Material Planner: Air Shipments, Fast-Turnaround Inventory

Barakat; Dubai; Presencial; AED 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Barakat Group of Companies is seeking a proactive Material Planner to manage material and supply planning for trading items, with emphasis on air shipments and short-lead-time products.

You will translate demand, inventory, incoming shipments and lead times into accurate material and buying requirements, working with Procurement, Sales, Warehouse, Logistics and Smartdata teams to optimise inventory and minimise stock-outs and wastage.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Commerce, Business or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in Material Planning, Supply Planning or related role.
• Experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, fresh or perishable products is preferred.
• Strong understanding of material planning and MRP concepts.
• Good understanding of inventory, DOH, safety stock and service-level concepts.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data-analysis skills.
• Experience with Power Query is highly desirable.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Procurement, Sales, CPD, Warehouse and Logistics teams.
• Proactive approach to identifying supply risks and resolving planning exceptions.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain material plans for trading items, with primary focus on air shipments and short-lead-time products.
• Calculate and communicate timely buying/material requirements to Procurement based on demand, available stock, incoming shipments, lead times and agreed stock-cover norms.
• Monitor inventory, DOH, incoming shipments and projected stock depletion to maintain optimum inventory levels.
• Work with the Smartdata team to develop, implement and improve AI-based forecasting and RM ordering.
• Coordinate with Procurement on buying requirements, origin changes, seasonal transitions and supply constraints.
• Proactively identify supply risks arising from shipment delays, origin shortages, quality issues and other disruptions.
• Coordinate alternate supply and mitigation plans with relevant stakeholders.
• Work closely with Warehouse, Logistics and Sales to optimise stock allocation and reallocation across sales channels.
• Monitor demand trends, seasonal requirements, shortages, excess and ageing inventory.
• Initiate corrective actions to minimise stock-outs, wastage and business losses.
• Analyse material and inventory performance and maintain visibility of stock cover and projected availability.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying planning exceptions and coordinating timely resolution with relevant stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Excel

Data analysis

Power Query

Planning

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Attention to detail

Organisation

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Commerce, Business or related field

Herramientas

MRP systems

Descripción del empleo

Barakat Group of Companies is seeking a proactive Material Planner to manage material and supply planning for trading items, with emphasis on air shipments and short-lead-time products.

You will translate demand, inventory, incoming shipments and lead times into accurate material and buying requirements, working with Procurement, Sales, Warehouse, Logistics and Smartdata teams to optimise inventory and minimise stock-outs and wastage.