Do you believe in good korma? Do samosas give you all the fillings? If you love data, spotting patterns in chaos, and forecasting what’s next (ideally with some garlic naan in hand), we might have a job for you.

Deep Indian Kitchen

First, a little more about us. We are Deep Indian Kitchen®. You may have seen us in the frozen aisles of 21,000 natural and conventional grocery, mass, club, and drug stores or been to our fast-casual restaurant. Or, if you shop at Indian grocery stores, you know our parent company, Deep Foods Inc., as your trusted manufacturer and brand with over 1,000 SKUs. Our brand is on fire now, but it hasn’t been long since late 2019 when we began a turnaround and rebrand of our Tandoor Chef® frozen brand and Indikitch® restaurants to Deep Indian Kitchen®. Our differentiated approach and products have made us the #1 fastest-selling natural frozen entrees brand in America, with rapid household penetration growth, over 182K followers on Instagram and TikTok…we could go on. And we know it’s cliché to say, “We’re just getting started,” but we don’t know of any other aspiring ‘platform brand’ that gets to pick and choose from a 1,000 SKU innovation pipeline.

Deep Indian Kitchen’s parent company, Deep Foods, was founded by the Amin family matriarch, Bhagwati Amin, and is now owned and operated by three generations of the Amin family. In late 2019, Deep Foods launched the Deep Indian Kitchen brand, which includes a line of frozen foods and a fast-casual restaurant in NJ, to elevate and expand access to Indian food in mainstream America. It has become one of the fastest-growing frozen food brands in the U.S. and the #1 Indian brand with its delicious, authentic, always-made-from-scratch frozen meals and appetizers that are available in over 21,000 grocery stores nationwide.

Deep Foods is the leader in Indian cuisine in North America with operations in the US, Canada, India, and Australia, and makes frozen meals, breads, and appetizers as well as snacks, beverages, dairy and pantry essentials. Our brands include Bansi®, Babu’s®, Bhagwati’s®, Deep, Deep Indian Kitchen®, Healthy Tiffin®, Hot Mix®, Mirch Masala®, Reena’s®, and Udupi.® Since 1977, we have had one simple purpose: to share all of India through made-from-scratch, authentically crafted food, and drinks. As a family-owned-and-operated company, it’s our mission that our food not only taste good but also do good. That’s why every purchase of our products benefits the Deepkiran Foundation, which helps provide access to education for underprivileged children in rural India. You can find our more than 1,000 products in stores across the ethnic, natural, conventional, club, drug, mass, and ecommerce retail channels.

What You Will Do

Back to the point: you. We seek a Demand Planner to join our Supply Chain Operations team and play a key role in our S&OP and Demand Planning processes. This person will be responsible for demand planning, new product and commercialization planning while collaborating cross-functionally with operations, sales, marketing, finance, category insights and plant management teams. If you are someone who thrives on cross-functional collaboration and loves bringing order and insight to a fast- moving, high-growth environment, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

Create, maintain, and refine demand forecasts for our frozen product portfolio across retail, club, and foodservice channels.
Support the execution of our S&OP process and ensure alignment with supply chain, production, and commercial teams.
Work with Sales, Marketing, and Category Insights teams to capture market intelligence, promo planning and trends that impact demand.
Create and improve promotional demand plan across customers.
Monitor forecast accuracy and drive improvements in data-driven decision-making.
Collaborate with Supply Planning on inventory planning.
Analyze historical data and provide insights into sales trends and seasonality.
Participate in the launch of new items by integrating forecasts into the broader planning process.
Build dashboards, reports, and SOPs to scale demand planning capabilities as the company grows.
Support the team in achieving customer service, inventory, and operational goals.
Other responsibilities may evolve as the role and team scale.

Who You Are

You’re excited about the opportunity to enhance Deep Indian Kitchen’s demand planning function by driving efficiencies and analyzing performance against key KPIs. With a strong attention to detail, you relentlessly pursue accuracy amid the chaos of a rapidly growing and constantly evolving mix of retailers, distributors, and products.

Qualifications:

BA/BS degree required in supply chain management, business, data analytics or related fields.
2-5 years of experience in a CPG supply chain planning role or related position
Exceptional people leadership and management skills – up, down, and lateral.
Strong forecasting, planning, and analytical skills.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to prioritize, self-motivate, and motivate others.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Restless dissatisfaction with the status quo and a desire to network and/or research to find new solutions or learn best practices.
Proficiency in Demand Planning softwares and Microsoft Office suite (specifically Excel and PowerBI), and Google Suite.
APICS or IBF certification preferred.
In-office presence required Tuesday–Thursday in Union, NJ.

Benefits

Deep Foods Inc. is an equal opportunity employer with competitive compensation and benefits. If this all sounds good, please apply with your resume—bonus points for sending your favorite journal entry (or your least favorite deduction!).