Deos Demand Planner Arabia

3 weeks ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Adecco Full time

**Deos Demand Planner Arabia.**

Our esteemed client is currently looking for Deos Demand Planner Arabia.

Location: Dubai

Main Purpose of the Role: To own and administrate local company sales forecasting and demand management for their respective categories across Arabia markets.

Main Accountabilities:

- Base Demand Plan
- Identify the right historical sales horizon to use for the baseline generation
- Clean the historical sales data from any outliers
- Identify the most appropriate statistical forecasting algorithm and models that should be used.
- Generate the baseline using the model selected and adjust where necessary
- Communicate the generated baselines to relevant stakeholders

2. New Product Demand (NPD) Plan
- Analyze the NPD bottoms-up volumes provided by the Sales & Marketing team by using like model and scenario planning techniques
- Challenge the NPD volumes (if required), then incorporate them in the demand plan.
- Work closely with Supply Chain and Category teams to ensure landing the NPD OTIF in all markets.
- Monitor the NPD performance for the first 3 months and highlight the need to amend the forward forecast to the Category team

3. Facilitate the Demand Planning Process:

- Own the forecast in any of the S&OP meetings (monthly cycle) and in the weekly operational meetings
- Build the activities (that are over and above the baselines) provided by the Sales & Marketing teams
- Maintain an assumptions tracker that would be used to evaluate the performance of the activity and challenge volumes going forward
- Present the exceptions in the activity meeting and facilitate the process of reaching a consensus on the final agreed unconstrained demand
- Minute all the forecast changes that take place in any forum to ensure all stakeholders are aligned
- Upload agreed unconstrainted demand in APO, ensuring Master Data related to each product is maintained on the system to ensure accurate data flow
- Send finance a constrained plan basis the demand and supply reconciliation output

4. Communication with Extended Supply Chain
- Communicate the most updated demand plan with the relevant Supply Planning and Customer Service teams
- Work with the Customer Service team to ensure stock availability in all markets and to develop scenarios to mitigate supply gaps (if any) through demand adjustments.
- Ensure the promotional plans are aligned with the Promotions team

5. Continuous Improvement
- Analyze forecast accuracy and bias to identify and implement process enhancements to improve these KPIs
- Present the KPIs to the Category team in order to find ways to improve them
- Champion the development of changes to current processes
- Coach the Category team on forecasting techniques to facilitate discussions while simultaneously improving KPIs

Key Competencies:

- Analytical and critical thinking
- Adaptable to changes in a fast-pasted environment
- Challenger to the status quo
- Bias for action and proactivity
- Excellent communication skills

Relevant Experience:

- Industrial Engineering (preferred) or engineering degree, Business graduates with statistical courses, Supply Chain specialized degree.
- Fresh graduate or maximum of three years of experience
- Proficient in MS Office (knowledge of SAP, APO, and R-studio is a plus)
- CPIM or CSCP certification is a plus

ONLY CANDIDATES WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED


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