Division Head, Category Management and Demand Planning
Location
Saudi Arabia | India
Job description
One of our prestigious clients is looking to hire a Division Head, Category Management and Demand Planning to be based in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia , In the Maritime Industry , who will be responsible for but not limited to:
Job Overview Supply Chain Category Management serves as a crucial strategic role, primarily focused on optimizing the procurement and management of goods and services in specified categories or segments for the company functions. The main objective of this
role is to enhance efficiency, minimize overall expenditures, and ensure quality and reliability throughout the supply chain. Additionally, this role leads and supports the formulation of comprehensive category management strategies.
Key Accountabilites - Mentor and improve team performance.
- Set and implement plans for Category Management & Demand Planning team for better business participation and involvement, more commitment, more innovation, creativity, and higher satisfaction at work.
- Prepare working reports and status updates of the division activities for the sourcing manager.
- Plan and implement long-term development strategies for product categories.
- Plan and calculate forecasts for products/ services demands.
- Lead the development, implementation, and update of all polices strategies, procedures and process related to category management.
- Lead the team to work with the ERP team to ensure that PSCM requirements related to category management is implemented.
- Categorize Goods and services to ensure the optimum segmentation of the supply chain and the classification of suppliers according to the importance of their portfolio of goods and services.
- Develop baseline/ current spend & category analysis to determine the appropriate category strategy.
- Conduct market assessment of suppliers and their supply chain.
- Analyze and interpret market conditions, trends, and data to identify market opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to enhance business performance through improved analytics and reporting.
- Provide leadership, coordination and coaching to the team, ensuring they are trained enabling them to achieve the operational and financial metrics within their areas of responsibility and succeed in their roles. People management responsibility.
- Lead the right amount of inventory by managing the customer demand and the company inventory stock on hand.
Qualifications - Bachelors degree in supply chain, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent.
- Category Management Association Certification/ MCIPS considered a plus
- Minimum 9-15 years of relevant experience.
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