Demand Planner - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Unilever

Unilever

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

Job Title:
Demand Planner - H&H

Location:
Dubai, UAE

Main Accountabilities:
Base Demand Plan- Identify the right historical sales horizon to use for the baseline generation- Clean the historical sales data from any outliers- Identify the most appropriate statistical forecasting algorithm and models that should be used- Generate the baseline using the model selected and adjust where necessary- Communicate the generated baselines to relevant stakeholders

New Product Demand (NPD) Plan- Analyze the NPD bottoms up volumes provided by the Sales & Marketing team by using like model and scenario planning techniques- Challenge the NPD volumes (if required) then incorporate them in the demand plan- Work closely with Supply Chain and Category teams to ensure landing the NPD OTIF in all markets- Monitor the NPD performance for the first 3 months and highlight the need to amend forward forecast to the Category team

Facilitate the Demand Planning Process:

Own the forecast in any of the S&OP meetings (monthly cycle) and in the weekly operational meetings
Build the activities (that are over and above the baselines) provided by the Sales & Marketing teams
Maintain an assumptions tracker that would be used to evaluate the performance of the activity and challenge volumes going forward
Present the exceptions in the activity meeting and facilitate the process of reaching consensus on the final agreed unconstrained demand
Minute all the forecast changes that take place in any forum to ensure all stakeholders are aligned
Upload agreed unconstrainted demand in APO, ensuring Master Data related to each product is maintained on system to ensure accurate data flow
Send finance a constrained plan basis the demand and supply reconciliation output
Communication with Extended Supply Chain- Communicate the most updated demand plan with the relevant Supply Planning and Customer Service teams- Work with Customer Service team to ensure stocks availability in all markets and to develop scenarios to mitigate supply gaps (if any) through demand adjustments- Ensure the promotional plans are aligned with the Promotions team
Continuous Improvement- Analyze forecast accuracy and bias to identify and implement process enhancements to improve these KPI's- Present the KPI's to the Category team in order to find ways to improve them- Champion the development of changes to current processes- Coach the Category team on forecasting techniques to facilitate discussions while simultaneously improving KPIs

Key Competencies:

Analytical and critical thinking
Adaptable to changes in a fastpasted environment
Challenger to the status quo
Bias for action and proactivity
Excellent communication skills
Change management

Relevant Experience:

Industrial Engineering (preferred) or engineering degree, Business graduates with statistical courses, Supply Chain specialized degree.
Fresh graduate or maximum three years of experience
Proficient in MS Office (knowledge of SAP, APO and Rstudio is a plus)
CPIM or CSCP certification is a plus