Career Opportunities: Assistant Central Planning Manager (Sales) (85610)

Almarai; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company in Saudi Arabia is seeking an Assistant Central Planning Manager to enhance business planning and communication within the organization. The role involves developing strategic business plans, training the Milk Balance Analyst, and ensuring alignment with SAP reporting standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of experience in the dairy industry, with fluency in English. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous leave

Medical coverage

Discretionary bonus

Training and development

Qualifications

• 6+ years in the dairy industry or a closely related business required.
• Fluent in English is necessary.
• Experience in business planning and strategic development.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term and medium-term business plans with realistic strategies.
• Train Milk Balance Analyst for timely execution of tasks.
• Align reporting with SAP to streamline stock reconciliation.

Skills

Business planning

Cross-functional communication

Training and mentoring

Reporting

SAP integration

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Assistant Central Planning Manager | Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

The Company:

Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 40,000 employees servicing some 220,000 retail outlets across GCC, Egypt and Jordan and has reported net income of SAR 2.31 Billion on sales of SAR 20.97 Billion in 2024.

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

About the role:

To improve the quality of our business planning activities by facilitating improved cross-functional communications and teamwork, in order to develop and improve the milk balance understanding by written and oral communication with Divisional Functional Managers and CPP on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Communicate this information across the Business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop Strategic Business Plans – Prepare consistent and realistic long‑term and medium‑term plans, including 5‑year strategies, annual budgets, and quarterly forecasts.
• Training and Development – Train and mentor the Milk Balance Analyst to ensure competency and timely execution of assigned tasks.
• Reporting and System Integration – Align reporting with SAP standards or develop customized SAP reports to streamline stock reconciliation processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years in the dairy industry or a closely related business.
• English Fluency.

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.