Regional Demand Planning Lead – Middle East

Rituals (B Corp™); Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Rituals Middle East is seeking a senior Demand Planning professional to drive regional forecasting and inventory strategy as we transition to a Joint Venture. You will coordinate with Buying, Merchandising and European Supply Chain teams to balance product availability with working capital across GCC markets.

You will lead demand reviews, develop SKU-level forecasts, and optimize replenishment, promotions and launches while maintaining high forecast accuracy and cross-functional alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related field.
• 6–9 years of experience in Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, Inventory Planning or Supply Chain.
• Experience in beauty/retail or consumer goods with multi-market exposure in the Middle East.
• Strong forecasting, inventory optimization and Open-to-Buy management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Own regional forecasting across channels and markets with high forecast accuracy.
• Lead monthly demand reviews and align forecasts with Commercial, Retail and Marketing teams.
• Drive continuous improvement of forecasting methodologies using trends, intelligence and lifecycle analysis.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and bias; implement actions to improve planning performance.
• Develop monthly and seasonal forecasts across brands, SKUs, countries, stores and channels.
• Analyze sales trends, promotions, launches, customer behavior to improve accuracy.
• Translate commercial plans into SKU-level forecasts and replenishment needs.
• Develop demand plans for new launches, campaigns and store openings.
• Create demand scenarios and assess impact on sales, margin and inventory.

Skills

Forecasting

S&OP

Inventory planning

Open-to-Buy

Power BI

ERP

Excel

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

ERP

Excel

Job description

Rituals Middle East is seeking a senior Demand Planning professional to drive regional forecasting and inventory strategy as we transition to a Joint Venture. You will coordinate with Buying, Merchandising and European Supply Chain teams to balance product availability with working capital across GCC markets.

You will lead demand reviews, develop SKU-level forecasts, and optimize replenishment, promotions and launches while maintaining high forecast accuracy and cross-functional alignment.