Demand Planning Manager

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Lead monthly demand planning cycle across GCC markets including UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar. Develop and maintain accurate sales forecasts using historical trends, market intelligence, promotions, seasonality, and business inputs. Analyze forecast variances and implement corrective actions to improve forecast accuracy and bias reduction. Coordinate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to align demand assumptions. Drive and manage the end-to-end S&OP process across manufacturing and distribution businesses. Conduct monthly S&OP review meetings with cross-functional stakeholders and leadership teams. Ensure alignment between demand plans, production capacity, procurement planning, and inventory targets. Develop dashboards and reporting tools for management visibility and decision-making. Collaborate with manufacturing plants and distribution centers to ensure uninterrupted product availability. Optimize inventory levels while minimizing excess stock, slow-moving inventory, and stock-outs. Support procurement planning and replenishment strategies for frozen food categories including Meat, Chicken, Beef, Vegetables & Fruits, Vegetarian products. Lead initiatives to centralize planning functions and standardize planning processes across business units. Implement and enhance planning tools, automation systems, dashboards, and analytical reporting. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on logistics cost optimization, warehouse cost reduction, inventory efficiency, service level improvement, and planning automation. Coordinate with regional business teams, manufacturing plants, procurement, logistics, and warehouse operations. Support management with business insights, demand risks, supply constraints, and mitigation strategies. Present planning performance reports and KPIs to senior leadership. Desired Candidate Profile Strong experience in frozen food manufacturing and distribution operations. Experience managing regional planning operations across GCC markets. Proven experience in implementing S&OP processes and planning tools. Advanced Excel and dashboard reporting skills. Strong analytical and forecasting capabilities. Experience with ERP and planning systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, APO, IBP preferred). Knowledge of inventory management and supply chain optimization techniques. Data analysis and KPI reporting expertise. Employment Type Full Time Company Industry FMCGFoodsBeverages Department / Functional Area Other Keywords Demand PlanningSales & Operations PlanningS&OPForecast AccuracyInventory OptimizationSupplyDemand AlignmentPlanning CentralizationPlanning ToolsAnalyticsProcurementLogisticsManufacturingCommercial TeamsSales ForecastsDemand Forecasting Get real-time job updates only on our App