Associate Manager, Demand & Supply Planning
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Date posted
September 29, 2026
Hiring location
Jeddah
Career level
Middle
Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Experience
Not specified
Quantity
1 person
Gender
Any
Description
An Associate Manager role in Jeddah leading demand-planning activities for assigned categories and coordinating commercial and operational stakeholders. The position is focused on building reliable consensus forecasts, protecting product availability and freshness, optimizing inventory and supporting efficient category growth across the cluster.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead consensus demand planning for categories within scope.
- Manage the 18-month demand-planning horizon and related MBPC processes.
- Facilitate pre-alignment and sign-off discussions with cluster, sales, marketing and commercial teams.
- Translate category, channel and market dynamics into planning assumptions.
- Monitor forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory and availability risks.
- Coordinate with supply and operations teams to address constraints and changes.
- Prepare planning analysis and communicate risks, opportunities and recommended actions.
- Drive continuous improvement in forecasting and planning processes.
Requirements
- Relevant degree and experience in supply chain, demand planning, forecasting or a related field.
- Strong analytical and business-planning capability.
- Experience working across commercial and operational stakeholders.
- Good understanding of inventory, service level and forecast concepts.
- Strong communication, organization and problem-solving skills.
Key Skills
Demand Planning, Supply Planning, MBPC, Forecasting, Inventory, Service Level, Category Planning, Stakeholder Management.
Employment Details
- Company: Nestlé
- Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Career Level: Middle
- Industry: Food & Beverage
About the Opportunity
Nestlé is a global food and beverage company. Nestlé MENA’s careers information describes opportunities across areas including marketing, sales, supply chain, technical and production, and internships. For NesTalent, Nestlé MENA describes a 24-month graduate development programme with structured learning, hands-on experience and rotations. Applicants should verify the original vacancy before applying because requirements, nationality conditions, employment arrangements and availability can change.
Application
Apply through the original LinkedIn vacancy supplied for this record. Review the full posting, confirm eligibility and submit an up-to-date CV and any documents requested by the employer.
Skills
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
GCC
select-type
Full Time
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