Demand Planning Specialist

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We are looking for Demand and Planning Specialist which responsible for generating, planning and tracking sell-in volum on weekly, monthly and annual basis aligned with BP and LRP volume, Investments decisions. alternative forecasting Scenarios, and this position is located in Baghdad.

What We Excpect

• Generating monthly CCI (Primary) sales volume target aligned with RGM & Finance & Sales team. Determining distributors optimal stock policy based on the market volume, seasonality and the sales trends.
• Providing the production plant allocated volume on weekly/monthly/annually base in order to ensure operational requirement of supply and logistics planning.
• Managing Distributor Replenishment Process (Fair share) indicators to ensure a sustainable replenishment order process for Distributors and intercompany shipments in order to eliminate stock-out.
• Weekly rolling CCI & Market volume targets in order to revise supply and deployment plans. Determining weekly/monthly production needs aligned with Supply planning.
• Coordinating Weekly / Monthly S&OP(Sales and Operation) Process to gather tactical actions among marketing, supply chain, sales and finance departments in order to achieve volume and profitability targets.
• Managing inventory stock levels with optimised min/max stock/days and ensuring the targeted volume availability.
• Optimizing source decisioning of distributors and intercompany shipments to minimize logistics costs and leveling stocking capacities.
• Setting volume allocation prioritization rules in case of any limited supply and getting aligned with related parties.
• Highlighting gaps in the demand and supply plan and make sure that necessary actions are taken by related stakeholders.
• Emphasizing potential supply risks and ensuring all risks being shared with related parties embedded in integrated business plan.
• Following sales actuals and orders in the area of opportunities and risks. Providing feedback to the supply chain, marketing and sales teams.
• Tracking & analyzing shelf-life risky products and over-stock inventories at CCI & Distributor Warehouses to eliminate disposals.
• Designing and implementing digital transformation projects in order to increase efficiency with optimized and standardized operations.
• Volume Scenarios Planning Process development, analyzing and finding the different outcomes coming from Any expected changes in business pricing , market situation by applying different Demand forecasting techniques.
• Long range Demand Forecast Planning, with consideration of Capacity, for studying investment possibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 4 years of total experience.
• Highly analytical.
• Good communication skills.
• Able to lead and manage systems and cross-functional projects.
• Able to travel if necessary (domestic and international).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office especially MS Excel.
• Intermediate in English (and local language if an expat)
• Potential to be promoted to key roles in the country.
• Good knowledge of CCI Systems.
• Managerial and/or other functions experience is plus.
• Ability to lead and manage cross-function teams, upper management and Corporate.

Pre-requisites for Applying

• Must have been with the company for at least 1 year.
• Must have last one performance rating at “Successful Performance” and/or above.
• Must inform his/her manager before applying.

What We Embrace

• “People Centered” Focus
• Equal Salary Advocate
• A Globally Diverse/An International Workplace
• Inclusive Team-Building Activities
• Digital Learning Opportunities
• Leadership Exposure With Organizational Events
• Inclusive Language And Culture
• Social Clubs/Networks
• Inclusive/Family-Friendly Policies

Who We Are

CCI is a multinational beverage company operating in Azerbaijan, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. CCI produces, distributes, and sells The Coca-Cola Company’s sparkling and still beverages. With 30 bottling plants, 3 fruit processing plants, and more than 10,000 employees in 11 countries, CCI offers a wide range of beverages to a consumer base of 430 million.

Our purpose at CCI is to create value for our employees, customers, consumers, and community. In line with our vision to become the best FMCG company, we put people at the core of everything we do. We achieve successful results with our people who come together as One Team, committing to live by our shared values of passion, integrity, accountability, and teamwork. Our ambition is to become a great place to work, which is inclusive, diverse, and inspiring, with its key organizational and leadership capabilities.

Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our commitment at CCI, that’s why we nurture it in everything we do. We are proud to become the fourth company to obtain the EQUAL-SALARY global certification and proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, covering in all our countries.

We take responsibility for the future with our Sustainability Commitments for 2030.

Focusing our roadmap on six main areas, including packaging, water, and climate on environmental issues; human rights, diversity & inclusion, and community investments on social issues, we pledged 9 commitments to continuously improve our efforts. To ensure that by the year 2030, 35% of newly hired individuals, 40% of managerial positions, and 50% of executive committee members are comprised of women.