What you will do:
Demand Planning
• Standardize multi brand parts procurement
• Maintain accurate service levels
• Maintain correct stock days
• Reduce order processing times
• Provide multi brand budget inputs for ordering and pricing,
• Review order quantities generated by Syncron and place accurate orders to principals and other suppliers to achieve healthy stock turn.
• Guide the Inventory Executives in processing the urgent orders and have effective controls to maintain a healthy ratio of urgent orders to stock orders.
• To review branch stocks and to call back slow-moving parts to parts distribution centre (PDC) to maintain lean Inventory.
• To analyse back-to-back orders placed by the branches
• Continuously monitor orders of all brands to the principal and suppliers within the stipulated time
• Obtain approvals as per delegation of authority.
Continuous improvement & Business Intelligence
• Creating dashboards for monitoring of process
• Perform kaizens and projects to reduce operational costs
• Taking necessary actions/ advise for effective inventory control
• Escalate the cases with necessary information if the process is not under control
System Utilisation
• Continuous review of system parameters for improving the service level
• Review of system Alerts,
• Review of branch stock availability
• Mastering the processes and applying as per business needs to improve the efficiency and productivity
Required skills to be successful:
• Demonstrated experience developing management reporting packs and presenting to senior leadership.
• Extensive knowledge of inventory management systems & Supply chain modules in ERP systems like SAP & Syncron
• Skilled in problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies
• Understanding of agile way of working
About the Team:
In this position you will be working in a fast paced and diverse Automotive supply chain environment. You will be reporting directly to the Head of Supply Chain and manage a team.
What Equips You For The Role:
• Around 5 years of experience in the field of Supply Chain, preferably with Automotive experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Inventory management systems.
• Business development and process improvement skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint/MS Projects)
• Data analysis skill
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into six divisions; automotive, retail, electronics, engineering and technology, real estate, financial services and general services, Al-Futtaim operates through more than 60 companies and maintains a decentralised approach, giving individual businesses flexibility and versatility to maintain a competitive stance. Employing in excess of 20,000 people across the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Singapore and Europe, this approach benefits employees, providing a clearly defined work culture where individuals are empowered with authority and responsibility for their work. The success of Al-Futtaim is attributed to proactively managing change whilst upholding the values of integrity, service and social responsibility. The majority of businesses, built on a portfolio of world leading brands, dominate their sector.