• Henkel Internship | Demand Planning Specialist - GCC, Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Henkel Internship | Demand Planning Specialist - GCC, Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Location: Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
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    Job Description

    The Project Specialist Intern role is an urgent hiring. We are seeking a dynamic individual to join on temporary intern based contract for a period of 12 months.

    The key purpose of the role is to guarantee excellence in execution in all Customer Services' areas in the country; coordinate and manage country CS agents; provide recommendations and outcomes that will enhance key management, organizational performance of local organization; share improvement ideas with International Customer Services Responsible; support and collaboration with CS Support Manager in SSC; ensure customer satisfaction for both domestic and export businesses.

    The role of Demand Planning: Interface / point of contact department between commercial functions (sales, marketing, trade marketing, controlling, finance) and other supply chain functions (customer service, logistics, production) to combine & challenge all inputs, negotiate & ensure alignment, set the final plan and do all the necessary tasks to realize this with transparent, continuous and proactive communication Scope : Beauty Care, MEA, Retail & Professional


    Duties and Responsibilities

    Your main responsibilities in this role include the following:

    • Analysis and reporting in various SC areas to speed up operations, detect improvement areas, propose & follow-up actions

    • Portfolio classification & optimization

    • Follow-up on new projects

    • Inventory simulation, control, and expiry monitoring

    • Contribute to digitalization of all operations

    • Maintenance of planning systems and tools

    • Participation in new implementations and process optimizations

    • Study new topics for implementation Master data coordination

    • Monitoring of product price structure

    • Co-packing planning

    • Key KPIs: Number Forecast Accuracy / Inventory targets / NES in MEUR / Service level / number of active IDHs / formats


    Job Requirements

    • 1-3 years of experience in Demand Planning

    • Bachelor / Master degree in Engineering or a related field with successful academic record

    • Strong Microsoft excel skills

    • SAP knowledge in OTC/logistics or similar systems preferred

    • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, Arabic a plus

    • Self-confident professional, who possesses strong interpersonal skills along

    • Competent in problem solving with strong analytical capabilities

    • Strong follow-up skills and high determination to achieve results and realize changes

    Job Details

    Company: Henkel

    Employment Type: Internship

    Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates