Inventory Planning Specialist

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Qatar-Doha

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About The Role

• As an Inventory Planning Specialist within Qatar Airways Catering Services, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the timely availability, accuracy, and quality of all catering inventory used across our global operations.
• You will be responsible for forecasting, procurement, stock control, lifecycle management, and the introduction of new inventory items—ensuring alignment with Qatar Airways’ world‑class service standards.
• Your work directly supports a complex 24/7 aviation operation and involves close collaboration with international suppliers, Logistics, Product Development, and multiple stakeholder teams.
• As part of your role, your responsibilities will be inclusive of, but not limited to the following:
• Oversee and maintain the full catering Inventory Catalogue, ensuring all item data remains accurate and up‑to‑date.
• Develop and manage an accurate global inventory forecast to support operational planning.
• Monitor inventory lifecycles and consumption trends, ensuring stock availability aligns with real operational needs.
• Ensure all inventory requirements are documented properly and in compliance with governance standards.
• Lead the procurement of all inventory items, avoiding stockouts while achieving the lowest possible unit cost.
• Manage global inventory levels and supplier backup stocks to optimize stock holding and protect operational continuity.
• Oversee warehouse contracts and stock‑control procedures in Doha and other international locations.
• Drive the introduction of new inventory items and timely removal of obsolete stock across the network
• Inspect new inventory deliveries to ensure they meet agreed specifications and implement corrective actions when required.
• Collaborate with suppliers and Logistics teams to optimize logistics costs and streamline transportation and stock movement.
• Perform other department duties related to this position as directed by the Head of the Department.
• Be part of an extraordinary story
• Your skills.
• Your imagination.
• Your ambition.
• Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make.
• You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience.
• You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
• Our best is here and still to come.
• To us, impossible is only a challenge.
• Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.
• Together, everything is possible.

About You

• To be successful in this role, you will bring the following:
• High School Diploma / Vocational Qualification, bachelor’s degree with minimum 5 years of experience in Damand & Supply Planning,
• Logistics, Procurement, Global Supply Planning or Supplier management.
• Experience managing ERP / Stock Control systems (Oracle, SAP, Qosmos)
• Strong analytical skills using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
• Strong knowledge of forecasting and its different algorithms.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and under pressure, multitask, and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Managerial skills including workflow management, mentoring, and team development.

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