Associate Manager, Demand & Supply Planning
Nestlé
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Leading bottom-up consensus demand plans for categories in scope within Cluster through an efficient alignment across commercial & operational stakeholders, while maintaining E2E operational excellence.
Lead MBPC in the cluster for categories in scope, to ensure consensus bottom-up demand plan for 18 months horizon in line with Cluster/Category/Channel Dynamics & ambition.
Ensure that Sellout/IMS data is used in building the bottom-up consensus demand plan by category, district & SKU while ensuring trade coverage is within agreed stock cover policy.
Responsible for advanced price elasticity simulations in anticipation of currency devaluation, in close collaboration with commercial teams, to model multi-scenario volume implications.
Maintain close collaboration with District sales senior managers to conduct in-depth analysis of second-tier wholesalers, with the aim of enhancing forecast accuracy and improving service.
Collaborate with commercial teams to manage ICP & develop baseline demand forecasts for new product launches & Promotions while ensuring realistic baseline & uplift assumptions.
Responsible for PIPO E2E plans to avoid OOS or overstock on a monthly basis in relation with MBPC outcomes, supply alerts & previous month’s performance results.
Connect with sales support on the month's landing & assess its potential impact on replenishment and full-year sales, ensuring proactive measures are taken to optimize performance.
Ensure supply at the right time with the right freshness while maintaining optimum inventory through coordinating with different functions (clearance team, category supply planners).
Contribute positively to bad goods reduction through MSR meetings in the Cluster with relevant stakeholders, making sure that the action plan is reflected in MBPC as aligned outcome.
Continuous monitoring of KPIs evolution, (OG%, tonnage growth, DPA M-1, M-3, bias, COF, Stock cover & Bad goods) with the aim of improving Service level & Accuracy through MBPC process.
Maintaining and communicating DPA learning log to Cluster, Category & Analytical hub that will provide the right level of information on the deviation versus actuality by reason code.
Coordinating with local A&P team to ensure on time execution and availability of promo stocks in line with promo planning SOP.
Supporting order fulfillment management and reason code assignment for OOS, and action plan to drive improvement in customer satisfaction & mitigation whenever needed.
Govern the end-of-the-end process of monthly pallet projections, collaborating intensively with warehouse and logistics stakeholders to ensure warehouse space availability.
What makes you successful:
Bachelor of Engineering or Supply Chain
Not less than 2 years of experience in demand Planning
F&B Background is a plus
