Demand & Supply Planner

Nestle; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Waters KSA, part of Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages, seeks a Demand & Supply Planner at Al Manhal Water Factory to ensure product availability and optimize inventory in the Saudi market. You will forecast demand, plan production, and coordinate with procurement and logistics.

Requires a degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing, 3+ years in FMCG, SAP DSP/APO proficiency, and strong English communication. Collaboration with commercial and technical teams is essential.

Qualifications

• BS college degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing or equivalent.
• 3+ years of FMCG experience.
• Very good command of 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 actions.
• Ensure that all documentation for the planning processes and systems is up-to-date.
• Analyze sales trends and identify drivers to ensure proper production and material planning with optimal inventory.
• Prepare statistical forecasts for sales forecasting and planning accuracy.
• Production planning based on stocks, capacity, demand, and sales trends.
• Material planning based on stock, demand, and shelf life with optimal inventory levels.
• Supply/dispatch planning to balance stock and prevent bad goods.
• Act as a bridge between commercial and technical sides for volume discussions.

Skills

Demand Planning

Forecasting

SAP DSP APO

English Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Marketing

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:

• 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 , analyze data and review.
• 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 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 .
• Prepare statistical forecasts for use in the sales forecasting process and improving demand planning accuracy.
• Production planning based on available stocks,capacity,demand,actual sales trend
• 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.
• Supply/dispatch planning to ensure stock balancing and no bad goods.
• Play a key role between commercial side and technical side in terms of volumes commutations.

Key Experiences:

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