Excel
Taha Al-Araji
Supply Chain Manager
Dubai
Summary
Results driven Operations Planner with over five years of experience in the FMCG industry, recognized for a strong analytical mindset and meticulous attention to detail. Expertise in supply chain has led to successful development and implementation of planning strategies that enhances revenue growth and optimized operations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
IBP Manager
Kellanova/Mars Snacking
Dubai
10.2024 - Current
- Leading Supply, Demand, and Inventory optimization for LEVANT & Food Solutions.
- Orchestrating end to end operations directly with 9 distributors across different regions, optimizing shipments generation, forecasting IMS, and stock level planning.
- Managing central IBP responsibilities for MENAT and reporting it directly to the global team.
- Enhance and facilitate processes and dashboards resulting in improvement of operations and navigation of strategic plans and data.
Demand Planner
Unilever
06.2021 - 09.2024
- The S&OP Lead for Nutrition & Ice Cream Categories across Arabia.
- Enhance the S&OP processes by analyzing and forecasting at an SKU level month on month; increasing the forecast accuracy by 20% and reduce the bias to 1% for the full year.
- Govern and follow up on Overstocks & Residuals to action and execute plans that liquidates any excess stock, generating more sales and cutting down business waste.
Education
BSc - Industrial Engineering
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates12-2019
Skills
- Integrated Business Planning
- End-to-end Supply chain management
- Strategic decision making
- Process optimization expertise
- Collaborative team management
- Distributor Management
Software
SAP & Kinaxis
Timeline
IBP Manager
Kellanova/Mars Snacking
10.2024 - Current
Demand Planner
Unilever
06.2021 - 09.2024
BSc - Industrial Engineering
American University of Sharjah