Supply Planning Executive
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Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) is hiring a Supply Planning Executive in Lagos, Nigeria. The role focuses on translating the agreed demand plan into a feasible, capacity- and material-constrained supply plan that ensures high customer service while optimizing inventory and working capital. The position is full-time and on-site, working cross-functionally with Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Sales, Finance and Customer Service.
- Full-time on-site role based in Lagos, Nigeria
- Responsible for 12–18 month supply and production planning
- Cross-functional coordination across planning, manufacturing, procurement and logistics
- Focus on inventory optimization, capacity planning and supply continuity
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Job Title: Supply Planning Executive - Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time (On-site)
Supply Planning Executive at Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL)
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Sep 21, 2026, 8:13 AM
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Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) is the largest homegrown 'Home and Personal Care' company in India, with a turnover of more than 1.3 billion USD and growing at 25% + CAGR. We are constantly innovating to delight our consumers with more exciting, superior quality products at affordable prices.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Lagos
About the Job
The Supply Planning Executive is responsible for converting the agreed demand plan into an executable, capacity and material constrained supply plan that delivers customer service while optimizing inventory, manufacturing efficiency and working capital
Main Purpose of the Job
The role is responsible for translating the agreed demand plan into detailed supply and production requirements, identifying risks and constraints early, and driving cross-functional actions to ensure high customer service while optimizing inventory and working capital.
The Supply Planning Executive will work closely with Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Sales, Finance and Customer Service to ensure end-to-end supply continuity across Godrej Nigeria's portfolio.
To develop and maintain an accurate, feasible and cost-effective supply plan that balances customer demand, inventory targets, material availability, manufacturing capacity and supply constraints.
The role will also drive continuous improvement in planning processes, SAP/MRP effectiveness, inventory health, supply responsiveness and planning reliability.
Supply Planning & Production Planning:
Develop and maintain the 12–18 month supply plan aligned with the approved demand plan.
Balance production efficiency, minimum batch sizes, changeovers, inventory targets and customer service.
Identify capacity constraints and recommend mitigation actions
Monitor production plan adherence and proactively resolve deviations.
Develop detailed production plans within available capacity, labour, material and equipment constraints.
Translate demand
Requirements
- into production and replenishment requirements.
- Material Planning & Availability:
- Maintain appropriate safety stock and replenishment parameters.
- Partner with Procurement to manage shortages, MOQ, lead times and supplier constraints.
- Convert production
- into RM/PM
- through SAP/MRP.
- Support decisions on local versus imported materials where applicable.
- Monitor material availability and supplier lead times.
- Identify potential material shortages well ahead of production.
- Escalate critical supply risks with clear impact and recovery plans.
- Finished Goods & Inventory Management:
- Optimize inventory across service level, working capital and obsolescence.
- Maintain finished-goods inventory within agreed target levels.
- Monitor slow-moving, excess, ageing and obsolete inventory.
- Drive reduction of excess and obsolete inventory.
- Recommend stock reallocation or deployment actions where required.
- Identify inventory risks arising from demand changes, new products and product discontinuations.
- Supply Risk & Exception Management:
- Quantify business impact and develop recovery scenarios.
- Identify potential stock-outs, capacity constraints and material shortages.
- Maintain a forward-looking supply risk and constraint dashboard.
- Escalate critical risks through the appropriate governance forums.
- Conduct scenario planning for major demand, supply or capacity changes
- Track mitigation actions to closure.
- Supply Risk & Exception Management:
- Ensure agreed IBP actions are translated into the operational supply plan.
- Provide supply inputs into the monthly IBP/S&OP cycle.
- Track mitigation actions to closure.
- Escalate critical risks through the appropriate governance forums.
- Quantify business impact and develop recovery scenarios.
- Prepare supply scenarios against the latest demand plan.
- Support management decisions through data-driven scenarios.
- Maintain a forward-looking supply risk and constraint dashboard.
- Recommend trade-offs between service, inventory, capacity and cost.
- Highlight capacity, material, inventory and service constraints.
- Conduct scenario planning for major demand, supply or capacity changes IBP / S&OP
- Identify potential stock-outs, capacity constraints and material shortages.
- Supply Chain Risk Management – Nigeria. Should be understood and incorporated:
- Factory capacity constraints
- Supplier reliability
- Port and customs-related delays
- Power/utilities-related production limitations where relevant
- Sudden changes in market demand
- Local versus imported material availability
- Import lead-time variability
- Security/logistics disruptions
- Regulatory or trade-related supply risks
- FX-related supply constraints
- Transportation constraints
- New Product Introduction & Promotions explicit accountability for:
- New product launches
- Obsolescence risk
- Seasonal demand
- Promotional demand
- Discontinuations
- Product phase-in/phase-out
- Launch inventory
- Packaging changes
- Key Success Metrics and Supply Planning Scorecard
- Inventory Accuracy
- Excess & Obsolete Inventory
- Forecast Bias / Forecast Accuracy Contribution
- Supporting metrics
- Customer Service / OTIF
- Inventory Days / Inventory Value
- Inventory Accuracy
- Forecast Bias / Forecast Accuracy Contribution
- Supply Plan Adherence
- SAP/MRP Data & Planning Accuracy
- Production Plan Adherence
- Material Availability
- Supplier OTIF
- Key Relationships Internal to Godrej Group: (shared / conflicting interests)
- Other Market DSP Managers in GAUM
- Factory Logistics
- Sales Director
- Category Managers - Hair Fashion & FMCG
- Factory Managers
- Key Relationships External to Godrej Group (shared / conflicting interests) DSP community of other companies
- Business Controllers
- Commercial and Supply Chain links with Customers, Distributors, Trade bodies
Education
&
Experience
SAP/MRP planning parameters, master data and exception management.
Manufacturing capacity, production scheduling, inventory and material planning.
managing cross-functional supply-chain issues and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
FMCG supply-chain dynamics, including demand variability, seasonality, product lifecycle and promotional requirements.
Expert knowledge in our areas of responsibility.
in inventory optimisation, safety stock, material availability and supply-risk management.
Godrej Nigeria's product portfolio, manufacturing footprint, supply-chain processes and key business interfaces.
Local and imported supply chains, supplier lead times and supply-risk management.
Working-capital implications of inventory and service-level decisions.
End-to-end supply planning and manufacturing planning processes.
Implications, alignment points,
managing supply plans across multiple SKUs, production lines and/or manufacturing sites.
Impact of, and relationship between: Product portfolio (type of demand, seasonality, lifecycle status, shelf life); Master Production & Detailed Production execution and supply chain KPIs; Trade-offs between factory optimization vs. customer service and the Overall business environment.
participating in S&OP/IBP processes and presenting supply scenarios, constraints and recommendations.
using SAP/MRP to translate demand into material and production requirements.
Minimum of 5 years'
in Supply Planning, Production Planning, Material Planning or Demand & Supply Planning, preferably within an FMCG/manufacturing environment.
Soft Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Effective communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Attention to detail and proactive decision-making.
How to Apply
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Benefits
and issues of: Order Fulfilment; Distribution Requirement Planning (Domestic/International); Factory Operations; Inventory Management (Finished Goods); Materials Management (Raw & Packaging)
Demonstrated