Junior Supply Planner - Guess!

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT
For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury
experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a
hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a
portfolio of eight owned brands and over ‎300 international brands in the
luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group
expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and
eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it
constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury
experiences at over ‎750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile
apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for ‎14,000 skilled and talented professionals
across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group
being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great
Place to Work.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up "The Greenhouse",
which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and
accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and
internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the
Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing.
The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business
strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and
by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory
of the Women's Empowerment Principles.

What you'll be doing
Our Junior Supply Planner manages and leads the validation of demand signals
through data analytics. The use of historical data, statistical models, and
forecast information from Sales, Marketing as well as business knowledge are
key inputs to validating demand. Our Junior Supply Planner is directly
responsible for ensuring processes are in place to drive forecast accuracy and
meet KPIs.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demand Planning Support: Review planning and forecasting outputs and
communicate KPIs to relevant team members Work closely with Demand Planners to
understand expected forecasts
* Assist in the development of the Demand Plan where needed; determine what is required in the demand, supply and inventory plans to support business needs
* Support demand team in the mitigation of specific factors (demand drivers, supply constraints) relevant within the category which must be carefully managed in the S&OP process
* Support any action plans involving price adjustments
Inventory Management & Fulfilment:
* Develop and test different options for stock size, composition and age profile and recommend optimum stock model to support agreed
* Demand and business plans Implement inventory strategies based on cost benefit analysis as defined by the strategic objectives and goals
* Set KPIs that align with multiple stakeholders' objectives for inventory optimization to obtain short term and long term goals
* Lead supply planning efforts across functions to optimally fulfill business needs, including leading the S&OP process where required Identify supply constraints which are business critical and work with supply partners to try and improve them to enable improved planning, inventory and service levels Identify gaps in current supply or Demand plans and propose remedial action
* Leverage order generation algorithms to ensure stock availability
* Monitor supply planning adherence to demand plan
* Communicate to all relevant stakeholders about adherence to agreed inventory levels to ensure maintenance of performance and immediate response to developing issues Identify constraints and options on available space and alert the business to impending issues
* Develop suppliers to achieve capability levels required to support our business
* Secure supplier involvement in internal company initiatives where relevant (joint planning and stock management, new product development etc) to give the business a strategic advantage
* Lead the specification and agreement of KPIs and SLAs with key suppliers ensuring legal compliance
* Conduct an assortment of negotiations to accomplish organization objectives
* Sourcing: Create options for contracting, sourcing, relationships or risk improvement, using the category sourcing frameworks
* Assist in the setting of sourcing strategies to develop new and emerging sources of supply
* Validate assumptions and robustness of sourcing strategies
* Assess existing and prospective suppliers' capabilities against evolving business needs and ensure that the business has an adequate and sustainable supply base
* Ensure gaps in current and/or potential capabilities are clearly identified and plans are developed to deal with them
Logistics:
* Partner with Group Logistics and Group Legal to determine the appropriate standard Incoterms approach to use for each type of cargo and address any violations or code of ethics breach
* Manage the transportation of a portfolio of different cargo types including optimising fleets and maintaining a distribution network Challenge selected methods of transportation and recommend alternative approaches
* Prepare backup transportation routes to mitigate any potential risks
* Establish storage strategies and plans; set KPIs to ensure transactions, costs, and health and safety strategy expectations are met
* Optimize stock allocation in warehouses Select the appropriate options to maximise efficiency and service levels
What you 'll need to succeed
‎2 Years' experience as a Junior Supply Planner or Supply Coordinator
Undergraduate degree in supply chain or industrial engineering
Experience with a mass fashion brand is desirable
What we can offer you
With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your
journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities
and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal
mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are
extraordinary, every day.
We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive
benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution,
remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.
To view all our perks and benefits, click here.
We Invite All Applicants to Apply
It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and
Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At
Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.
We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We
ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age,
race, religion, national origin or disability status.