Job Opportunity in Kuwait as a Demand Planner at Chalhoub Group

Chalhoub Group offers a job opportunity in Kuwait as a demand planner. You will ensure that company’s operations are timely, efficient, and cost-effective. You will assist in all demand planning duties including estimating future product demand, analyzing inventory flow, and developing forecast models. To succeed in this role, you should be professional, highly analytical, and possess excellent communication skills. You should also have an in-depth knowledge of advanced mathematical and forecasting practices.

You will be responsible for:

• Apply planning and forecasting techniques regarding demand and capacity and interpret and communicate results to relevant team members.
• Seek new approaches to generate greater forecast accuracy and improved analysis of sales forecasts inputs.
• Review sales inputs and ensure an appropriate sales forecast is developed and consistently renewed.
• Apply planning and modeling techniques to investigate and evaluate demand scenarios and the impact of relevant constraints in order to ensure an appropriate basis is selected for the demand plan.
• Seek opportunities to deploy improved tools and techniques to enable the achievement of better plans and business decisions.
• Assist in the development of the demand plan; determine what is required in the demand, supply, and inventory plans to support business needs.
• Setup and run the S&OP process within your business.
• Anticipate and mitigate specific factors (demand drivers, supply constraints) relevant in your category which must be carefully managed in the S&OP process.
• Devise action plans which include targeted pricing adjustments in order to achieve required outcomes such as increased sales or reduction of excess stock while managing margin and profits within acceptable levels.
• Seek required support and approval for implementation of any action plans involving price adjustments and lead the implementation of those plans.
• Inventory management & fulfillment support.
• Provide input on the optimum stock model to support agreed demand and business plans.
• Ensure that Supply Planning KPIs align with multiple stakeholders’ objectives for inventory optimization.
• Identify gaps in current supply or demand plans and propose remedial action.
• Monitor supply planning adherence to the demand plan.
• Identify constraints and options on available space and alert the business to impending issues.

You must have:

• The ability to lead top-to-top risk mitigation discussions with key supply partners.
• Good understanding of major project management methodology.
• The ability to lead cross-functional/organizational project teams.
• Familiarity with the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyse-Improve-Control) methodology of Six Sigma and with important problem solving and kaizen (continuous improvement) tools and techniques such as FMEA, fishbone analysis etc.
• Strong understanding of present and up-and-coming technologies to accelerate the value of SCM.
• General awareness of procurement systems used within the industry and in-depth knowledge of the current organization’s system.
• General awareness of demand planning systems used within the industry and in-depth knowledge of the current organization’s system.
• Proficiency in demand planning systems and capability of delivering training initiatives.
• Experience in warehouse and transportation management systems is a big plus.
• 2+ years of experience.
• University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or any relevant field.

Benefits:

If you are accepted at this job, you will have:

1. The company will help you to shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities, and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility.
2. It offers the opportunity to support careers that may span different teams, different job roles, different categories, and even different countries. 
3. It offers diverse career paths for those who show drive and passion as well as the desire to learn and grow.
4. Chalhoub Group recognizes the value that you bring, and it strives to provide a competitive benefits package that includes health care, life insurance, child education contribution, remote and flexible working as well as exclusive employee discounts.

About Chalhoub Group:

Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East and an expert in retail, distribution, and communication. With a growing workforce of more than 12,000 people and a network of over 650 retail stores, the Group's success is attributed to its highly skilled and dedicated teams. 

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