Career Opportunities: Demand Forecast Analyst (89477)
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About the Role
Almarai seeks a Demand Forecast Analyst in KAEC, Rabigh to prepare demand forecasts for the Seafood Business. You will use PROCAST system to analyze historical data, trends, and events to improve forecast accuracy.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure demand planners maintain the IBP system intact, data cleansed and up to date
- Make sure future and past events are accurately captured in the IBP
- Ensure update of rolling 18 month forecasts in weekly monthly basis by week, depot and by SKU
- Submit and ensure regional/local level events are incorporated into the forecast through bottom up forecasting
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or a related field
- Experience in forecasting tools (IBP or SAP)
- 3 5 years’ experience in a similar business planning/forecasting role, preferably within chilled FMCG multi SKU environment
- Excellent communication skills English / Arabic
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The Company
- Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company.
- Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region.
- Almarai currently employs over 46,000 employees servicing some 110,000 retail outlets.
About the Role
- Ensure preparation of demand forecast for the Seafood Business with continuously improved accuracy level.
- Consider various factors such as historical sales patterns, trends, seasonality’s, past and future events.
- Assistance of PROCAST system (Forecasting software).
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure demand planners maintain the IBP system intact, data cleansed and up to date.
- Make sure the future and past events are accurately captured in the IBP.
- Ensure update of rolling 18 month forecasts in weekly monthly basis by week, depot and by SKU.
- Submit and ensure regional/local level events are incorporated into the forecast through bottom up forecasting.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or a related field.
- Experience in forecasting tools (IBP or SAP).
- 3 5 years’ experience in a similar business planning/forecasting role, preferably within a chilled FMCG multi SKU environment.
- Excellent communication skills English / Arabic.
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