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Distribution Planning Manager Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at REEF GROUP | مجموعة ريف
Title: Distribution Planning Manager
Company: REEF GROUP | مجموعة ريف
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Distribution Planning Manager | Reef Group
We’re Hiring: Distribution Planning Manager
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Type: Full-Time
About the Role
Reef Group is looking for an experienced Distribution Planning Manager to lead and optimize the planning of finished-goods distribution across our warehouses, branches, countries, and multiple sales channels.
Key Responsibilities
Distribution Planning & Allocation
- Lead the development and execution of distribution plans across multiple warehouses, branches, countries, and sales channels.
- Develop product allocation and replenishment plans based on sales demand, inventory levels, business priorities, and operational capacity.
- Determine distribution requirements across Retail Stores, B2B, B2C, and E-commerce channels.
- Manage inventory allocation across locations to maximize product availability and optimize inventory utilization.
- Review and manage inter-warehouse and inter-branch stock transfers based on actual demand and inventory requirements.
- Establish distribution priorities based on sales performance, inventory availability, market requirements, and growth plans.
Inventory & Replenishment Planning
- Monitor inventory levels across warehouses, branches, and channels to identify replenishment requirements.
- Analyze stock availability, slow-moving items, excess inventory, and stock-out risks.
- Develop replenishment strategies to maintain optimal inventory levels across the network.
- Identify inventory imbalances between locations and recommend corrective allocation or transfer actions.
- Support inventory optimization initiatives to reduce excess and obsolete stock while maintaining target service levels.
Cross-Functional Planning
- Coordinate closely with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production, Procurement, Warehousing, Logistics, Sales, B2B, and E-commerce teams.
- Ensure distribution plans are aligned with sales forecasts, production plans, inventory targets, and business priorities.
- Support distribution planning for new product launches, promotional campaigns, seasonal demand, and new store openings.
- Coordinate with logistics and warehouse teams to ensure shipment readiness and execution in line with approved distribution plans.
Network & Operational Improvement
- Continuously improve distribution planning processes, methodologies, and allocation rules.
- Develop distribution strategies for a multi-warehouse, multi-country, and multi-channel network.
- Analyze distribution performance and identify opportunities to improve service levels, inventory utilization, and operating costs.
- Develop data-driven planning models and reports to support distribution and inventory decisions.
- Analyze the root causes of stock-outs, excess inventory, delayed replenishment, and distribution deviations, and implement corrective actions.
Reporting & Performance Management
- Monitor key distribution and replenishment KPIs, including:
- Product Availability
- Distribution Plan Accuracy
- Replenishment Performance
- Stock-out Rate
- Excess & Slow-Moving Inventory
- Service Level
- Inventory Turnover
- On-time Replenishment
- Prepare regular management reports covering distribution performance, inventory status, shortages, excess stock, and improvement opportunities.
- Provide data-driven recommendations to senior management to improve distribution and inventory performance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 5–7+ years of relevant experience in Distribution Planning, Replenishment, Inventory Planning, Supply Chain Planning, or a related field.
- Proven experience in Retail, FMCG, Beauty, E-commerce, or multi-channel environments.
- Experience managing distribution planning across multiple warehouses, branches, locations, and preferably multiple countries.
- Strong understanding of Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP), Replenishment, Inventory Allocation, and Stock Transfer Planning.
- Experience working with ERP, WMS, and supply chain planning systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to make data-driven decisions in a fast-paced and complex environment.
- Fluency in Arabic and English.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in multi-country or regional distribution networks.
- Experience supporting Retail Stores, B2B, B2C, and E-commerce channels.
- Experience with large-scale retail networks and multiple distribution centers.
- Experience with ERP and planning platforms such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle, or Odoo.
- Strong knowledge of inventory optimization, replenishment methodologies, and distribution planning tools.
Why Join Reef Group?
At Reef Group, we are building a scalable and agile supply chain organization to support our rapid growth across beauty, fragrance, retail, B2B, B2C, and e-commerce markets.
Join us and play a key role in building and optimizing a multi-warehouse, multi-country, and multi-channel distribution planning function that directly supports our growth and customer experience.