Strategic 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

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.