North Africa, Levant & Turkey Market Collaboration Lead

About the role

Mars is looking for a Market Collaboration Lead in Cairo to own demand planning and replenishment for its snacking portfolio across the North Africa, Levant and Turkey markets. The role leads a team of associates, runs the PRE-DMR and plays a key part in the NALT DMR and MEA SMR, and covers a 39-period horizon with sign-off from market heads and the sales director through S&OP forums.

Key responsibilities

• Create and analyse scenarios and maintain a balanced forecast covering the full horizon, including statistical base, history, promotions, distribution changes and marketing campaigns
• Own the consensus forecast and lead PRE-DMR meetings, providing the basis for the supply plan
• Manage forecast drivers, base sales trends (last year, previous years, YoY), upside and downside scenarios, and assess trends, risks and opportunities with Sales, Marketing and Finance
• Lead the full replenishment plan, ensure market availability within target and escalate short-term forecast issues and availability needs to the network planning team
• Own demand and supply KPIs for the cluster and work on service levels through the right supply and demand balance
• Navigate geopolitical challenges and make business decisions for the cluster

Required profile

• BSc or BA in engineering, economics or business, or a BSc/BA in supply chain management
• More than 10 years of demand management experience for a global or multi-plant CPG/FMCG company
• More than 10 years of planning experience across different areas
• End-to-end understanding of supply chain with detailed experience in demand planning, supply planning, S&OP and inventory management
• 10 years of logistics, planning or procurement experience for a CPG or retail company
• Fluency in English is a must