Demand Planner

Johnson & Johnson Medical is recruiting for a Demand Planner to be located
in New Cairo.
A Demand Planner is responsible for managing E2E SC activities for the DPS
franchise including but not limited to:
* Demand planning including key events management
* Collaborate and align cross functional stakeholders to meet the franchise needs in short terms on order fulfillment and in long term to the growth strategy
* Setting and improving SC metrics for KSA in line with EMEA metrics definitions
* Bringing efficiencies in franchise SC operations
* Developing SOP for PLAN related processes and aligning with all stakeholders
* Owning inventory targets for their portfolio on DPS
* E2E CAPEX execution from forecasting through order fulfilment
Main Responsibilities:
* Forecasting and S &OP Management:
o Maintain and understand the sales data at different aggregation levels
(Brands, Sub-brands, SKUs, variants, sizes, Distribution channels, demand
groups and demand locations)
o Gather information and document assumptions based on historical data,
business intelligence gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailers, and
other sources.
o Produce unconstrained base demand plan utilizing statistical modelling in
collaboration with Central planning team
o Maintain & validate assumptions of activities calendar and events
forecasting building blocks
o Facilitate parts of the S&OP process to gain consensus and alignment with
all stakeholders involved in the process to arrive at one unbiased aligned
number, practicing the IBP concepts
o Analyses gaps (financials, capacities, inventory etc.) from unit-based plans
to drive alignment between business functions
o Measure and track the forecast accuracy at different levels and initiate
action plans to continuously improve forecast accuracy
o Manage a group of brands, maintain the lead in supporting the S&OP process
by ensuring the local market insights are captured in forecast
* Risk management and Inventory Health:
o Work with the Medical team to identify, manage and communicate supply
criticalities to all stakeholders outside the frozen horizon. Collaborates
with the regional supply planners to assign the right priority and action plan
to minimize such supply risks
o Work with the Regulatory Affairs team to avoid and minimize the risk
associated with MDD-MDR Transition in the Middle East. Coordinate with
regional planning, MDR project team, local marketing and commercial on
forecast validation to ensure enough stock build during blackout period
o Performs SLOB risk analysis and initiate action plans with
marketing/commercial team to keep SLOB provisions at minimum level
* New Products Introduction:
o Locally own NPI project management from supply chain point of view,
collaborating with regional supply planners, regulatory, marketing, commercial
and operations team to ensure successful on time NPI launch
o Manage Phase in Phase Out (PIPO) changes at SKU level and communicate
changes to all stakeholders
o Collaborate with Data Governance to ensure product codes are created in the
system at the right time
* E2E SC Management for DPS CAPEX Instruments:
o Responsible for forecasting all CAPEX requirements post alignment with all
key stakeholders (Marketing, Sales, Finance, Regional Planning)
o Collaborate with regional planning and customer service for full allocation
of instrument sets
o Collaborate with local and source deliver and CS teams to ensure complete
fulfillments,
o Ensure BO are regularly reviewed and executed as early as possible
o Bring efficiency measures in SC operations in the portfolio
Main interfaces/collaboration:
* Commercial & SC team
* KSA based Planning team
* Marketing and CD team
* Regional Planning team
* Regulatory team
* Finance
* D&T (Distribution & Transportation)

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Business Management, or similar


• Courses in Supply Chain/Logistics


• At least ‎3 years' experience in Supply Chain


• Fluent in English and Arabic language


• Hands on experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning and S&OP


• Prior ERP experience and IBP experience or qualification


• Experience working with quantitative & qualitative numbers, creating reports


• Expert in Excel, Skilled enough in Word and Power Point
  Personal characteristics:


• Ownership DNA: Self-starter, results driven & self-motivated


• Simple & Sharp Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Acts as Risks/Opportunities Radar


• Continuous Improvement Mind-set: PLAN, DO, CHECK & ACT (PDCA) approach to business, Analyses gaps, identifies root causes and process gaps, Initiates and executes actions


• Adaptability and Flexibility: thrives under pressure, has the drive to act beyond his comfort zone whenever required


• Collaboration: Win-Win Mindset, builds collaborative business relationships internally and externally
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