Demand Forecast Analyst (Seafood)

Demand Forecast Analyst – KAEC, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia

The Company

Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 46,000 employees servicing some 110,000 retail outlets and has reported net income of SAR 2.04 Billion on sales of SAR 19.57 Billion in 2023. For more details, please visit our website – www.almarai.com.

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

About the Role:

To ensure preparation of demand forecast for the Seafood Business with continuously improved accuracy level by considering various factors such as historical sales patterns, trends, seasonality’s past and future events in the form of sales and marketing plan, economical, weather, government regulations and competitive activities with the assistance of PROCAST system (Forecasting software)

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure demand planners maintain the IBP system intact, data cleansed and up to date. all SKU'a are reconciled by weekly, be depot, all new SKU'a should be accurately set up and any changes in ither product or geographic hierarchy are immediately reflected in the system
• To make sure the future and past events are accurately captured in the IBP
• To ensure update of rolling 18-month forecasts in weekly - monthly basis by week, depot and by SKU
• To submit and ensure regional/local level events are incorporated into the forecast through bottom-up forecasting.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or a related field.
• Experience in forecasting tools ( IBP or SAP )
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar business planning/forecasting role, preferably within a chilled FMCG multi-SKU environment.
• Excellent communication skills English / Arabic

If you meet the qualifications and are looking for a challenging opportunity in a dynamic industry, please apply now.

We offer competitive salary and benefits package for the right candidate.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team. Apply now and take the next step in your career as a Demand Forecast Analyst