Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson Saudi Arabia. is recruiting for a Demand Planner located in Jeddah Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 130 years. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer. And our culture is interconnected by the shared values of Our Credo. It’s a culture that celebrates diversity and diverse perspectives. It helps employees achieve an effective mix between work and home life and supports their efforts to have a positive impact on their communities.

Summary of the job:

• Senior Demand Planner is key enabler of facilitating the end to end Sales & Operations Planning cycle in KSA to produce an unbiased and aligned demand plan for the rolling time horizon of 24 months. Also, he/she will be responsible of short-term demand/supply planning activities to deliver on the availability, service and inventory health targets of J&J Consumer Saudi.

Duties & Responsibilities

Forecasting and S&OP Management:

• Maintains and understands the sales data at different aggregation levels (Brands, Sub-brands, SKUs, variants, sizes, Distribution channels, demand groups and demand locations).
• Gathers information and document assumptions based on historical data, business intelligence gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailers, and other sources.
• Produces unconstrained base demand plan utilizing statistical modelling capability in collaboration with Central demand planning team.
• Maintains & validates assumptions of activities calendar and events forecasting building blocks.
• Facilitates 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.
• Analyses gaps (financials, capacities, inventory etc.) from unit based plans to drive alignment between business functions.
• Measures and tracks the forecast accuracy at different levels and initiate action plans to continuously improve forecast accuracy.

Risk management and Inventory Health:

• Works with the KSA team to identify, manage and communicate supply criticalities to all stakeholders outside the 3month horizon. Collaborates with the regional supply planners to assign the right priority and action plan to minimize such supply risks.
• Co-owns with RSP inventory DOS and stock cover for his/her assigned products category / inventory location.
• Performs SLOB risk analysis and initiate action plans with marketing/commercial team to keep SLOB provisions at minimum level.
• Supervise planning of Co-pack activities and work closely with hub operations team to execute these plans.

New Products Introduction:

• Locally owns 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.
• Manages Phase in Phase Out (PIPO) changes at SKU level and communicate changes to all stakeholders.
• Collaborates with Data Governance to ensure product codes are created in the system at the right time.

Replenishment planning

• Ensures Stock availability & freshness in the two KSA warehouses
• Flag and follow up on supply criticalities with Regional Supply planning team

Main performance measures (Performance Goals)

Directly Responsible Individual for:

• S&OP process adherence
• Forecast Accuracy (MAPE and BIAS) and completeness

End-to-end shared KPIs:

• NTS Delivery
• UFR
• Inventory DOS
• SLOB provisions

Qualifications

Experience Required

• Education: University degree in Engineering, Business Management, or similar.
• Years of Experience: minimum 3 years of experience in supply chain.
• experience working in SAP system
• advanced experience in Excel
• Language: English, Arabic
• Location: Jeddah

Leadership Behaviors Required

• LIVE OUR CREDO: Demonstrate and inspire the behaviors that reinforce Our Credo.
• CONNECT: Develop deep insights into the needs of our patients, customers, markets and communities.
• SHAPE: Drive innovation; anticipate and shape industry and market changes to advance health care globally.
• LEAD: Create an environment where leadership and talent development is top priority.
• DELIVER: Deliver results by inspiring and mobilizing people and teams.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo. We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences That is why we in KSA are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feel that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”!

Primary Location
Saudi Arabia-Makkah-Jeddah-
Organization
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Saudi Arabia Legal Entity for [Consumer]
Job Function
Operations
Requisition ID
2206057107W