About the role

  • Senior Demand Planner managing supply chain forecasts for global construction material manufacturer. Collaborating with sales and marketing for data-driven demand planning in Cairo Office.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain rolling forecasts (typically 3–18 months horizon).
  • Incorporate sales trends, seasonality, and market dynamics.
  • Adjust forecasts based on market intelligence such as discounts, tenders, and large project pipelines.
  • Analyze competitor activity and pricing impacts where relevant.
  • Translate market insights into actionable demand adjustments, and provide early visibility on demand spikes or risks.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales, Key Account teams, as well as marketing.
  • Capture insights on project pipelines, dealers orders, and market shifts.
  • Challenge and validate sales inputs to ensure realistic, data-driven forecasts.
  • Lead the Demand Review cycle within the S&OP process.
  • Consolidate and present demand assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
  • Ensure alignment between demand, supply, and financial plans.
  • Track forecast accuracy (MAPE, WMAPE) and Bias at SKU and aggregate levels.
  • Support inventory optimization by improving forecast reliability.
  • Perform root cause analysis for forecast errors.
  • Continuously improve forecasting models and processes.
  • Maintain forecast data in Blue Yonder System, while ensuring master data integrity (product hierarchy, segmentation).
  • Leverage analytical tools (Excel/Power BI/Tableau) for reporting and insights.
  • Work with supply planners to understand constraints and adjust demand where needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Economics, or Engineering.
  • 3-5 years experience in demand planning, forecasting, or analytics (preferably in building materials, or FMCG).
  • Strong understanding of forecasting techniques and demand planning processes.
  • Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP and Blue Yonder).
  • Experience with Excel , Power BI/Tableau.
  • Influencing and stakeholder management skills (especially with Sales teams).
  • Attention to detail and data accuracy.
  • Strong communication skills and storytelling with data.

Benefits

  • A competitive salary
  • Benefits

Job title

Senior Demand Planner

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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