Airport duty-free retailer optimizing supply chain and demand planning
Unifree operates duty-free retail across major Turkish airports and border crossings, running on a deep SAP foundation (FI, SD, MM, BW, EWM). Current hiring velocity is accelerating around ops and finance roles, with active projects centered on demand forecasting, S&OP process design, and procurement optimization—suggesting a shift from manual planning toward data-driven supply-chain operations. Pain-point clustering (inaccurate forecasts, misaligned targets, procurement inefficiency) indicates they're working to close gaps between demand planning and financial outcomes.
Unifree Duty Free operates duty-free retail operations across airports in Istanbul, Dalaman, and Kosovo, plus the Dereköy Border Gate. The company manages over 2,500 employees across retail and back-office functions, with a 56,000 square-meter flagship facility at Istanbul Airport. Unifree is a partnership with Gebr. Heinemann. The core business runs on SAP across finance, procurement, materials management, and warehouse execution, with supporting BI and reporting infrastructure.
SAP (FI, SD, MM, BW, EWM, ABAP, SAPScript), Adobe Experience Manager Forms, and Microsoft Office. The stack emphasizes financial, procurement, and warehouse management modules across their airport operations.
Demand planning and forecasting improvements, S&OP process design, procurement optimization, inventory management, and pricing/promotions ROI analysis. Projects also include advanced dashboards and scalable data models.
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