Market Planner

To monitor and manage inventories, and forecast sales levels in order to minimize excess stock and meet target product availability.Inventory ManagementMaintains and updates pipeline sheets as frequently as needed to ensure a proper control of stocks and orders at any point of time.Highlights any major issue in stock to line manager and takes corrective actions.Order Placement ProcessPlaces and follows up on orders with suppliers to ensure their timeliness, correctness, and completeness according to TM requirements.Flags any risk of OOS to line manager, supplier, and customers and coordinates with Logistics on priority withdrawal to ensure minimize exposure.Forecast AlignmentUpdates forecast in line with trend and agreed activities with customers in order to update pipelines and order correct quantities.Highlights major variances in Sales Forecast and informs the line manager and customer about them to ensure that all parties are aligned on the volumes and right actions are taken to avoid over/under stock.Stock Control and Sales ReportingIssues and sends Stock & Expiry Exposure Reports to Customers in order to take the needed action to optimize inventoryChecks Freshness of product in stock and upon arrival to minimize expiry issues.Analyzes root cause of OOS in order to recommend action plans.Monitors weekly sales versus target and flagging heads-up in case of any inventory exposure (low stock and/or overstock)Requirements:Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or similar field2-4 years experience in similar fieldPrevious experience in Food industry is a plus