Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Demand Planning Manager

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew Cairo 1, EgyptNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, International Trade, or Logistics is required.
Eight to ten years of experience in fast-moving consumer goods is preferred.
Fluency in English is required.
Leadership skills are required.
Communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a rolling 12–24 month forecast using statistical models, historical data, and market intelligence.
Update forecasts for new products, seasonal products, discounts, and promotions.
Lead monthly Sales and Operations Planning demand reviews with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply teams to gather inputs and enable faster, more accurate decision-making.
Lead and ensure adherence to weekly and monthly demand cycles within the Sales and Operations Planning team and multifunctional teams.
Analyze demand drivers, including trends, seasonality, pricing, and elasticity, and adjust models accordingly.
Work closely with multifunctional teams on the short-term horizon to ensure business delivery against commitments.
Highlight potential short- or long-term demand risks and develop effective mitigation plans.
Track forecast accuracy, identify root causes of variances, and drive continuous improvement.
Refine demand planning tools, processes, and key performance indicators; lead and support upgrades to enterprise resource planning and advanced planning systems.
Partner with supply planning teams to balance service levels, safety stocks, and working capital.
Manage, train, and mentor demand planners and analysts.

Desired Qualifications

Eight to ten years of experience in fast-moving consumer goods is preferred.

Job Description

The Kraft Heinz Company is looking for a Demand Planner Manager to drive the Kraft Heinz Business Management within the organization. Been a focus point for long term data (capacity) and short discussion to drive sales in the right direction. Owner of the forecast accuracy and BIAS KPIS as well an enabler for Top Line results to be materialized.

Key Responsibilities:

Forecasting: Develop & Maintain rolling 12-24 month forecast based on statistical models, historical data & market intelligence.
Update forecast: for new products, seasonal products, discounts, promotions.
Cross Functional Collaboration: Lead monthly S&OP Demand Reviews with multifunctional teams(Sales, Marketing, Finance & Supply)to gather all needed inputs and information to enable faster and accurate decision making.
Lead and ensure adherence on the Weekly & Monthly demand cycles within the S&OP team and multifunctional teams.
Data Analysis: analyze demand drivers (Trends, Seasonality, pricing, elasticity) and adjust models accordingly.
Short Term Demand Control: Work Closely with multifunctional teams on the short term horizon to ensure business delivery vs Commitment.
Risk & Opportunities: Highlight potential risks on the short or long term from demand POV while developing effective mitigation plans.
Performance Management: Track Forecast accuracy while identifying root causes of variances and drive continuous improvement.
Process Improvement: Refine demand planning tools, Process & KPIs. Lead & Support for systems upgrade (ERP, Advanced Planning systems)
Inventory Coordination: Partner with supply planning teams to balance service levels, Safety stocks and working capital.
Team Leadership: Manage, Train and mentor Demand planners & analysts.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree is in Engineering, Business Management or International Trade or Logistics
8 to 10 years of experience in FMCG is preferred
Leadership skills
Communication skills
Fluent in English

Location(s)

El Tagamoa El Khames Commercial Office

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

About the Company

Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Kraft Heinz makes packaged foods and drinks for households, restaurants and other foodservice operators around the world. Its portfolio includes Heinz ketchup and spans sauces, cheese, ready meals, coffee and refrigerated foods. The company develops recipes, manufactures products in its factories and works with outside producers to supply different markets. It earns revenue by selling through grocery chains, wholesalers, online retailers and distributors that serve commercial kitchens. With operating roots in Heinz's 1869 business and its combined group formed by a 2015 merger, it is co-headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1869

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