Demand Planner

Almarai Co; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy and food manufacturer in Riyadh seeks a candidate to support the sales management by analyzing business trends, managing seasonal index calculations, and estimating volumes for new products. Candidates should have a diploma in Business Administration and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with 1–2 years of relevant experience in planning or sales analysis. Almarai offers a competitive salary and great benefits package including medical coverage, bonuses, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive package

Generous leave

Medical coverage

Discretionary bonus

Training and development

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in planning, sales analysis, or reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage seasonal index calculations in APO and maintain an overview of past and upcoming events.
• Publish daily, weekly, and monthly reports on volume performance and wastage trends.
• Estimate initial volumes for new products in collaboration with Sales and Marketing.
• Support demand forecast analysts with models for NPD and changeover plans.
• Ensure timely setup of new products in SAP and SARAS.
• Assist with budget-related analyses and volume forecasts.
• Contribute to the 5-year volume projection plan.

Skills

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Business awareness

Strong proficiency in Access

Strong proficiency in PowerPoint

Education

Diploma in Business Administration

Job description

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.”. For more details, please visit our website –www.almarai.com.

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 provide, highlight and advise the sales management on business trends, distribution issues, seasonal Indexes, opportunities (market share & distribution), wastage controlling through various business related management reporting on continuous basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage seasonal index calculations in APO and maintain a complete overview of past and upcoming events across sales, logistics, competitive activity, and holidays.
• Publish timely daily, weekly, and monthly reports covering volume performance, wastage trends, and sales/distribution opportunities or issues.
• Estimate initial volumes for new products and product changeovers in collaboration with Sales and Marketing.
• Support demand forecast analysts with “Like Modeling” for NPD and changeover plans, coordinating closely with regional teams.
• Ensure timely setup of all new products in SAP and SARAS to enable smooth planning processes.
• Assist the demand forecast manager with budget‑related analyses, including volume and wastage forecasts for Sales and Marketing.
• Contribute to the 5‑year volume projection plan through system modeling and scenario development

Requirements

• Diploma in Business Administration or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, with overall business awareness.
• 1–2 years of experience in planning, sales analysis, or reporting.

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.