Ufs Supply Chain Planner

**The company profile**:
At Unilever you are more than your job title, you are part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us.

We produce world-leading brands including Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names and innovative-forward thinking brands like Tresemme, Rexona, Vaseline.

Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do - every small thing counts.

**Main Job Purpose**:
This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to stretch his/her technical and leadership skills and take his/her learning into the next level as this job provides the opportunity to manage the end to end supply chain.
The Supply Chain Planner plays a critical role for Mashreq UFS as it sits in the heart of UFS cross-functional business teams working with Marketing, CD, Finance, Local & imported Sourcing Units, Customers & Regional teams to ensure all UFS range is available at the right time with the right quantities with the lowest Cost, desired quality and highest Customer Service levels.

**Job Key Responsibilities**:
**Demand Planning**:

- Use Secondary Sales Data to generate baseline with Capgemini
- Lead and help CD team build a realistic forecast in line with the historical data and future trends
- Improve forecast accuracy & forecast bias and maintain their loss trees
- Lead & ensure full implementation of S&OP process
- Review the aggregate short-term volume forecast and highlight gaps, risks and opportunities
- Generate Unconstrained Shipment plan for Supply Capability Review

**Supply Planning**:

- Communicate the consolidated demand plan to the respective SUs both local & foreign
- Act as the single point of contact and streamline all communications with the respective SUs
- Assure that SUs are servicing our demand
- Ensure all our SUs are having the needed capacity to service our ambitious business growth
- Manage Inbound shipments from the point of placing order till delivery at our warehouse
- Challenge and try to sort out any supply risk
- Facilitate trade-offs where possible to achieve monthly financial targets
- Provide a proper outlook of the confirmed supply plan to the business for the cash up
- Run and maintain stock models and ensure maintaining optimal inventory levels for all SKUs
- Proactively monitor Near Expiry, Slow moving & obsolete stocks and ensure right actions in place
- Ensure fair allocation of supply between local & export markets

**Customer Service**:

- Generate Primary shipment plan for month Zero in light of confirmed Supply
- Ensure full range availability at the right time with the right quantities to meet agreed shipment plan
- Ensure the highest service levels and maintain DR/CCFOT losses

**Innovations Planning**
- Lead SC part in all UFS innovations including:

- Helping CD & Marketing with business case & volumes assumptions
- Managing liquidations and Phase-in/Phase out
- Sealing launch dates and ensuring landing innovations on time in full

**Job Key Requirements & Qualifications**:

- ** Skills required**:
**ESSENTIAL**
- University degree in Engineering, Logistics or Business Administration
- Fluent in English
- Understanding of S&OP cycle
- Good communication skills

**PREFERRED**:

- SAP or any ERP system knowledge is preferable
- Good working knowledge of Supply Chain Processes
- ** Experience Required**:
**ESSENTIAL**:
21 to 4 years of experience in any of Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Customer Service or general Supply Chain

**PREFERED**:
experience in both Demand & Supply Planning