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Join our dynamic Operations team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a Demand Planning Analyst for a FMCG company. This crucial role ensures the accuracy of our sales forecasts and optimizing stock levels and distribution across the country. You will collaborate closely with Sales and Marketing teams playing a key role in achieving our commercial objectives. Your analytical skills and collaborative approach will be essential to success in this fastpaced and impactful role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Demand Planning and Analysis.
- Apply planning and forecasting techniques regarding demand and capacity and interpret and communicate results to relevant team members.
- Seek new approaches to generate greater forecast accuracy and improved analysis of sales forecasts inputs.
- Review sales inputs and ensure an appropriate Sales Forecast is developed and consistently renewed.
- Provide input on the optimum stock model to support agreed Demand and business plans.
- Ensure that Supply Planning KPIs align with multiple stakeholders objectives for inventory optimization.
- Identify gaps in current supply or Demand plans and propose remedial action.
- Monitor supply planning adherence to demand plan.
- Monitor stock levels and distribution across KSA ensuring optimal product availability.
- Develop the baseline sales forecast and challenge and consolidate forecasts for promotions and launches provided by the Sales and Marketing teams.
- Maintain a healthy stock mix minimizing both outofstock situations and excessive inventory levels.
- Work closely with the procurement and production teams to forecast material requirements and plan accordingly to prevent supply shortages or delays.
- Build forecasts grounded in market trends providing datadriven insights to support commercial and marketing strategies.
- Communicate effectively with the team regarding demand changes and their impact on stock levels.
Qualifications
- Demand Planning and Demand Forecasting skills.
- Strong Analytical Skills.
- Excellent Communication skills.
- Bachelors degree in supply chain management Business Administration or related field.
- Proficiency in relevant software and tools (e.g. ERP systems Excel).
- 3 5 years experience on same position in FMCG sector.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin marital status veteran status disability age religion or any other classification protected by law.
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We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
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