Sr. Advisor Parts Planning📣 Job Ad

About Lucid Motors Middle East

Lucid Motors is an automotive company focused on creating advanced mobility experiences through innovation. Utilizing proprietary technology and a software-defined vehicle architecture, Lucid designs and builds vehicles that combine range, performance, and design. The company operates with deep vertical integration, managing design, engineering, and production in-house across its global facilities.

The Role: Sr. Advisor, Parts Planning

Lucid Motors Middle East is seeking a Sr. Advisor, Parts Planning for a full-time position in Riyadh. This role is responsible for forecasting, planning, and optimizing demand for OEM spare parts. The primary objective is to ensure high service levels across dealer and service networks while minimizing inventory risks, balancing parts availability, inventory investment, and obsolescence in line with OEM supply chain policies and aftersales performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve demand forecasts for OEM spare parts across all product categories, utilizing historical sales, vehicle population, failure rates, and lifecycle data.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and bias, implementing corrective actions as needed, and support short-term and long-term demand planning cycles.
• Translate demand forecasts into replenishment plans to ensure optimal stock availability at PDC/RDC and dealer locations, balancing service level targets with inventory investment, aging, and obsolescence control.
• Monitor stock coverage, backorders, and excess inventory risks, recommending redistribution, liquidation, or return-to-OEM actions for slow-moving and obsolete parts.
• Ensure alignment with OEM demand planning processes, systems, and parameters, participating in OEM calls, planning reviews, and performance assessments.
• Manage exception scenarios including VOR demand, recalls, service campaigns, and emergency supply requirements.
• Track and report demand planning KPIs such as forecast accuracy, parts fill rate, backorder levels, inventory turns, and aging, providing insights and recommendations to management.
• Support demand planning for new vehicle model launches and parts introductions, adjusting forecasts based on vehicle parc evolution, warranty periods, and product lifecycle stages.
• Coordinate phase-in/phase-out planning for superseded and discontinued parts.
• Collaborate with Aftersales, Parts Pricing, Supply Chain, Warehouse/3PL, Sales, and Finance teams, supporting dealer network demand planning and stock optimization initiatives.
• Provide analytical support for promotions, campaigns, and special programs.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong understanding of automotive spare parts demand drivers and dealer operations.

Technical Skills

• Experience with ERP and planning systems; SAP preferred.

Compensation

This position offers a discretionary annual cash incentive program and an equity program.