Senior Supply Chain Planner (Demand & Logistics)

Job description / Role

Client is a Multinational retail FMCG organisation is looking for Supply Chain Planner responsible for managing Sales and Operations of the retail SKUs and also manage the demand forecasting for the product division

The role of Supply Chain Planner (Demand & Logistics) will include, but not limited to the following:
* Overall transparency on demand & supply chain for both Company & Distributor team.
* Distributor team will receive the information of supply constraint in advance so that they can alter weekly plan based on RTF.
* Key roles as SOFS(Sell-Out based Forecast System) Coordinator for UAE Region
* Monitor weekly demand input from distributor team.
* Providing training on SOFS to Distributor team
* Circulating weekly performance of Distributor
* Analyzing the demand trend & correcting the forecasting error to minimize the planning error at the chain.
* Providing information on EOL & replacement models to distributor team, so that necessary changes can be adopted at SOFS portal.
* Internal discussion with Sales team for future month targets & aligning the same with distributor's team for future planning.
* Providing guidance on New launch models

KPI Focus:
* Forecasting Accuracy
* Sales RTF Purchas
* Availability to Sales RTF
* Input rate

* Analyze the sell thru plan submitted by the RSM, considering sales trends and other sales inputs like marketing campaigns, schemes etc.
* Analyze the Tertiary sales plan based on sell thru plan and channel inventory.
* Based on the analysis creates replenishment plan to manage availability.
* Participate in weekly consensus meetings. Based on this, shares supply visibility/information with regional sales team.
* Escalates demand, supply, EOL, ramp up and ramp down concerns to the regional zonal manager.
* Participates in the weekly sales call meeting and support

Job Offer
AED 18,000 + Benefits

Requirements

* A minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in Demand forecasting and Distributor management
* Must have experience in either FMCG or Retail sectors.
* Advanced level of Excel is mandatory
* Education in Supply Chain or Logistics Management
* Candidate must be based in the UAE

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.