Demand Planning Engineer | alfanar Electric

Demand Planning Engineer | alfanar Electric

Optimize supply chain efficiency by forecasting demand, developing distribution strategies, and ensuring seamless inventory management. Meeting customer demands, minimizing stockouts, and enhancing overall operational effectiveness within the organization's supply chain.

Key Accountability Areas

Job Purpose:

Optimize supply chain efficiency by forecasting demand, developing distribution strategies, and ensuring seamless inventory management. Meeting customer demands, minimizing stockouts, and enhancing overall operational effectiveness within the organization's supply chain.

Demand Operations Planning:

• Conduct demand processes within the predefined timeframe, aligning seamlessly with the supply planning process and considering both constrained and unconstrained parameters.

Demand Changes and Inventory Strategy:

• Effectively implement changes in demand during the execution of the production plan.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive Finished Goods (FG) inventory strategy tailored for each business unit.

FG Inventory Management:

• Take responsibility for overseeing all FG inventory (items/aggregated) specific to designated sales channels.
• Execute replenishment processes for all Distribution Centers (DCs)/Hubs according to the predetermined schedule.
• Implement activities for inventory maneuvering between sales channels to ensure material availability.

Supply Plan Implementation and Escalation:

• Closely monitor the implementation of supply plans (pre-MPS, rolling plan) and escalate issues as needed.

Production Plan Performance Measurement:

• Evaluate the performance of the production plan within the planning time horizon using established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as On-Time Performance (OTP) and Achievement reports.

Parameter Maintenance and Updates:

• Maintain FG planning parameters and ensure their periodic updates.

Excess and Obsolete Action Plan:

• Execute the action plan for dealing with excess and obsolete FG.

Single Point of Contact and Trading Plans:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all Supply Chain (SC) related activities on the demand side. Implement trading plans for FG, incorporating external procurement plans as necessary.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems that arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply with related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Any relevant field.

Work Experience

2 to 5 Years.

Technical / Functional Competencies

• Demand Forecasting
• Demand Management
• Forecast Demand

Company Profile:

Alfanar is a Saudi company with an international presence, primarily engaged in the manufacturing and trading of a wide variety of low, medium, and high voltage electrical products, in addition to its portfolio of conventional and renewable energy solutions, oil and gas, water treatment, infrastructure, technical services, and digital solutions.

The hub of alfanar's manufacturing operations is Medinet alfanar Alsinaiya, a 700,000 square-meter complex located in Riyadh. The complex houses an array of ultra-modern manufacturing facilities and laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and staffed with highly skilled professionals.

alfanar derives its success from its commitment to providing the highest quality standards to its customers, and the continuous development of its human capital, who alfanar considers its most valuable asset. With this in mind, alfanar promotes a proactive work environment where its employees are always valued, nurtured, and empowered to fuel their pride in being part of alfanar.

For more information about alfanar, please visit alfanar.com.