Demand Planner

Job Description

• At **Fresenius Medical Care,** we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease.
• Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey.
• Guided by our vision—*“Creating a future worth living.
• For patients.
• Worldwide.
• Every day.”*—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 125,000 employees.
• Within our **Care Enablement** segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes.
• Our **FME Reignite** strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.
• Our values guide how we work:
• We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities
• We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together
• We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation
• **Manufacturing & Supply Chain (MSC)** plays a vital role in delivering life-saving therapies globally within Care Enablement.
• With over 35 manufacturing sites and 23 distribution centers, MSC ensures the reliable production and distribution of high-quality devices for hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and acute care—reaching patients in approximately 150 countries.
• The team oversees the full supply chain from manufacturing to delivery, focusing on operational excellence, product availability, and continuous improvement to meet the evolving needs of patients and healthcare providers.
• Join our passionate team and help shape healthcare worldwide!

Role Purpose

Demand Planning & Forecast Management

• Lead end-to-end demand planning for the KSA market, ensuring scalability to support increasing sales volumes and market expansion.
• Continuously improve forecast accuracy and planning transparency
• Collaborate closely with Commercial, Marketing, Customer Service, Finance, Procurement and Supply Chain teams to understand evolving demand drivers in a highly dynamic market.
• Facilitate and lead monthly Demand Review meetings
• Support logistics and supply planning activities to ensure service continuity and inventory health
• Monitor inventory exposure, slow-moving risks, and service level impacts

Financial Planning & Budget Support

• Own Supply Chain budget preparation and conduct monthly financial performance analysis, ensuring alignment between growth, cost control, and profitability.
• Partner with Finance to support cost control and business planning activities
• Monitor inventory health (service level, exposure, slow-moving risk) and drive cross-functional mitigation plans to sustain service while supporting market growth.

Global & Regional Role

• Act as the single point of accountability for demand and planning-related topics in the KSA market and represent KSA planning performance in Global and regional forums.
• Contribute and represent KSA SC team in Global and Regional SC projects

Your Profile

• 5/8+ years of experience in demand planning, supply chain management, FI knowledge
• Bachelor’s degree (Economics, Statistics, Supply Chain, Business Admin or related field)
• Forecasting/Demand Planning in a commercial environment
• Working cross-functionally and independently
• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Understanding of statistics / statistical based demand planning
• Self-directive, proactive and focused on continuous improvement
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
• Able to synthesise complex data and viewpoints into clear insight
• Able to formulate and facilitate decisions with supporting analysis effectively
• Quick learner with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, maintain focus, and adapt to a variety of challenges
• Ability to conduct detailed procedures in a time constrained environment
• Strong Knowledge of IBP system
• Knowledge of SAP in relation to Supply Planning/sales
• Knowledge of data and analytics platforms
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Fluent English and Arabic are must

Our Offer For You

• There is a lot you can discover at **Fresenius Medical Care**, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have - all dedicated to your professional journey.
• Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world
• Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development
• A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one
• A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience
• The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company