Al-Futtaim Hiring for Retail Supply Integration Leader Job at Dubai Full Time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role

Create and constantly improve excellence in availability. Use retail expertise to achieve agreed availability goals. Synchronise supply with commercial needs for the best possible customer perceived availability at the lowest possible total cost.

Create and constantly improve excellence in range administration and forecasting to achieve agreed service levels. Synchronise supply with commercial needs for the best possible customer perceived availability at the lowest possible total cost. Together with the commercial team ensure a smooth range management process and highquality forecasts for input to supply planning. Secure the preconditions for effective ordering and replenishment in the stores and Central Unit

What you will do

RANGE ADMINISTRATION

• Administer the range for each selling unit in accordance with the country range strategy and the Sales Leaders decision. Provide all partners with range list & selling source information.
• Support with the establishment of new selling units by supporting the range selection and range administration. Plan for range size changes
• Provide range change planning information to the Sales Leaders and selling units in order to support a smooth range change planning process.
• Support range change implementation by monitoring range list for all selling units in region. Make sure that restricted articles are follow agreed on regional level separate process.
• Coordinate with Sales Activity Leader implementation of Seasonal Range/ Collections in stores
• Secure availability through monitoring replenishment parameter for new products (NEWS), running and discontinued articles on regional level and secure right replenishment for Central Unit.
• Analyse received out-going split from Supply Team .Distribute remaining stock of discontinued articles to the selling units and balance discontinued stock on country level. Review status of rest to order utg articles to take action in case qty’s/ volume is high.
• Analyse stock situation for upcoming utg and together with Sales re-balance stock to maximize sales before EDS

SUPPLY

• Support the country and store commercial team with planning and execution regional and country activities by providing availability information, in-delivery planning and follow up on goals to ensure activity commitments are fulfilled.
• Be active partner of CAT team and provide them with relevant data to secure successful commercial activities within region
• Support the Sales Leaders with forecast alignment by highlighting discrepancies between central and country/selling unit forecasts. Align forecast with sales on CU level
• Integrate sales planning with supply capacities
• Analyze the biggest deviation between DP forecast & Actual sales, secure alignment with Supply & Sales partners
• Analyze Operational forecast with Actual sales, finding address to stores for taking actions.
• Agree on the strategic articles with the sales leaders and secure availability
• Secure availability for B2B sales, minimizing shortage impact for regular customers. Monitor process together with Supply Chain partners.
• Analyze upcoming shortages and together with supply & CT partners minimize impact on availability, in case long term availability issue agree actions with CT on regional and central unit level.
• Provide Availability information report to integrate sales plan with supply capacities
• Secure availability & healthy stock structure by balancing stock on country level (UAE)
• Analyze sales share between stores on country and Central Unit Level
• Secure weekly/daily indexes are aligned with store budget & supporting smooth process of ordering goods ( value/volume )
• Track key Navision parameters to secure proper ordering process
• Analyze stock to secure proper balance on combinations items (example sofa frame vs sofa covers) on country level
• To contribute to a great meeting with the customer in all sales channels by ensuring a consistently high availability of our offer, with high quality and at lowest possible total cost
• Improve processes and communication with our Supply chain partners, contribute to stabile availability at the lowest possible costs
• Develop & Follow up of performance process in Supply Chain
• Global DSP SU meeting related to developments in DSP FF . Secure competences & system developing
• Follow up of actions and system developments
• Contribute in Navision Super User meeting for the supply processes with IKEA global support (ROSS team)
• Strengthen collaboration between units
• Monitor performance, Secure business update
• Develop Navision and secure competence within the organization related to ordering part
• Follow up agreed actions, share information, strengthen collaboration in team

CENTRAL FULFILLMENT AVAILABILITY

• Update Navision based on outcome of new range list
• Secure proper ordering process for News in Central Unit
• Analyze RTO for outgoing articles and create ordering schedule for ordering
• Maintain parameters for upcoming utg according working process in Central Unit
• Monitor critical forecast error report on the biggest forecast deviations articles & take actions with store CT partners.
• Review daily orders creation before orders are sent to Distribution Centers or suppliers
• Review orders in the pipeline to secure deliveries to stores on time
• Check performance of ecommerce sales from Central Unit to secure correct parameters adjustment .
• Monitor daily orders to avoid over ordering
• Analyze daily order volume and make sure that the volume generated fits the actual capacity.
• Review Non Central shortages to secure availability in selling units
• Identify long term Central shortages to secure back up supply or/and advise sale steering process with sales partners.
• Track shortages on store level and identify quick actions to improve availability
• Fulfill extra needs from DC on direct delivery articles ( CU + stores )
• Analyze reason of upcoming shortages to minimize impact on availability.
• Monitor order cancellation to secure that necessary actions are taken to minimize impact on availability
• Identify Nonforecasted customer orders (NFCO) to make sure that rational ordering is secured
• Monitor order cancellation by Supply Chain to secure that necessary actions are taken to minimize impact on availability
• Follow up stock in IKEA Distribution Centers(DC) to maximize availability goods in selling units
• Analyze the combination articles and make sure that stock is balanced.
• Analyze overstock articles to identify root cause and secure action plan
• Analyze concrete stock to identify roots cause and secure action plan
• Identify articles without sales in last 6 months, analyze reasons and implement actions
• Identify differences in existing orders lines between Retail and Supply Chain systems
• Secure Safety Stock level are inside acceptable level to secure proper ordering & stock structure.
• Secure regular meeting between CU, SO and stores

Required skills to be successful

• Ability to build trust and communicate in a clear and targeted way with different people in various situations
• Ability to manage a high-volume and vibrant retail environment
• Ability to make things happen with flexibility, speed and simplicity
• Excellent skills in retail and/or logistics processes, tools and working methods.
• Analytical skills with the ability to identify required business actions
• Good understanding and actively use all IKEA manuals, particularly In-store Logistics and Retail Supply Integration the IKEA way manuals.
• Good skills in supporting an efficient and cost-effective commercial performance.
• Good numerical skills.
• Good understanding of the business plan process in the country.

What equips you for the role

• Experience of working in Retail and/or logistic role, including previous experience of leading others
• Show potential to apply tactical and operational thinking
• Ability to meet agreed budget and goals
• Ability to reflect and find value and ideas in collaboration with others

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…