Assistant Planner

2 months ago


UAE, United Arab Emirates Al-Futtaim Full time

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**:
Assist and analyses planning requirements and KPIs using available means (systems and tools). Support the planning team in analysis, makes data available for decision making and allows building routines. Work on inventory levels, minimizing errors, driving continuous improvement through processes, analysis, etc.

Participates to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to support harmonizing global improvement with common targets to Watsons.

PH will coordinate all channels of distribution in the GCC Region for a current or future product line.

**What you will do:

- **

Description of Accountability:
**Strategy and review**
- Received, assess, and creates the stores additional orders for validation on required levels as per release strategy in place

**Analysis**
- Supports and analyses gaps in master data:

- Source of supply
- Min/max table match
- Vendor extension
- Replenishment units of measures
- Replenishment parameters
- Lead times
- Analyses and provide necessary details to Planners in order to assess and optimize JDA / auto-rep orders
- Support and develop routines analysis, measures, performance used during monthly S&OP cycles at Category and global level.
- Participates in meetings with necessary stakeholders on a monthly / regular basis
- Assist in various reportings and analysis (existing and new development), weekly trade pack, stock reports, KPI’s measurement, etc.

**Ageing Stock**
- Monitoring monthly ageing stock level and support actions on liquidating strategy with Buying / Planning teams through inter-territory/store transfer, clearance & promotions.

**Replenishment**:

- Purchase orders follow up on a daily basis to make sure necessary visibility is given to Planning and Logistics
- Open PO’s measurement measure to assess and limit the impact on replenishment calculations

**Trainings**
- Maintain training materials

Follow and enforce company rules and regulations

**Projects/New store openings**
- Provide support and necessary analysis related to new store openings, project coordination

**Required Skills to be successful:

- **
- Knowledge of Planning basics, general knowledge of Supply Chain
- Prior experience in assisting, analyzing (inventory, performance, KPI’s, etc.)
- Experience with using ERP systems (preferably SAP) and advanced Panning tools with statistical modeling
- Interpersonal Skills.
- Team Management Skills.
- Products, Demographics & Market Knowledge.
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Problem analysis and problem-solving

**What equips you for the role**:

- **Minimum 4 years Planning Merchandising Experience**:

- Bachelors Degree
- Good system proficiency, SAP - JDA experience in additional advantage
- Proven analytical skills
- Advanced in Excel, Tableau in additional advantage
- Ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple business functions
- Strong team player and ability to work with the cross functional partners and senior management on all aspects of the business

**About Al-Futtaim Retail**

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference


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