seem to swing from time to time.“One that constantly seems to stick though is the need for quality candidates within Demand Planning and Management. Knowing how to use an ERP system is great, but companies are looking for candidates who can not only pull computer generated data, but also analyse the figures given to them,” he elaborates.
Supply Chain and Logistics Forecast growth 2015 Looking at the number of vacancies registered in 2014 for Supply Chain and Logistics roles, it is clear that the GCC market is on a growth trajectory. The market is being fuelled by the surge in global import and export volumes, as well as local
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investments in Dubai Free zones, Abu Dhabi Industrial zones and logistics hubs (such as the new Dubai World Central airport). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains focused on creating efficient supply chain teams. This has increased the demand for Saudi Nationals, but during the last half of 2014, the number of vacancies tapered off slightly. Recently, billions have been invested in the local market in order to establish a prominent logistics hub and retain ‘worldclass’ status. For this reason, there has been an increase in demand for Project Logistics roles, as well as senior positions to head up these developments. The need for quality Demand/Supply planners is still high and will remain