Ensure the availability of raw materials and packaging materials required to meet production needs, while optimizing inventory levels, minimizing waste, safeguarding cash, and maintaining target service levels.
Key Responsibilities
1.Supply Planning & Replenishment
Calculate material requirements based on demand forecasts, inventory levels, and operational constraints.
Create, place, and monitor purchase orders to ensure timely material availability.
Coordinate replenishment activities and manage the end-to-end supply process, from order creation to receipt at manufacturing sites.
Adjust inventory levels to support new product launches, delistings, promotional activities, and business plan changes.
2.Inventory Management
Ensure the accuracy and reliability of raw material and packaging inventory data.
Monitor inventory levels and optimize stock coverage while balancing service and cash objectives.
Analyze and optimize slow-moving, obsolete, and at-risk inventory.
Participate in inventory counts and reconcile stock discrepancies.
Identify and mitigate risks related to material availability and product shelf life.
3.Supplier & Stakeholder Management
Act as the key interface between manufacturing sites, Procurement, and suppliers.
Manage supply-related issues and service claims with internal and external stakeholders.
Monitor supplier performance through service, delivery, and reliability KPIs.
Support corrective and continuous improvement actions with suppliers.
4.Planning Systems & Master Data
Ensure the accuracy and integrity of planning master data, including lead times, MOQs, safety stocks, and MRP parameters.
Ensure effective use of ERP and planning systems to support accurate planning and decision-making.
Regularly review and update planning parameters and master data.
5.Continuous Improvement
Analyze material consumption, stock variances, and production losses to identify improvement opportunities.
Contribute to initiatives aimed at improving supply planning processes, inventory management, and overall supply chain performance.
Support cost reduction, waste reduction, and cash optimization initiatives.
Education
Master’s degree (Bac+5) in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or an Engineering/Business School degree with a specialization in Supply Chain.
APICS CPIM certification is a plus.
Experience
2–4 years of experience in material/supply planning, MRP, or inventory management.
Experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment, ideally in FMCG or the food industry, particularly with short shelf-life products, is highly valued.
Technical Skills
Strong knowledge of MRP, safety stock, MOQ, stock coverage, and lead-time management.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP MM/PP or equivalent, and planning tools.
Advanced Excel skills; knowledge of Power BI or other reporting tools is a plus.
Strong data analysis skills, particularly in material consumption, inventory variances, and stock turnover.
Behavioral Competencies
Strong attention to detail and reliability in data management.
Ability to anticipate supply risks, prioritize effectively, and perform under operational constraints.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align plants, Procurement, and suppliers.
Continuous improvement mindset with a strong results orientation.
Ability to balance service levels, costs, and cash objectives.
Languages
Professional proficiency in French and English.
Arabic is a plus for interactions with local manufacturing sites and suppliers.
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