Demand Planning Analyst

About the Role

Laverne Group is seeking a Demand Planning Analyst to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves supporting integrated Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) by converting commercial forecasts into actionable demand, production, material, and inventory plans. The analyst will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure supply continuity and optimize inventory health.

Key Responsibilities

• Consolidate sales forecasts, historical trends, marketing campaigns, promotions, and new product launches into SKU-level demand forecasts.
• Develop and maintain rolling demand forecasts across various sales channels, including retail, e-commerce, and wholesale.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, demand variations, seasonality, and commercial risks, highlighting deviations that require action.
• Translate approved demand forecasts into production and replenishment requirements, considering inventory positions and operational constraints.
• Coordinate with Production to assess manufacturing capacity, schedules, material availability, and readiness to meet planned demand.
• Identify potential supply shortages, production constraints, capacity gaps, and operational bottlenecks, communicating risks to stakeholders.
• Work with Procurement to determine raw material and packaging requirements based on demand forecasts, production plans, and inventory.
• Analyze material requirements using Bills of Materials (BOM), supplier lead times, current stock, and planned production volumes.
• Highlight material shortages, procurement risks, long lead-time exposure, and potential supply disruptions to support timely mitigation.
• Monitor inventory levels across raw materials, packaging, and finished goods, supporting replenishment planning across distribution channels.
• Identify excess inventory, slow-moving stock, and potential stockout risks, recommending actions to improve inventory health.
• Support inventory utilization and working-capital improvement initiatives through data analysis and planning recommendations.
• Consolidate planning inputs from Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Production, and Operations into a unified planning view and dashboard.
• Prepare weekly and monthly demand-versus-supply reports, highlighting production requirements, material availability, and supply risks.
• Support S&OP meetings through data preparation, scenario analysis, performance reporting, and documentation of agreed actions.
• Maintain planning-data accuracy and ensure timely communication of operational requirements, changes, risks, and dependencies.

General Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with internal policies, work procedures, company regulations, and approved standards.
• Perform other duties related to the role as assigned by management to support business needs and operational continuity.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of relevant experience in demand planning, supply chain, or S&OP roles. Strong analytical skills and the ability to work collaboratively with various departments are essential for this position.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, requiring close collaboration with cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Production, and Operations.