Demand Planner

Job Location

Jeddah, KSA

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella , Tic Tac , Ferrero Rocher , Raffaello , Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise . As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in 55 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? Nearly 35,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role

We're looking for a Demand Planner to join our KSA team and help build stronger, more accurate forecasts. You'll work closely with Sales, Trade Marketing, and Supply Chain to clean and analyze sales data, create reliable baselines using statistical models, and bring clarity to how demand is shaped in the market. This is a hands on, analytical role that contributes to the S&OP process and helps ensure our plans reflect real market dynamics.

Main Responsibilities

You will play a key role in driving demand planning excellence across the Gulf Cluster. Using sell in and sell out data, you will develop accurate, insight based forecasts that reflect market dynamics, promotions, and new product launches. You will maintain strong data integrity, create clear dashboards to monitor performance, and support automation to improve efficiency and visibility. Working closely with Commercial, Finance, and Supply teams, you will align on assumptions, analyze results, and continuously enhance forecast accuracy to ensure optimal service levels and business performance.

Who we are looking for

At Ferrero, we're looking for someone who combines curiosity with precision. You have a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics, or a related field, along with 1-3 years of experience in demand planning - ideally within the fast moving FMCG environment. You're naturally analytical and confident with numbers, mastering Excel tools such as pivot tables and trend analysis to turn data into clear, actionable insights. Most importantly, you communicate with clarity and collaboration in mind - helping cross functional teams make informed, timely decisions that drive our shared success.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. To be successful at Ferrero, you'll need to be just as customer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.