's role as a strategic demand planning hub for inbound materials. Ensure effective S&OP integration and disciplined demand planning execution while strengthening supply bench capability, governance, and resilience. Drive and ensure coordination of all demand planning, process, and exception management within the global supply chain. What will you do Ensure successful execution of the end-to-end demand planning and forecasting process through leadership of the Demand Planning Team and strong interfaces within S&OP teams and the GBUs Drives consistent application of Demand Planning processes, tools and best practices Collaborates with GBUs to support the annual Demand Plan; develops Demand Planning team deliverables and resource plans to support Grows and maintains strong relationships and manages a virtual network of stakeholders Liaises with regional/Global S&OP teams and Central Supply Chain organizations to ensure alignment and effectiveness of x-functional processes Establishes and ensures implementation of Demand Planning competency models; drives employee development processes within team Drives continuous improvement of the Demand Planning processes and toolset for optimized statistical forecasting capability and advanced analytics Provide functional guidance to demand planners on the team Enforce use of S&OP processes and tools with support of Central S&OP team Ensure the team is complaint with our license to operate (Safety and Controls) About You Skills and Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain (or related fields such as Applied Mathematics/Statistics) 5 or more years of relevant experience Background in engineering, supply chain, statistics and/or analytics Experienced in conducting analyses and providing recommendations for supply planning problems using common tools such as: SAP IBP/APO, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, etc. for planning & optimization Tableau and/or Power Bl for visualization, Power Query and Excel Proven self-starter with strong collaboration and influence management skills; able to work effectively with all levels of the organization Strong background in engineering, supply chain, statistics and/or analytics.  Experience supporting supply chain activities for large scale operations preferred (particularly in Oil & Gas) Strong performer with ability to prioritize work strategically and independently while also functioning well within a global and/or virtual team Experienced in steering the actions and developing a small team of personnel to achieve business results and meet/exceed strategic business objectives; ability to lead regional / global teams Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) Perseverant and resilient in the pursuit of objectives; willing to take on new challenges Improve mindset; able to anticipate future opportunities and adept at evaluating new opportunities objectively Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including conceptual capabilities W