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.