OverviewLeading Material Planning team in Egypt Bev. & a team of 4 members. Maintaining a good coverage of more than 22 different material supplied from more than 45 different supplierSupport the production team be availing the material required to produce more than 80 different SKResponsibilitiesManage day to day business processes across the Planning function. Ensure optimized inventory level management of raw and packaging materials to ensure that customer requirements are met on a timely manner. Manage and optimize planning parameters for finished goods, intermediate products, raw and packaging materials and intercompany items. Review customer orders against forecast and raw material availability in order to commit or roll customer requirements against the defined 25% tolerance. Review and align feasibility of demand change requests. Develop and maintain production order policies to optimise plant efficiency and working capital requirements while ensuring product availability to meet customer demands and efficient utilization of 3PL spaces. Develop and maintain raw materials safety stock and replenishment policies to ensure raw materials availability and optimization of working capital. Continuous process improvements in raw materials and production planning areas.Contribute to and provide leadership for inventory reduction strategies, including participating / leading monthly inventory review process to provide consolidated reports for financial reporting and risk assessment. Develop, maintain and analyze a comprehensive suite of KPIs to monitor performance and ensure targets are achieved. Develop, Lead and Motivate the Supply Planning team. Develop strength within the group through coaching and training to ensure targets are met. Lead implementation of training plans to ensure coverage across all areas for direct reports. Work cross functionally to develop mechanisms that will improve quality, provide realistic schedules, standardize processes and reduce costs. Participate in development and implementation of new area processes and improvements. Meet all internal and external compliance responsibilities including Purchasing Policy requirements, GCS & SOX . Adherence to all PepsiCo Health & Safety requirements is a requirement of this role.Any other ad hoc duties and projects as assignedQualificationsExperience of 4-7 years in FMCG (Preferable Planning)Bachelor of Science in EngineeringFluent in English & ArabicVery Good in Communications & LeadershipVery Good in SAP, MRP tools, Microsoft apps.