Shahed Albess

• Lead demand planning function across key product
categories, ensuring accurate forecasts aligned with business
targets.
• Supervise demand planners and drive alignment with cross
functional teams.
• Conduct monthly forecast reviews with Commercial and Sales
teams to ensure demand reflects market trends, promotions,
and seasonality.
• Managed the full ordering process — from sales and forecast
analysis to order placement, production tracking with export,
and coordination with Logistics until full warehouse receipt and
quantity validation.
• Monitor post-delivery stock performance to ensure freshness,
availability, and alignment with forecasted demand.
• Improved forecast accuracy and reduced aging and slow
moving inventory through structured governance and
proactive SKU management.

• Reviewed item level forecasts to ensure alignment with
business plans, market trends, and strategic objectives.
• Managed demand planning for a wider portfolio including
Make-To-Stock SKUs sourced from KSA, covering Fresh juice,
Dairy, and Long-Life categories.
• Led forecast alignment meetings with Brand, Sales, and
Planning functions to validate assumptions and finalize monthly
demand.
• Attended Almarai KSA weekly planning meetings to
coordinate supply updates, highlight risks, and align on export
plans.
• Translated monthly volumes into detailed phasing based on
salary cycles, seasonality, promotions, and sales trends.
• Analyzed inventory KPIs (stock cover, aging, slow movers) to
support better planning and proactively reduce write-offs from
aging stock.
• Increased imported SKU forecast accuracy, reducing OOS and
improving freshness in market.
• Strengthened communication with Almarai KSA teams,
reducing lead time for issue resolution.

• Managed forecasting and planning for locally produced
Make-To-Order (MTO) SKUs in Jordan, including milk tracking for
these products.
• Maintained and updated daily sales and demand trackers,
integrating historical trends, forecasts, and budget data.
• Provided accurate demand inputs to production teams,
optimizing stock levels and minimizing overproduction.
• Ensured SKU availability through close coordination with
production and warehouse teams.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Sales,
Warehouse, and Production) to align supply chain operations
with KPIs.

• Conducted data analysis and market research to support
data-driven business decisions.
• Prepared client-facing reports and presentations, simplifying
complex findings for various audiences.
• Supported R&D initiatives with business solution
recommendations.

• Analyzed customer data and call patterns to identify potential
sales leads.
• Directly responsible for personalizing services to meet the
needs of the companys customer base.