Area Demand and IBP Director – MEAP, Turkey & CIS

Thornton Tomasetti; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Thornton Tomasetti is seeking a senior leader to own Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Demand Management across the MEAP & TR-CIS region. You will drive forecast accuracy, demand planning excellence, and cross‑functional alignment with affiliates, regional stakeholders, and global teams.

The role requires 10–12+ years in Demand Planning or S&OP within multinational environments, with MBA or postgraduate qualification preferred and fluent English.

Qualifications

• 10–12+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, IBP, or S&OP in a multinational environment.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional IBP and S&OP processes, ensuring high‑quality demand forecasting and planning across affiliates.
• Monitor forecast accuracy KPIs, identify improvement opportunities, and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate cross‑functional inputs from Commercial, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Quality teams.
• Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) planning and execution in partnership with global teams.
• Lead Influvac demand forecasting and allocation planning across the region.
• Drive Class A implementation, certification readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as the regional liaison between affiliates, division, and global teams to resolve planning and supply challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Cross-functional teams

Forecasting

S&OP

Continuous improvement

Supply chain processes

Education

MBA or postgraduate qualification

Job description

Lead the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Demand Management process across the MEAP & TR-CIS region, driving forecast accuracy, demand planning excellence, and cross-functional alignment. Partner with affiliates, regional stakeholders, and global teams to support S&OP, new product introductions, supply planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.**Key Responsibilities*** Lead regional IBP and S&OP processes, ensuring high-quality demand forecasting and planning across affiliates.* Monitor forecast accuracy KPIs, identify improvement opportunities, and drive corrective actions.* Coordinate cross-functional inputs from Commercial, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Quality teams.* Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) planning and execution in partnership with global teams.* Lead Influvac demand forecasting and allocation planning across the region.* Drive Class A implementation, certification readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.* Act as the regional liaison between affiliates, division, and global teams to resolve planning and supply challenges.* Support adoption of new global processes, systems, dashboards, and reporting tools through training and change management.**Qualifications & Experience*** 10–12+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, IBP, or Sales & Operations Planning within a multinational environment.* Strong leadership, stakeholder management, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.* Experience leading cross-functional and regional teams.* Advanced understanding of forecasting, S&OP, continuous improvement, and supply chain processes.* MBA or postgraduate qualification preferred.* Fluent in English.