Job TitleSupply Planner
Job DescriptionSupply Planner Are you energized by balancing demand, supply, capacity and financial outcomes in a complex, project-driven environment? Do you thrive when working across organizational boundaries to create a single, aligned plan?
We are looking for a
Supply Planner who operates at the heart of our
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle for the domain Distribution, working in a
matrix organization with other domains and corporate planning.
Your RoleAs a Supply Planner, you are responsible for translating demand signals into a
realistic, feasible supply plan, taking into account constraints across materials, suppliers, capacity and execution.
In this context, you:
- Translate demand into supply scenarios
- Identify constraints and risks
- Enable cross-functional decision-making within your domain and x-domains
- Support meaningful discussions in monthly S&OP / IBP meetings
Key Responsibilities1. Supply Planning & Scenario Building- Develop realistic supply plans based on available capacity, supplier capabilities and network constraints
- Identify critical components and capacity constrain and drive mitigation action
- Identify gaps between demand and supply capability and define mitigation scenarios
- Evaluate trade-offs across service, inventory, cost and working capital
2. Operating in a Matrix Organization- Work closely with supply planners in and across your domain to align supply plans
- Ensure consistency between local plans and the integrated plan
- Act as a connector between central planning, domains and execution functions
3. IBP / S&OP Participation- Contribute to the monthly supply planning step within the IBP / S&OP cycle
- Prepare inputs for planning and decision meetings
- Highlight risks, assumptions and decision points
- Ensure alignment between:
- Demand planning
- Supply planning
- Resource/capacity planning
- Financial planning
- Handover decision from S&OP towards S&OE to execute
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration- Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, finance and project teams
- Align top-down financial targets with bottom-up operational plans
- Support resolution of supply constraints and operational challenges
- Linking pin with NPI to ensure new product data available in the planning tool and properly embed in the planning process
5. Network & Materials Planning Integration- Provide visibility on shortages and surpluses across sites and suppliers
- Enable network-level decision making by consolidating planning inputs
- Align with procurement to ensure material availability and supplier performance
- Identify critical components and capacity constrain and drive mitigation action
6. Execution & Plan Translation- Translate approved supply plans into ERP / execution systems
- Manage plan changes, project updates and supply chain exceptions
- Ensure alignment between tactical plans and operational execution
7. Continuous Improvement & Planning Maturity- Improve planning processes, data quality and KPI transparency
- Contribute to increasing planning maturity in areas such as:
- Inventory alignment
- Execution prioritization
- Structured decision making
What You Bring- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related field
- Experience in supply planning, material planning, S&OP or IBP environments
- Experience in working in a matrix organization and cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into insights and decisions
- Strong (senior) stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience with ERP and planning tools (e.g. SAP, JDE, Anaplan, or similar)
- Ability to balance short-term execution with mid- to long-term planning
Key Competencies- Cross-functional collaboration: effectively working across domains and hierarchy levels
- Analytical thinking: translating data into decisions and scenarios
- Influencing without authority: effective in a matrix organization
- Decision-making: balancing trade-offs across service, cost, inventory and capacity
- Process orientation: contributing to structured IBP / S&OP processes
