Sr. Specialist Demand Planning

Posted 21 Days Ago
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Doha, QAT
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
Manage demand planning and replenishment for Talabat Mart grocery stores. Responsibilities include monitoring inventory and stock movement, maintaining replenishment parameters, preparing forecasts, initiating and tracking store orders, coordinating with category managers and suppliers, and producing inventory and purchasing reports. The role focuses on preventing stockouts and overstock while improving forecasting, replenishment accuracy, and supplier collaboration.
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Company Description

Talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

Job Description

Role Summary
We’re looking for a Demand Planner to join the team and focus on growing our own Grocery
Store “Talabat Mart”, which is the region’s first cloud store concept offering 30-minute delivery
of groceries at hypermarket prices. Launched in Kuwait and UAE, the service is
expanding fast to more countries.

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?

  • Responsible for ensuring we have the correct inventory at the stores (No OOS or OVS) by analyzing the current inventory status and updating the ordering parameters.
  • Daily monitoring of stock movement, running report of daily inventory adjustment.
  • Maintaining parameters of the replenishment model and making sure it is accurately input into the system, including lead times, reorder point, economic order quantities, suppliers minimum order quantities, etc.
  • Preparing demand forecasts and initiating ordering to the stores and tracking receipt of such orders
  • Managing the relevant inventory in coordination with the Category Managers
  • Ensuring timely and accurate analysis and reporting of inventory and purchase forecast
  • Dispatching orders to suppliers and ensuring proper tracking
  • Liaising with suppliers for improving collaborative forecasting planning and replenishment
  • Ensuring maintenance of appropriate and accurate records of in-stock and inventory position are kept

Qualifications

WHAT DID WE ORDER?

 

  • You have at least 4+ years of experience in Demand Planning
  • Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of demand planning, as well as the ability to work on demand forecasting from A-Z
  • Experience in FMCG in demand planning and replenishment is a must
  • Experience in Warehouse management or 3PL partner relation is a must
  • Data and detail-oriented, and tech-savvy
  • You are very detail-oriented, structured and know how to prioritize - you consider yourself as someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
  • You are able to interact with senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
  • You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job.
  • You have excellent analytical and communication skills, and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
  • Additionally, you have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills. You can inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission.
  • Language skills: Fluent English and Arabi

Skills Required

  • At least 4 years of experience in demand planning
  • Strong knowledge of demand planning fundamentals and end-to-end demand forecasting
  • Experience in FMCG demand planning and replenishment
  • Experience in warehouse management or managing 3PL partner relationships
  • Data-oriented, detail-oriented, and tech-savvy
  • Ability to prioritize, work independently, and deliver solutions
  • Ability to interact with senior executives and manage multiple stakeholder expectations
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
  • Fluent English and Arabic

Delivery Hero Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Delivery Hero and has not been reviewed or approved by Delivery Hero.

  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing and everyday support include on-site gym access in Berlin, discounted sports memberships, commuter help, and food vouchers, with hybrid flexibility enhancing day-to-day experience. Feedback suggests these lifestyle perks meaningfully bolster the total package for many corporate roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Mental health and preventive care are emphasized through an Employee Assistance Program, a Headspace subscription, and on-campus health check-ups, with guidance for navigating healthcare in Germany. Some locations also highlight private health insurance, adding depth to the health offering.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Ownership programs feature an employee stock purchase plan with a matching component, and equity is common across corporate roles. Feedback suggests this accessible equity can be a notable part of total compensation in key hubs.

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The Company
HQ: Berlin
32,902 Employees

What We Do

As the world’s leading local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you’re from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero

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