Senior Manager - Demand Planning - QSR

Our client is hiring for Demand Planning in Qatar.

Candidates would be getting Air Tickets Twice in a year over and above normal compensation.

Demand Forecasting and Planning:

- Gain insights into the client industry, channels and space of operations

- Understand and capture demand signals into demand forecasting

- Develop/deploy effective machine learning models based on industry trends and demand patterns

- Define and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy

- Conduct S&OP meeting with clients and finalize forecasts

- Monitor and report on important modifications in forecasts and its impact on budgets

- Closely coordinated with new product development team and category managers for new SKU launch

Supply Management:

- Understanding of the current inventory control and replenishment process and drive improvements

- Follow the cycle time for the inventory replenishment process

- Manage variability in demand and ensure stock levels are adequately maintained

- Standardize the inventory planning process across DCs and vendors

- Keep strict controls & alerts in place to avoid any stock outs impacting fill rate of customer

- Use tools and historical data for tracking variability and factor the same in inventory planning for future

- Avoid loss of revenue for organization due to over stocking of products

- Evaluate vendor performance on service levels and suggest measures to improve the same

- Ensure adequate shelf life of products for customers as key deliverable

- Escalate slow moving products, obtain approval for disposal of the same

Overall:

- Plan and implement a centralized replenishment cell

- Manage both demand and supply planning teams

- Work closely with clients supply chain, planning and operations team for the monthly, weekly and daily plans

- Manage any customer complaints and resolve them through coordinating with the central teams

- Escalate to Regional Heads and Seniors any foreseeable concerns from the client

- Prepare reports/presentation and attend the monthly reviews with client

- Ensure highest level of demand planning accuracy, Ontime, Case Fill rates, Order Fill rates, SIFOT, order accuracy, customer satisfaction and related parameters

- Coordinate with the order management to ensure daily orders are processed on a timely manner

- Coordinate with the distribution centers to ensure inventory norms are being met at the distribution centers

- Coordinate with the central control tower and the logistics team on the status of vehicle and delivery times

- Prepare and hold the daily, weekly and monthly reports

Candidate Profile:

- MBA/ PGDM with Engineering Background preferred

- 10-12 years of experience of which 6-7 years of experience in Demand Forecasting, Demand & Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, and Client Interaction in Supply Chain industry, Food and Beverages, Cloud Kitchen etc.

- Experience of working on Forecasting Tools and R Application

- Good understanding of various statistical models

- Very good understanding of inventory management practices and procedures

- Experience of managing a team of planners