Senior Supply Chain Manager
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About the Role
Careem Grocery is looking for a Senior Supply Chain Manager to own demand planning end-to-end, including forecasting, S&OP, and inventory optimization. The role requires advanced SQL, statistical modeling, and cross-functional leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Build and maintain demand forecasting models across SKUs, categories, and dark store locations using statistical methods and ML assisted forecasting
- Develop frameworks to manage demand variability from seasonality, promotions, new product launches, and macroeconomic signals
- Own the weekly and monthly S&OP cadence, facilitating cross functional alignment across commercial, ops, and logistics
- Set and monitor inventory targets by SKU and location to balance availability against holding cost and waste
- Write and maintain SQL queries for demand signals, build dashboards, and explore AI/ML tooling to improve forecast accuracy
- Translate complex demand signals into clear narratives for senior leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related quantitative field
- 5+ years in demand planning, supply chain, or related function, preferably in quick commerce, grocery, e commerce, or high velocity retail
- Advanced SQL: fluent and hands on capability
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets: mastery in building complex data models
- Solid grasp of statistical forecasting methods (exponential smoothing, ARIMA, seasonality decomposition)
- Proficiency with BI tools like Looker, Tableau, or Metabase
- Proactive and resilient mindset with ability to navigate ambiguity
- Proven ability to influence without authority across commercial, operations, and tech teams
- Python or R skills for data analysis (plus)
- Familiarity with AI/ML forecasting tools (plus)
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About the Role
- Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East.
- Careem Grocery is reinventing how people shop for groceries, pharmacy, and everyday essentials on demand.
- This is a senior individual contributor and cross functional leadership role owning demand planning end to end.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain demand forecasting models across SKUs, categories, and dark store locations.
- Develop frameworks to manage volatility from seasonality, promotions, new product launches, and macroeconomic signals.
- Own the weekly and monthly S&OP cadence and facilitate cross functional alignment.
- Set and monitor inventory targets by SKU and location to balance availability against holding cost and waste.
- Write and maintain SQL queries for demand signals, build dashboards, and explore AI/ML tooling.
- Translate complex demand signals into clear narratives for senior leadership.
What You Need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related quantitative field.
- 5+ years in demand planning, supply chain, or related function, preferring quick commerce, grocery, e commerce, or high velocity retail.
- Advanced SQL: fluent and hands on capability.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets: mastery in building complex data models.
- Solid grasp of statistical forecasting methods (exponential smoothing, ARIMA, seasonality decomposition).
- Proficiency with BI tools like Looker, Tableau, or Metabase.
- Python or R skills for data analysis are a plus.
- Familiarity with AI/ML forecasting tools or demonstrated curiosity to learn.
- Proactive and resilient mindset with ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Proven ability to influence without authority across commercial, operations, and tech teams.
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