Demand Planner
Chalhoub Group
Total years of experience :14 years, 2 Months
Key Achievements:
- Conceptualized and lead S&OP cycle with the Key accounts.
- Led the integrated S&OP monthly cycle with the supplier, a major cosmetics brand-Coty, leading to a joint streamline throughout the supply chain.
- Assortment rectification and inventory control at the key accounts.
- Developed an advanced forecasting tool in line with the in-market sales budget to project future demand and supply plan.
- Introduced reporting tools and dashboards to highlight the stock visibility and stock rupture risks in advance.
•Accountable for coordination, control and improvement of various functions, tools and concepts pertaining to supply chain operations i.e. Demand Planning, Purchasing, Inventory control and Logistics.
•Liaise with the sales team & suppliers with regards to demand planning & forecasting, budget, procurement, (Private& Institutions Market).
•Involved in procurement & working capital management (Private & Institutions Market)
•Arranging monthly S&OP meetings (Private & Institutions).
•Skilled in development of roadmaps & supporting operating plans for supply chain systems aligned to business strategy (Updating timely Demand & Forecast sheets).
•Successfully implemented modern inventory management systems (ASCP - Advance Supply Chain Planning & Demantra) to maintain logical inventory levels to avoid building up and low stock.
•Successfully implemented weekly DRP (Distribution Resource Planning) replenishment to regions across Saudi Arabia to maintain logical inventory levels in all regions.
•Proficiency in analysis of market & delivery systems to assess present and future material availability.
•Development & implementation of purchasing/ contract management instructions, policies and procedures.
•Data Management System (Creating the Suppliers, Registering SKUs in the system and Approve Blanket Purchase Agreement in ERP system)
•Issuing of timely purchase orders aligned to business strategy (Private & Institutions Market).
•Represent the organization in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
•Direct key contact for the Supply planning and inventory planning of the portfolios represented by Tamer Group such as :-MSD (Schering & Organon), Janssen (J&J), Abbott, Bayer, Spimaco, Sandoz etc.
•Supporting internal Imports department in all discrepancy of the shipments (i.e. Quantity difference, Price difference, communicating to Suppliers etc.).
•Supporting clearing agents in order to maximize clearance efficiency in terms of time and quality by maintaining SFDA and customs compliance.
•Monitoring freight routing and shipments from point of origin to destination, and takes corrective measures with suppliers/agents to expedite deliveries.
•Manage settlement of inventory reconciliation loan accounts & special discounts.
•Monthly reporting to the Management : (By Region & National)
Forecast accuracy
AI (Availability Index)
OOSI (Out of Stock Index )
OTIF (One time in full)
OFR (Order fill rate)
Highlight:-
Key user in implementation of :
Upgrade of Oracle R12 implementation (Year 2014)
WMS (Warehouse Management System) implementation (Year 2014)
ASCP (Advanced Supply Chain Planning) (Year 2015)
DRP (Distribution Resource Planning) (Year 2015)
Demantra (Year 2016)
o Coordinating with Customers and shippers to obtain necessary documents required for custom clearance of international import shipments.
o Coordinating with UPS brokerage team to address custom duty issues and customs-required documents for all incoming shipments.
o Responsible for clearance of international incoming shipments held with Saudi customs
o Responsible for pickup, handling and on time delivery of import shipments for UPS clients.
o Follow up on Pickups & Deliveries by constantly interacting with the drivers
• BSc (Computer Sc.) (Hyderabad, AP, INDIA) • High School (10+2) (Hyderabad, AP, INDIA) • C.B.S.E from International Indian School (Dammam, K.S.A)