Planning Supervisor

Job title: Planning Supervisor

About the Role Based in Cairo, Egypt, the Planning Supervisor leads the finished goods planning team and is responsible for planning, controlling, and optimizing finished goods inventory to ensure product availability, on-time customer fulfillment, and optimal inventory levels. You’ll drive scheduling alignment with production and actively manage SLOBs while pursuing continuous improvement across planning processes.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain finished goods plans based on demand forecasts, customer orders, and production schedules.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels by balancing service level targets with working capital objectives.
• Closely monitor finished goods stock, including slow-moving, obsolete, blocked, and excess inventory (SLOBs), and drive mitigation and reduction actions.
• Lead regular SLOB reviews and coordinate action plans with Sales, Production, Quality, and Warehouse teams.
• Ensure FIFO / FEFO compliance and minimize risks of expiry, obsolescence, or write-offs.
• Scheduling & Production Alignment: Ensure optimum scheduling and production planning in coordination with Production Planning to meet demand efficiently.
• Align finished goods requirements with production capacities to maximize service levels and minimize rework, delays, and inefficiencies.
• Manage allocation and prioritization of finished goods during constrained supply situations.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience planning supervisory role or supply planning.
• Very good command of English (written and spoken).
• Experience with ERP/WMS systems (SAP, Oracle, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.).
• Strong leadership background with proven people development achievements.
• Strong collaborator - closely working with Sales, RMs Planning, and Customer Service to reflect demand changes, promotions, and customer priorities.
• Attention to detail – track and analyze KPIs such as service level, inventory, forecast alignment, and SLOBs.
• Ensure compliance with company planning procedures, internal controls, and audits.