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The S&OP Planner is responsible for optimizing sales and operations planning, driving accurate demand forecasts, and ensuring efficient inventory management. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally and strengthen key relationships to support business objectives.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the Sales and Operations planning (S&OP) cycle for the responsible cluster/region/Markets
Forecasting Review and improve In Market Sales forecast quality for multiple distributors in the region. Work Back Sell out to Sell in Forecasts using Stock Equation
Maintain and Improve demand planning/S&OP, processes to improve forecast accuracy
Maintain a strong distributor/customer relationship through conducting weekly/Monthly connects
Work cross functionally with commercial finance, Trade marketing, Marketing and Sales to build forecasts towards aligned objectives
Collaborate with Supply Planning at the factory level to identify Key Supply risks and develop suitable solutions and mitigation plans
KPI Monitoring: Monitor relevant KPIs, comparing actual shipment vs. country inputs. Prepare and distribute regular reports on key performance indicators, demand forecasts, and inventory levels
Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion
Requirements:
Bachelors or Masters Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Analytics, Business Administration, or related field
Proven minimum of 5+ years of experience in demand planning in multi-national companies, preferably from the FMCG industry
Expertise in statistical forecasting methods and advanced analytics
Expertise in Distributor inventory Management
Extensive experience with demand planning software (e.g., SAP APO) and data analysis tools (e.g., PowerBi, Excel, Macros, Tableau)
Exceptional communication skills, and strong customer focus approach
Nice to have:
Proficient in SAP and MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), good communication skills in Arabic and English