Demand Planner Away From Home

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Dubai
Mid level
Big Data • Cloud • Food • Machine Learning • Software • Database • Analytics
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The Role
As a Demand Planner, you'll manage long and short-term forecasts for product availability, ensuring alignment with sales data. You'll lead the S&OP cycle, collaborate cross-functionally, develop demand reports, and improve planning processes while coordinating inventory levels and risk management.
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Job Description
You will drive Kraft Heinz Business Management (KHBM) within the organization and expected to be e a focal point for long term forecasts and sales data (for capacity & strategic planning) and short terms forecasts to ensure availability of the right products in the right time at the right place. You will be the owner of the forecast accuracy (MAPE) and BIAS KPIS, in addition to being an enabler for materializing Top Line Revenue results.
What You'll Do:
• Lead the Sales and Operations planning (S&OP) cycle for the responsible cluster/region.• Forecasting - Review and improve In Market Sales forecast quality for multiple distributors in the region. Work Back Sell out to Sell in Forecasts using Stock Equation.• Work cross functionally with commercial finance, Trade marketing, Marketing and Sales to build forecasts towards aligned objectives.• Collaborate with Supply Planning at the factory level to identify Key Supply risks and develop suitable solutions and mitigation plans.• Assist in developing annual budgets and cost-effectiveness initiatives.• Follow and promote the company rules and regulations.• Develop routine and ad-hoc demand related reports for management.• Schedule forecast review meetings with management on regular basis.• Maintain and Improve demand planning/S&OP, processes to improve forecast accuracy.• Update forecasts for new products, seasonal products, discounts & promotions.• Coordinate with Customer Logistics Team to monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels using Corrective and Preventive Action Plans.
What You bring:

  • Degree in Engineering, Business Management or International Trade, Logistics, Supply Chain
  • 3 -5 years working experience
  • Demand Planning experience is a must
  • FMCG related experience is preferred.
  • Microsoft Office Skillset, especially Excel is a must.
  • Previous Solid Experience with Statistical metrics, formulas and models is needed.
  • Supply Chain Certification is preferred.


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Location(s)
Dubai Office
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

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HQ: Chicago, IL
38,000 Employees
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Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an enterprise where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams are in relentless pursuit to solve tangible problems for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise. That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve the problem on hand. In-turn, you can look forward to high-impact challenges, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial small teams, and a unique opportunity to create and build something bold, awesome, and impactful – all while honoring our 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic and emerging brands!

Why Work With Us

Our ambition is to become a best-in-class Digital leader by making data-driven investments that drive smarter business decisions. You’ll invent the next wave of augmented intelligence products where software & humans work side-by-side to rethink every aspect of our company. You’ll make an imprint & leave your legacy on every part of our business.

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