Sr. Specialist Demand Planning

Talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

Job Description

Role Summary

We’re looking for a Demand Planner to join the team and focus on growing our own Grocery Store “Talabat Mart”, which is the region’s first cloud store concept offering 30-minute delivery of groceries at hypermarket prices. Launched in Kuwait and UAE, the service is expanding fast to more countries.

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?

• Responsible for ensuring we have the correct inventory at the stores (No OOS or OVS) by analyzing the current inventory status and updating the ordering parameters.
• Daily monitoring of stock movement, running report of daily inventory adjustment.
• Maintaining parameters of the replenishment model and making sure it is accurately input into the system, including lead times, reorder point, economic order quantities, suppliers minimum order quantities, etc.
• Preparing demand forecasts and initiating ordering to the stores and tracking receipt of such orders
• Managing the relevant inventory in coordination with the Category Managers
• Ensuring timely and accurate analysis and reporting of inventory and purchase forecast
• Dispatching orders to suppliers and ensuring proper tracking
• Liaising with suppliers for improving collaborative forecasting planning and replenishment
• Ensuring maintenance of appropriate and accurate records of in-stock and inventory position are kept

WHAT DID WE ORDER?

• You have at least 4+ years of experience in Demand Planning
• Strong knowledge of the fundamentals of demand planning, as well as the ability to work on demand forecasting from A-Z
• Experience in FMCG in demand planning and replenishment is a must
• Experience in Warehouse management or 3PL partner relation is a must
• Data and detail-oriented, and tech-savvy
• You are very detail-oriented, structured and know how to prioritize - you consider yourself as someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
• You are able to interact with senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job.
• You have excellent analytical and communication skills, and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
• Additionally, you have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills. You can inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission.
• Language skills: Fluent English and Arabi

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