Senior Supply Chain Manager
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About the Role
Careem Grocery seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager to own demand planning end-to-end, including forecasting, S&OP, and inventory optimization. The role requires 5+ years in demand planning or supply chain, advanced SQL, and strong analytical skills.
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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 volatility 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, ability to navigate ambiguity
- Proven ability to influence without authority across commercial, operations, and tech teams
- Python or R skills for data analysis are a plus
- MBA or supply chain certification (APICS/CSCP) is a plus
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About the role
- This is a senior individual contributor and cross functional leadership role for someone who is equally comfortable writing a SQL query, challenging a commercial team's promo forecast, and presenting supply risk to a VP. You'll own demand planning end to end; from statistical modelling to S&OP facil
What you'll do
- Forecasting & Modelling Build and maintain demand forecasting models across SKUs, categories, and dark store locations. Go beyond Excel — leverage statistical methods (time series, regression, ML assisted forecasting) and own the tooling decisions that get us there. You should be comfortable pulli
- Demand Variability & Scenario Planning Develop frameworks to manage volatility from seasonality, promotions, new product launches, and macroeconomic signals. Run scenario models before they become supply crises.
- S&OP Process Leadership Own the weekly and monthly S&OP cadence. Facilitate cross functional alignment across commercial, ops, and logistics. Surface gaps early, propose solutions, and drive decisions, not just document them.
- Inventory Optimisation Set and monitor inventory targets by SKU and location to balance availability against holding cost and waste. Work closely with category and logistics teams to design replenishment logic that performs at quick commerce speed.
- Data & Tooling You'll be hands on with data. Write and maintain SQL queries for demand signals, build dashboards that non technical stakeholders can act on, and explore AI/ML tooling to improve forecast accuracy. If a process can be automated, you'll be the one to build the case and execute it.
- Insight & Communication Translate complex demand signals into clear narratives for senior leadership. Forecast updates, variance analysis, risk flags — you own the story and the numbers behind it.
What you need
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related quantitative field (MBA or supply chain certification like APICS/CSCP is a plus).
- Experience: 5+ years in demand planning, supply chain, or a related function—strongly preferring quick commerce, grocery, e commerce, or high velocity retail. Experience in a high growth tech company or start up is a meaningful plus.
- Advanced SQL: Fluent and hands on capability; you write your own queries regularly rather than just having 'exposure' to it.
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets: Mastery in building complex data models, going well beyond basic lookups.
- Forecasting Fundamentals: Solid grasp of statistical forecasting methods (exponential smoothing, ARIMA, seasonality decomposition) and knowing when to apply them versus simpler models.
- BI Tools: Proficiency with Looker, Tableau, Metabase, or equivalent business intelligence platforms.
- Python or R: Strong skills for data analysis are a plus, though not strictly required.
- Advanced Forecasting Tech: Familiarity with AI/ML forecasting tools, or a demonstrated curiosity and aptitude to learn them fast.
- Proactive & Resilient Mindset: Ability to hunt down data independently, navigate ambiguity, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and hold a high bar for accuracy by owning both misses and wins.
- Stakeholder Influence: Proven ability to influence without authority across commercial, operations, and tech teams.
What we’ll provide you
- Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
- Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
- Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
- Work remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year.
- Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.
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