Dubai
Role Summary:
Offers the opportunity as a Region Materials Manager to join the team in Dubai, UAE.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Execute the regional demand planning process
- Execute and utilize the methods, process, and tools necessary to conduct strategic demand planning
- Conduct demand planning activities with each country/area/district/account
- Represent the region at formal Sales & operations planning (S&OP) meetings
- Drive decision making by leadership based on activity drivers and demand signal
- Standardize country/area/district demand planning process
- Train and lead country/area/district demand planners
- Participate in country/area/district S&OP
- Collate country/area/district demand plans into regional demand plan for transition into regional supply plan
- Lead the S&OP (pre-S&OP, executive S&OP) for the region
- Develop inventory entitlement model and stocking plan for each account/district/area/country
- Monitor fulfillment execution and highlight risks and opportunities to global supply planning team
- Train and lead all personnel in region who perform inventory transactions (ISTO, SO, GR, PGI, etc.)
- Ensure compliance with global inventory management standards
- Communicate and partner with cross-functional business partners: operations, sales, finance, manufacturing, procurement, sourcing, logistics, tolling, etc.
- Identify trends and insights based on historical demand and the current long term plan in an effort to further clarify the demand signal optimize forecast accuracy
- Continue to optimize forecast accuracy
- Lead efforts to utilize alternative forecast tools
- Drive forecasting process towards system tools and away from human input
- Participate in dual reporting structure (Region Leader, Global Materials/SC Leader)
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 10+ years of experience in inventory coordination
- 5+ years of experience in SAP & Demand Planning
Desired Characteristics:
- Thorough in depth, technical skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Locations:
Dubai, UAE’