Demand & Supply Planner
13 hours ago
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day
**Overview of the role**:
Manages, balances and analyses all demand and supply in the supply chain, using advanced analytical, statistical, and optimization techniques.
Develop, communicate, and execute end-to-end product demand and supply plans across all channels of distribution in the GCC Region for a current or future product line in collaboration with Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Store Operations.
Responsible for measuring, optimizing and continuously improving forecast accuracy, planning inventory flows and phasing, inventory levels, minimizing errors, driving continuous improvement through processes, analysis, etc. Implement and use the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to harmonize and drive global improvement with common targets to ACE
**What you will do**:
**Description of Accountability**:
- Forecast demand, inventory, and multi-channel sell through. Generate weekly, monthly and yearly supply plans that meet ACE & Homework’s financial objectives. Evaluate risks. Plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate
- Create baseline forecasts, maintaining data and forecast integrity in the forecasting tool(s) as well as other related platforms; communicate forecast to internal customers
- Conduct monthly forecast maintenance & address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
- Use latest AI (Artificial Intelligence) / ML (Machine learning) techniques for forecasting & demand planning
- Plan & monitor replenishment across the Distribution Centre network, stores & online by maintaining the accuracy replenishment parameter
- The position is responsible for maintaining capacity plans to ensure the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives, in collaboration with Logistics (warehousing) and Store Operations.
- Correcting replenishment parameters, lead times are regularly conform to business levels
- Lead Supply planning process and analyse trends impacting the product launches, promotions, customer behaviour, and commercial decisions).
- Defining forecast & replenishment process for New product introduction with buyers & range planning team to avoid over-buy/under-buy and stock out situation in stores
- Provides supply planning expertise to the commercialization of new products or resolution of key inventory shortage issues
- Build Power Users in business across Supply Planning leading practices in the initial set-up & continuous improvement of inventory, replenishment, and capacity planning policies, parameters, and configuration settings to optimize JDA plan outputs and process performance
- Defining forecast & replenishment process for New product introduction with buyers & range planning team to avoid over-buy/under-buy and stock out situation in stores
- Implement and conduct monthly S&OP cycles by respective department, enabling necessary measurement, performance assessment, corrective actions and full visibility
- Schedule the necessary meetings with stakeholders on a monthly / regular basis
- Monitoring monthly ageing stock level and building liquidating strategy with Buying team through inter-territory/store transfer, clearance & promotions.
- Assist in developing annual budgets and cost-effectiveness initiatives.
- Maintain training materials and organize trainings to team members.
**Required Skills to be successful:
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- 4+ years of extensive planning and forecasting experience.
- 4+ Years working experience on OTB calculations.
- Knowledge of Demand & Supply planning processes, general knowledge of Supply Chain
- Prior experience in product planning, production control, inventory management, or production/manufacturing operations is a plus. Project management desired.
- Experience with using ERP systems (preferably SAP) and advanced Panning tools with statistical modeling
**What equips you for the role**:
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required (Master’s degree desired)
- Advance system proficiency, SAP & JDA experience is additional advantage
- Proven analytical skills.
- Experience with planning software/tools and merchandise management systems is pre
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