Demand Planner - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Kenvue

Kenvue

Verified Company

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Demand Planner W

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:
Demand Planner

This position reports into the Supply Chain Lead - MENA and is based in Dubai, UAE

Who we are
At Kenvue, we believe there is extraordinary power in everyday care.

Built on over a century of heritage and propelled forward by science, our iconic brands—including NEUTROGENA, AVEENO, TYLENOL, LISTERINE, JOHNSON'S and BAND-AID —are category leaders trusted by millions of consumers who use our products to improve their daily lives.

Our employees share a digital-first mindset, an approach to innovation grounded in deep human insights, and a commitment to continually earning a place for our products in consumers' hearts and homes.

What will you do

Demand Planner is responsible for incorporating macro trends into regional forecasts for Selfcare, Derm0-cosmetics an as well as product discontinuations.

The forecast build should also incorporate business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, replenishment analysts, and other sources where applicable across 24month horizon
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Managing the MTO process for this specialty range.

Duties and Responsibilities:

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Forecasting and S&OP Management:

- o Maintains and understands the sales data at different aggregation levels (Brands, Sub-brands, SKUs, variants, sizes, Distribution channels, demand groups and demand locations).
- o Gathers information and document assumptions based on historical data, business intelligence gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailers, and other sources.
- o Produces unconstrained base demand plan utilizing APO statistical modelling in collaboration with Central demand planning team.
- o Maintains & validates assumptions of activities calendar and events forecasting building blocks.

o Facilitates parts of the S&OP process to gain consensus and alignment with all stakeholders involved in the process to arrive at one unbiased aligned number, practicing the IBP concepts.

- o Analyses gaps (financials, capacities, inventory etc.) from unit based plans to drive alignment between business functions.
- o Measures and tracks the forecast accuracy at different levels and initiate action plans to continuously improve forecast accuracy.

o Managed the order submission process with RSP
- o While managing a group of brands, maintains the lead in supporting the ME S&OP process by ensuring that local market insights are fed back to the Dubai head office throw a two stage process.
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Risk management and Inventory Health:

Works with the ME team to identify, manage and communicate supply criticalities to all stakeholders outside the 3month horizon. Collaborates with the regional supply planners to assign the right priority and action plan to minimize such supply risks.
Coowns with RSP inventory DOS and stock cover for his/her assigned products category / inventory location.
Performs SLOB risk analysis and initiate action plans with marketing/commercial team to keep SLOB provisions at minimum level.
Supervise planning of Copack activities and work closely with hub operations team to execute these plans.

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New Products Introduction:

Locally owns NPI project management from supply chain point of view, collaborating with regional supply planners, regulatory, marketing, commercial and operations team to ensure successful on time NPI launch up the point that is handed over to OPEX.
Manages Phase in Phase Out (PIPO) changes at SKU level and communicate changes to all stakeholders.
Collaborates with Data Governance to ensure product codes are created in the system at the right time.
Key interface with sales and marketing regarding stock and product availability, promotion feasibility, scenario planning and contribution to the business planning process.

Qualifications:

What we are looking for

University degree in Engineering, Business Management, or similar
Min 3 years' experience in Supply Chain
Hands on experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning and S&OP
Prior APO experience (advantageous)
IBP experience or qualification (advantageous)
Experience working with quantitative and qualitative numbers, creating reports
Expert in Excel, skilled enough in Word and PowerPoint
Language: English and Arabic

What's in it for you

Competitive Benefit Package
Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More
Learning & Development Opportunities
Employee Resource Groups

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Primary Location Europe/Middle East/Africa-United Arab Emirates-Dubai-Dubai

Organization JNTL Consumer Health (UAE) FZ-LLC