My client is seeking a Planning Executive to join their multinational consumer goods organisation here in Dubai. You'll join a large, multicultural team, with a fun, vibrant team, all with modern offices and a positive atmosphere. As the Planning Executive, you will be responsible but not limited to:
- Accumulates the necessary information such as PSI (Purchase, Sales and Inventory) data of distributors, sell-thru data of major retailers, statistical analysis data of 3rd parties and so on. Manages and distributes the data to related staff time to time.
- Collects the forecasted purchase plan of distributors via sales division monthly. Manages and distributes the summarized data to related staff time to time.
- Based upon the analysis of collected data, makes sales plan monthly by model, by customer and by month for a six-month cycle.
- Reports and review the sales plan with Sales Manager and Divisional General Managers, then finalizes the plan.
- Simulates the gross profit and supports Divisional General Manager to devise P/L plan.
- Understanding & Handling Company's internal system and do order Inputting allocate the goods and necessary order processing operation.
- Make sales support materials / data by Microsoft PPT, Excel, Word according to requests from Sales/Marketing manager and Divisional General Manager.
- Make Sales Support Documents to proceed sales activities such as proforma invoice, Order Sheet and so on.
- Understand company's internal system
- Communicates with people in HQs concerning the new product launching, production schedule, price information and so on.
- Any other task to be delegated by the instructions of the Company from time to time.
REQUIREMENTS With great career prospects on offer for the right profile, my client requires the following criteria to be considered.
- Japanese National OR fluent in Japanese
- Degree educated . PSI planning experience
- Product Management experience
- Strong Microsoft experience (Excel, PowerPoint etc)
- A sales/target driven self-starter
- Previous experience managing and working with distributors
If you are NOT a Japanese National OR fluent in Japanese, please do not apply. You will not be considered.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.
With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:
Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.
We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.
