MRP Team Lead

5 days ago

New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt PepsiCo Full time

Overview
We are looking for an experienced
MRP Team Lead
to oversee Material Requirements Planning for a key product category across the GCC Cluster. This role plays a central part in ensuring materials availability to support production plans and meet market demand, while guiding a team of planners and partnering closely with our regional Supply Planning Hub.

As the
main connection between the GCC Planning Hub, Market teams, and Supply Planning
, you will drive visibility, alignment, and operational excellence in material planning, ensuring we deliver strong service levels, optimize working capital, and support future business growth.

Responsibilities
What You'll Do
Team & Planning Leadership

  • Lead and develop a team of 6-9 MRP Planners, Innovation Coordinators, and MDMs.
  • Own weekly and daily material plans, including issuance of purchase orders to suppliers.
  • Represent Material Planning in discussions with Factory Supply Planners for in-scope materials.
  • Ensure the cluster's material plans are aligned with production needs and adopted by Supply Planning.

Operational Excellence & Collaboration

  • Partner daily with GCC Supply Planning to match materials to production plans.
  • Share a 16-week forward visibility plan with central teams and relevant suppliers.
  • Coordinate PIPO activities with Innovation teams to ensure smooth launches and minimal obsoletes.
  • Proactively flag risks that may impact manufacturing continuity and collaborate on mitigation.

Performance, Analytics & Supplier Management

  • Deliver all material planning KPIs and complete RCA for any issues.
  • Lead daily/weekly interactions with suppliers to ensure timely delivery and performance improvements.
  • Own end-to-end inventory analytics, including excess, ageing and reduction initiatives.
  • Provide insights and reporting to leadership for decision-making.

Systems, Automation & Best Practices

  • Promote "run-to-standard" practices, system adoption and compliance within Material Planning.
  • Collaborate with IT to develop tools that enhance planning efficiency.
  • Apply RPA opportunities in current processes to drive automation and simplification.
  • Bring external and market best practices to elevate cluster material planning.

Qualifications
What We're Looking For
Education & Experience

  • MBA or degree in Operations, Supply Chain, or Engineering (preferred).
  • 6-8 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning (Demand, Supply or Material Planning).
  • Proven experience leading teams (6-9 direct reports).
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end planning processes.
  • ERP systems knowledge.
  • High proficiency in Excel; familiarity with reporting/querying tools.
  • Strong leadership, team coaching and stakeholder management.
  • Advanced analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Solid knowledge of MRP and production planning principles.

Why Join Us?

  • Opportunity to lead a key planning function for a major category in the GCC Cluster.
  • High-impact role with visibility across Planning, Operations, and Market teams.
  • A dynamic environment focused on continuous improvement, innovation, and growth.
  • Chance to shape processes, drive automation, and strengthen performance across the cluster.

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