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Nestle Demand and Supply Planner in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
POSITION SUMMARY
Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.
You will drive local information into Consensus Demand Plan through Monthly Business Planning Cycle and provide the right visibility to all stakeholders, coordinating and ensuring planned execution, promotion campaigns planning and order fulfillment management.
A DAY IN THE LIFE …
Consistently achieve sustainable Demand Plan Accuracy (DPA) improvement: (accuracy level and variability, bias balance)
Implement improvements to Demand and Supply Planning processes and tools to deliver tangible benefits.
Share & align demand plan with the Head Office Category Demand Planner by capturing and analyzing input from Generating Demand on events; customer, consumer & competitor information; other trends and influences that impact planning.
Highlight and manage exceptional demand and supply issues, such as unrealistic demand and material shortage and drive fast, appropriate actions to minimize the impact of deviations from the Demand Plan.
Follow up on local Promo and Regular Sales execution. Coordinate and plan stock movements between Distribution Center & Co-packer.
Maintain & align weekly forecast through conducting weekly exception reviews and actively participate in weekly Demand & Supply reviews with the Head Office team.
Ensure timely input to the sign off process of Demand Plan and alert any deviations to category Demand and Supply Planning team.
Supporting unfulfilled orders management, such as duplicate order management and monitor ageing stock depletion.
Support local Sales team by providing input on a regular basis regarding the trends (e.g. consecutive bias) and exceptions in terms of orders and potential Supply issues.
What will make you successful…
Bachelor’s degree, preferably Business Administration, Supply Chain Management & Logistics, Industrial Engineering.
At least 2 years of operational experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning or Supply Chain Development.
SAP knowledge and Statistical Forecasting is an advantage.
Previous exposure to LEAN concepts and tools is an asset.
FMCG Experience is preferred.
Proficient in Excel
Demonstrated strong communication skills
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.