Supply and Inventory Planner

Supply and Inventory Planner - Aftersales Job Snapshot

Role: Supply and Inventory Planner - Aftersales
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Automotive
Function: Inventory Planning and Management
Experience: Approximately 5 years
Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview
Supply and Inventory Planner - Aftersales in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Automotive opportunity with Al-Futtaim focused on spare parts supply planning, inventory optimization, procurement, forecasting, logistics coordination, and stock availability across Global Aftersales operations. Al-Futtaim is hiring an experienced supply chain professional to balance service levels with inventory cost, improve stock turnover, reduce excess and obsolete inventory, and strengthen operational performance through SAP, business intelligence, and continuous improvement.

Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Automotive
Function: Inventory Planning and Management
Salary: 14000-22000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Supply and Inventory Planner is responsible for maintaining the right balance between spare parts availability, working capital, service performance, and inventory risk within Al-Futtaim Automotive 's Global Aftersales operations. The role manages purchasing, forecasting, stock health, supplier coordination, logistics processes, and system parameters while supporting a high-value inventory portfolio. Effective planning helps prevent stock-outs, control excess inventory, improve turnover, and ensure parts reach the business when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Process daily, weekly, and monthly purchase orders according to approved planning cycles.
• Ensure purchase orders are transmitted accurately to suppliers and confirmations are received.
• Monitor supplier commitments and follow up to ensure dispatch within agreed lead times.
• Track back orders and take timely action to reduce prolonged supply gaps.
• Communicate forecast changes and revised demand requirements to suppliers.
• Prepare purchasing budgets based on order schedules, forecasts, and business recommendations.
• Perform risk-of-run-out analysis and place replenishment orders to protect service availability.
• Plan and order spare parts for new vehicle models and upcoming market introductions.
• Obtain procurement and inventory approvals in line with the approved delegation of authority.
• Review inventory policies and recommended service-level targets regularly.
• Monitor aged inventory and identify stock requiring corrective action.
• Forecast provision requirements for slow-moving, obsolete, and at-risk stock.
• Initiate dead-stock disposal processes and follow them through to completion.
• Review excess and obsolete parts exposure and recommend actions to reduce working-capital impact.
• Improve stock turnover while protecting required customer service levels.
• Create Advance Shipping Notifications accurately and within required timelines using supplier invoice information.
• Provide logistics teams with shipment data needed for inbound control and customs-clearance documentation.
• Monitor freight, logistics, and related cost charges against agreed commercial terms.
• Coordinate logistics-related payments and provide Finance with the required supporting reports.
• Follow up with Finance teams to ensure timely settlement of supplier and logistics payments.
• Arrange and renew Letters of Credit where required.
• Register customs claims and coordinate applicable payments.
• Support ESMA and RFID approval requirements for relevant shipments and products.
• Declare cargo for insurance and maintain appropriate shipment records.
• Develop dashboards that provide visibility into inventory, supply, logistics, and service-level performance.
• Conduct kaizen initiatives and improvement projects aimed at reducing operational cost and process waste.
• Recommend practical inventory-control actions based on data, trends, and operational risk.
• Escalate supply, stock, or process exceptions when performance falls outside agreed controls.
• Manage assigned projects to achieve required delivery dates and budget parameters.
• Apply agile working methods where appropriate to improve responsiveness and execution.
• Review system planning parameters continuously to improve stock availability and inventory efficiency.
• Investigate system alerts relating to demand fluctuations, lead times, forecast changes, and supply risk.
• Evaluate potential stock-out conditions and implement corrective planning actions.
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