Supply Planning Manager

About the Role

Reef Group is searching for a seasoned Supply Planning Manager (SPM) to oversee and steer supply planning operations throughout the expanding business. This manager will be tasked with guaranteeing product availability, optimizing inventory levels, and devising supply plans that align with demand forecasts, supplier capacities, lead times, business growth, and commercial objectives. Collaboration will be key as the SPM works closely with teams including Demand Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Warehousing, Product, Sales, Retail Operations, E-commerce, and Finance to ensure timely product presence across diverse markets and sales channels.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and oversee supply plans spanning short, medium, and long-term horizons, considering demand predictions, existing inventory, supplier capabilities, lead times, and business needs.
• Maintain product availability alongside an optimized, balanced inventory.
• Track crucial metrics such as stock coverage, safety stock levels, reorder thresholds, inventory turnover, and availability.
• Detect potential shortages, surplus inventory, slow-moving items, and supply chain risks, and implement corrective strategies.
• Convert demand forecasts into actionable supply, procurement, and replenishment orders.
• Handle supply planning for multiple brands, SKUs, warehouses, retail outlets, e-commerce platforms, and varied markets.
• Collaborate with Procurement and suppliers on production timetables, purchase orders, lead times, and delivery planning.
• Participate in and support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• Ensure supply plans align with marketing promotions, product launches, seasonal campaigns, new store openings, and overall business expansion.
• Monitor supplier efficiency and address supply limitations or delivery risks.
• Support inventory distribution and restocking across warehouses, stores, and sales channels.
• Generate and track KPIs, reports, and dashboards related to supply planning.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Supply Planning team to enhance performance.
• Champion continuous enhancement in supply planning methods, technological systems, reporting accuracy, and planning precision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Over 7 years of relevant professional experience in Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, or Supply Chain functions.
• Proven expertise in supply planning, inventory optimization, replenishment, supplier liaison, and the S&OP process.
• Prior leadership experience managing a supply planning team.
• Preferred background in retail, FMCG, beauty, fashion, consumer goods, or other high-volume, diverse SKU contexts.
• Strong analytical aptitude, planning skills, problem-solving abilities, and adeptness in decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience using ERP or supply planning software like SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalents.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional coordination capabilities.
• Capability to operate effectively within a dynamic, fast-growing business environment.
• Fluent in English; Arabic language skills are a plus.

Why Join Us?

Be a vital contributor at Reef Group during an exciting phase of swift regional and international expansion. Occupying the Supply Planning Manager role offers the chance to enhance supply chain effectiveness, increase product accessibility and inventory efficiency, and bolster the Group’s growth trajectory across numerous brands, markets, and channels.