Taste & Wellbeing Demand Planner
Givaudan · Cairo
Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
Taste & Wellbeing Demand Planner - Your future position?
You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the food & beverage, fragrance & beauty industries. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers. Our customers in the region have local, regional, and international profiles, which brings diversity and curiosity to our daily job.
In this role, you will report to the Head of Demand Planning SAMEA while being based in our 6th October City site.
Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you love staying ahead of the curve and always aim to exceed customer needs.
In this exciting role, you will:
- Capture, analyse and update forecast in the system (DP toolkit) in order to achieve and improve KPI's (Forecast Accuracy)
- Identify and implement opportunities for forecast improvement
- Communicate with Operations and Commercial departments (with internal and external customers)
- Contribute to implement Demand Planning Strategy aligned with Sales and Ops Roadmap
- Work under the standards of quality, safety and industrial hygiene and good practices
- Collaborate in preparing and guarantee a good demand plan in order to have an efficient supply chain cycle (SOP/MRP process)
- Get the correct parameterization of the system (DP toolkit) to provide accurate information for an optimal planning
- Monitor Business Evolution (Losses, Wins)
- Manage early warning process, including material/capacity availability (collaborative with Supply Planning)
- Construct statistical analysis/statistical modelling to improve forecast accuracy
- Primary interface between the supply chain and the commercial organization along with customer care
- Conduct routine demand review meetings with both the commercial organization and customers
You?
Are you someone who wants to shape your world? Who excels being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then join us and impact your world!
Your professional profile includes:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain or other related field
- 4+ years of experience in planning
- Strong affinity to systems and analytical tools (SAP, BI/BO, etc.)
- ERP/MRP Expertise
- Fluency in Arabic and English
- APICS Certification
- Experience with working in a multicultural environment
- Expertise in Forecasting (Statistical Models)
Our benefits:
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
- A creative team environment that will inspire you.
- Great compensation package.
- Annual bonus.
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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.
Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.
Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.