Location : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Agro-food sector
Employment Status: Valid Iqama required
Availability: ASAP
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Supply Planning & S&OP Manager to take full ownership of end-to-end planning activities for a leading specialty food organization.
The role is critical in driving demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, and the overall Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring alignment between commercial objectives and operational capabilities.
This position requires a strong strategic mindset combined with hands-on operational expertise, particularly within environments dealing with perishable or shelf-life–sensitive products.
Key Responsibilities
Demand & Supply Planning
- Lead and continuously enhance demand forecasting and supply planning
- Translate commercial forecasts into feasible and optimized supply plans.
- Ensure alignment between demand, production capacity, and sourcing constraints.
Inventory Optimization
- Define and manage replenishment strategies across distribution networks.
- Optimize inventory levels across Finished Goods (FG), Raw Materials (RM), and Work In Progress (WIP).
- Minimize waste, obsolescence, and inventory write-offs, particularly for short shelf-life products.
S&OP Governance
- Own and drive the end-to-end S&OP cycle, including demand review, supply review, consensus planning, and executive alignment.
- Facilitate cross-functional S&OP meetings and ensure disciplined decision-making.
- Provide clear scenarios, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior leadership.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Act as a central interface between procurement, production, sales, logistics, and finance.
- Ensure seamless information flow and alignment across the supply chain.
Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
- Define, monitor, and analyze key KPIs related to service level, forecast accuracy, inventory turns, and planning adherence.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning maturity, efficiency, and resilience.
- Support the evolution of planning processes, tools, and governance frameworks.
Required Qualifications
- 10–15 years of expérience in supply chain planning, ideally within the food industry or FMCG.
- Proven expertise in S&OP, demand planning, and supply planning at a senior level.
- Strong experience managing perishable or shelf-life–sensitive products is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management
- Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
- Proficiency with planning tools and ERP systems (APS, ERP, forecasting platforms).
- Strong communication skills in English; Arabic proficiency is a plus.
Key Competencies
- Strategic planning and decision-making
- End-to-end supply chain visibility
- Executive-level communication and influence
- Data-driven mindset and analytical rigor
- Leadership in cross-functional environments
- Continuous improvement and change management