Job Description
Demand Planning Specialist – Africa & Middle-East
Position Description
The Barrick Africa Middle East Team is seeking to recruit a
Demand Planning Specialist tomanage and execute the demand planning and replenishment cycle translating site demand signals into accurate and timely purchase orders that ensure material availability across all AME sites.
Join Our Exceptional Team And Embody Barrick's Core Values As You Work With Us. We Are In Search Of Individuals Who Can Champion Barrick's DNA By
- Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity
- Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach
- Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose
- Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy
- Taking Responsibility and being Accountable
- Committing to Zero Harm
- Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships
If you're ready to contribute to our
world-class team while embracing these values, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our diverse workforce.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and operate the SAP MRP-based demand planning and replenishment process for assigned sites and material categories.
- Through collaborative demand planning, keeping our key commodities and demand planning items within our targeted NMS coverage and managing our demand and supply pipelines aligned to this target
- Review MRP recommendations daily/weekly, validating demand signals against site maintenance plans and making replenishment decisions.
- To define management rules to cater for the growth and direction of the business.
- Participate in monthly and weekly demand-review meetings with site Demand & Supply Superintendents and user departments validating forecasts and capturing planned maintenance demand.
- Identify slow-moving, excess and at-risk inventory - providing recommendations to the Demand & Inventory Superintendent.
- Continued analysis of inventory trends and identifying opportunities to optimise and reduce holding costs.
- Manage back-orders and ensure escalation and recovery plans for critical short items.
- Work closely with sourcing and procurement/suppliers to have complete overview of current order status and lead times for demand plan related items
- Produce weekly demand and replenishment performance reports.
Qualification Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or related field.
Experience And Skills Requirements
- 3–5 years in demand planning, inventory management or procurement.
- SAP MRP proficiency essential.
- Experience with forecasting techniques and inventory optimisation.
- Mining or heavy industry background advantageous.
- Ability to interpret maintenance plans, site demand, supplier lead times, and inventory trends to support accurate replenishment decisions.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across site operations, maintenance, procurement, sourcing, and supplier teams.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy in demand planning, reporting, and purchase order recommendations.
- Strong planning, organising, and prioritisation skills, particularly in managing critical shortages, back-orders, and competing site requirements.
- Effective communication and reporting skills, including the ability to clearly escalate supply risks and present performance insights.
What We Can Offer You
- A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
- The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization
Please forward applications before: 13 July 2026
We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About Us
Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".
