Demand & Supply Planner

Nestle; Medina; On-site; SAR 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Waters KSA, based at Al Manhal Water Factory, seeks a Demand & Supply Planner to balance stock, production and distribution across KSA. You will translate forecasts into concrete production and procurement plans while coordinating with logistics to meet customer service targets.

The role requires a BS in Engineering/Business, 3+ years in FMCG, strong English, and SAP DSP/APO expertise within a collaborative Supply Chain team.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing or equivalent.
• 3+ years experience in FMCG.
• Very good command in English.
• Supply Chain knowledge.
• SAP strong knowledge in DSP/APO.
• Demand and Supply Planning knowledge & Experience.

Responsibilities

• Demand Planning: Collect and analyze region forecast, sales forecast, warehouse available space and production capacity.
• Detailed forecast analysis per SKU to improve demand planning.
• Update the DSP KPIs, monitor, root cause analysis, take corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure that all documentation for the planning processes and systems is up-to-date and complies with company standards.
• Analyze sales trends and identify the key drivers of sales and ensure proper production and material planning with stock cover at optimum inventory.
• Prepare statistical forecasts for use in the sales forecasting process and improving demand planning accuracy.
• Production planning based on available stocks, capacity, demand, and actual sales trend.
• Material planning based on available material stock, demand, and warehouse capacity within shelf life expiry date.
• Supply/dispatch planning to ensure stock balancing and no bad goods.
• Play a key role between commercial and technical sides in volumes communications.

Skills

Demand Planning

Forecasting

English Proficiency

Supply Chain Knowledge

Data Analysis

Education

BS in Engineering/Business/Marketing or equivalent

Tools

SAP

DSP/APO

Job description

About Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverage

Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages is a standalone, globally managed business within the Nestlé Group.

The company serves consumers in more than 100 markets with a portfolio of more than 35 brands, including S.Pellegrino, Perrier, Acqua Panna, Sanpellegrino Italian Sparkling Drinks, Maison Perrier, Buxton, Essentia, Levissima, La Vie and Nestlé Pure Life. Building on its heritage and expertise in waters, Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages is focused on growth in premium and better‑for‑you beverages, creating value for consumers, customers and stakeholders.

Water stewardship is central to the business. Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages is the only beverage company with all bottling sites certified to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard. Additionally, the company has implemented around 70 water regeneration projects globally, as part of its ambition to protect and restore more water than it uses, working with local stakeholders and experts to identify shared water challenges and support solutions that build resilience and benefit communities and nature.

Position Title:

Demand & Supply Planner

Department:

Supply Chain

Company:

Al Manhal Water Factory (Nestlé Waters KSA)

Location:

Al Manhal Water Factory

Main Purpose of Job:

The main purpose of a demand and supply planner job is to ensure that the right products are available in the right quantities, at the right time, and at the right cost to meet customer demand and maximize profitability by assuring that all branches/warehouses in KSA have the right quantity with committed quality on daily basis by reviewing available stock, days of supply and actual sales report with coordination with logistics department. The demand & supply planner creates the production plan/dispatch plan with close follow up in order to make sure that the stock covering target days of supply , along with material planning to meet the required production volumes based on the forecast by corporation with procurement department and supplier communication .

Key Responsibilities:

1. Demand Planning :

• Collect and analyze region forecast, sales forecast, warehouse available space and production capacity.
• Detailed forecast analysis per SKU to improve demand planning.

1. Update the DSP KPIs , monitor , root cause analysis , take corrective and preventive actions , analyze data and review.
2. Ensure that all documentation for the planning processes and systems is up-to-date and complies with company standards.
3. Analyze sales trends and identify the key drivers of sales of key products and product groups, and ensure proper production planning along with material planning with maintaining stock cover of both finish goods and raw & packaging materials at optimum inventory level with no risk on bad goods and out of stock .
4. Prepare statistical forecasts for use in the sales forecasting process and improving demand planning accuracy.
5. Production planning based on available stocks,capacity,demand,actual sales trend
6. Material planning based on available material stock, demand,actual sales trend , warehouses capacity within the material shelf life expiry date with optimum inventory level and cost.
7. Supply/dispatch planning to ensure stock balancing and no bad goods.
8. Play a key role between commercial side and technical side in terms of volumes commutations.

Key Experiences:

1. BS college degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing or equivalent
2. 3+ experience in FMCG industry.
3. very good command in English
4. Supply Chain knowledge.
5. SAP strong knowledge in DSP/APO
6. Demand and Supply Planning knowledge & Experience