Supply Chain Planner

Knauf GCC; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Knauf GCC in Dubai, UAE is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to manage end-to-end planning across demand, production, and materials. You will balance capacity, inventory, and service levels to optimize costs and performance.

The role collaborates with Sales, Marketing and Procurement, leads the S&OP process, and maintains master production schedules for gypsum boards and related products. Requires 3–5 years in planning and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or Engineering.
• 3-5 years’ experience in demand planning, supply planning and production planning (preferably in building materials, or FMCG).
• Strong understanding of forecasting techniques and demand planning processes.
• Strong understanding of MRP, Capacity planning and S&OP processes.
• Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP and Blue Yonder), and tools (Excel, Power BI/Tableau)
• Influencing and stakeholder management skills (Sales and commercial teams).
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts (typically 3-18 months horizon).
• Adjust forecasts based on market intelligence; discounts and large project pipelines.
• Translate market insights into actionable adjustments and provide early visibility.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Key Account teams, as well as marketing.
• Lead the Demand Review cycle within the S&OP process.
• Consolidate and present demand assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Track forecast accuracy (MAPE, WMAPE) and Bias at SKU and aggregate levels.
• Support inventory optimization by improving forecast reliability.
• Perform root cause analysis for forecast errors.
• Maintain forecast data in Blue Yonder System.
• Leverage analytical tools (Excel/Power BI/Tableau) for reporting and insights.
• Translate demand plans into feasible production and material plans.
• Lead supply review meetings, as part of the monthly S&OP process.
• Create and maintain master production schedules (MPS) and line scheduling for gypsum boards, Ready Mix, and Profile plants.
• Monitor plant capacity utilization and efficiency.
• Ensure availability of key materials through collaboration with procurement team.
• Set and manage safety stock levels for finished goods and critical raw materials.
• Own and Track planning KPIs: service level (OTIF), Capacity utilization, inventory days, forecast accuracy (MAPE, WMAPE) and Bias.
• Maintain planning parameters in SAP ERP/MRP system, while ensuring data accuracy (lead times, BOMs, production rates, safety stock).

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

Production planning

Forecasting techniques

MRP

S&OP processes

ERP systems

SAP

Blue Yonder

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or Engineering

Tools

SAP

Blue Yonder

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Supply Chain Planner

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf GCC, based in Dubai, UAE could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.

We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 43,500 team members in +90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

Knauf GCC is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. We have heritage in Gypsum manufacturing and have big plans for the future. Our global reach continues to grow, and we are looking for passionate, ambitious leaders to help us achieve our goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world. We are now looking for another team member to join us in the Supply Chain Department as the Planner, based in Dubai, UAE.

Can you say yes?

• Do you treat your colleagues with respect?
• Do you always have the customer in mind?
• Do you act with future generations in mind?
• Do you have a proven track record of delivering results?
• Do you like to seek out opportunities to grow and develop?

What you’ll be doing:

As Supply Chain Planner at Knauf GCC, you will be responsible for managing an end-to-end supply chain that integrates demand, production, raw material availability, and inventory to ensure optimal service levels and cost‑effective inventory management while balancing capacity, and material constraints.

Key responsibilities are:

• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts (typically 3-18 months horizon).
• Adjust forecasts based on market intelligence; discounts and large project pipelines.
• Translate market insights into actionable adjustments and provide early visibility.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Key Account teams, as well as marketing.
• Lead the Demand Review cycle within the S&OP process.
• Consolidate and present demand assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Track forecast accuracy (MAPE, WMAPE) and Bias at SKU and aggregate levels.
• Support inventory optimization by improving forecast reliability.
• Perform root cause analysis for forecast errors.
• Maintain forecast data in Blue Yonder System.
• Leverage analytical tools (Excel/Power BI/Tableau) for reporting and insights.
• Translate demand plans into feasible production and material plans.
• Lead supply review meetings, as part of the monthly S&OP process.
• Create and maintain master production schedules (MPS) and line scheduling for gypsum boards, Ready Mix, and Profile plants.
• Monitor plant capacity utilization and efficiency.
• Ensure availability of key materials through collaboration with procurement team.
• Set and manage safety stock levels for finished goods and critical raw materials.
• Own and Track planning KPIs: service level (OTIF), Capacity utilization, inventory days, forecast accuracy (MAPE, WMAPE) and Bias.
• Maintain planning parameters in SAP ERP/MRP system, while ensuring data accuracy (lead times, BOMs, production rates, safety stock).

What we’d love for you to have:

We're interested in you as a person-your attitude, behaviors, and values. If you bring a willingness to learn what's needed for the role, we'd love to connect with you! Experience in the following areas would be an advantage:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or Engineering.
• 3-5 years’ experience in demand planning, supply planning and production planning (preferably in building materials, or FMCG).
• Strong understanding of forecasting techniques and demand planning processes.
• Strong understanding of MRP, Capacity planning and S&OP processes.
• Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP and Blue Yonder), and tools (Excel, Power BI/Tableau)
• Influencing and stakeholder management skills (Sales and commercial teams).
• Strong communication, analytical and problem‑solving skills.