Associate Demand Planning

Role Summary
We’re looking for a Associate Demand Planner to join the team and focus on growing our own Grocery Store “tMart”, which is the region’s first cloud store concept offering 30-minute delivery of groceries at competitive prices. The service has expanded rapidly across Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Iraq!

What’s On Your Plate?

• Supporting in creation of POs for replenishment and maintaining availability in the stores and warehouse, data management.
• Creation of PO's based on the demand forecast in a timely manner set by the lead for maintaining availability in the stores, keeping track of receipt of POs.
• Support in ensuring the correct inventory at the stores (No OOS or OVS) by analysing the current inventory status and updating the ordering parameters.
• Daily monitoring of stock movement, running report of daily inventory adjustment.
• Support to lead in Managing stock amounting to KD 1.5M while ensuring issuance of ~ 1,750 POs weekly for stores and DC.
• Fresh products replenishment in coordination with Supplier & store supervisors.
• Preparing the key reports such as availability, lost sales, stock cover and service levels reports.
• Monitoring & Reporting - Close to Expiry Risk Management and mitigation, Overstock and slow moving stock planning.
• Using various system tools to generate data and prepare purchase orders. IM, PO Tool, Tableau, Looker.
• Coordinate with store supervisors and admins to ensure smooth workflow.

What Did We Order?

• Past experience in FMCG in demand planning and replenishment in a must.
• Data and detail oriented.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, and always hands-on with several tools.
• Ability to interact/guide the senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Tech Savvy.
• Excel Skills.