Who We Are
Americana Restaurants is one of the leading restaurant operators and food & beverage platforms in the MENA region. Since 1964, we have built a strong legacy of delivering exceptional dining experiences through some of the world's most recognized brands, including KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee's, Krispy Kreme, and many others, across more than 12 countries. Our continued success is driven by operational excellence, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to our customers and communities.
As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are passionate about making an impact in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
About the Role
Are you an Engineer with a passion for planning, analytics, and supply chain excellence? Do you enjoy transforming demand into actionable plans, optimizing inventory, and leveraging data to drive smarter decisions?
At Americana Egypt, you will play a key role in managing the end-to-end planning cycle for both local and imported materials, ensuring effective demand and supply alignment. Working closely with Procurement, Logistics, Finance, and Operations teams, you will contribute to delivering strong service levels and operational efficiency.
In addition, you will drive continuous improvement through advanced analytics and automation, utilizing tools such as Power BI, Power Query, and other digital solutions to enhance visibility, accuracy, and decision-making across the supply chain.
Key Responsibilites:
- Review the actual consumption vs. the forecasted and highlight the deviation.
- Lead the planning for the category/area assigned to be in line with the organization’s safety stock policy and DIO targets.
- Coordinate with suppliers and the logistics department to ensure the availability of goods.
- Periodic review of the BOM and data sanitization with the relevant departments.
- Create and manage material plan to maintain inventory levels based on the yearly budget.
- Highlight the slow-moving item and track near-expiry to avoid write-offs and waste.
- Developing, evaluating, and enhancing MRP technique based on demand planning rolling forecast.
- Creates sustainable shareholder value by reducing OPEX spend and creates operating efficiencies.
- Monitor inventory levels and coordinate inventory pre-builds with line manager and logistics department to compensate for periods of capacity limitations.
- Responsible for development and maintenance of supply plan of assigned finished goods, considering shelf-life expiration, while balancing network demands with supply capabilities to maintain target stock levels and support on time shipments to customers.
You’ll bring:
- Engineering degree (Industrial/Mechanical or relevant)
- 3-5 yrs in Supply Chain Planning with hands‑on MRP experience (Oracle Fusion or similar)
- Leadership of planners; outstanding communication & prioritization
- Bonus: Power BI, Power Query, and automation (VBA/Python)
