Demand Planning Professional

About the role

Siemens Mobility is seeking a Demand Planning Professional to manage purchase requisitions, coordinate with vendors and internal teams, and ensure material availability for production. The role is based in Nashik and may involve travel to other sites in India or abroad.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor SAP R/3 generated purchase requisitions and prepare purchase orders.
• Coordinate release of purchase orders and follow‑up with vendors for timely deliveries.
• Work with customs for clearance and reschedule deliveries according to schedule and inventory levels.
• Collaborate with finance on transit‑damage insurance cases.
• Reduce shop‑floor idle time caused by material shortages.
• Coordinate logistics, dispatch, and subcontracted items with production cells.
• Handle quality‑related vendor issues and support vendor development.
• Update item procurement lead‑times in SAP MRP and consolidate purchase orders.
• Implement sourcing models such as consignment stock, contract warehouse, and KANBAN.
• Apply lean manufacturing concepts to improve material availability.

Required profile

• 4‑5 years of experience with SAP, specifically MM and PP modules.
• Strong communication skills with external suppliers and internal departments.
• Ability to work flexibly under urgent customer requirements.
• Result‑oriented, team‑focused and quality‑driven mindset.

Required skills

• SAP R/3 (MM, PP, MRP)
• Procurement and purchase order processing
• Lean manufacturing and KANBAN concepts
• Vendor management and quality coordination