Demand & Supply Planner

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Bureau Supply Chain Recruitment is looking for a Demand and Supply Planner for our client in the med-tech industry. (Amsterdam)

The Demand & Supply Planner will report to the EMEA S&OP Manager.

The position is based in Amsterdam at the regional EMEA HQ, (with 70 fte) worldwide there are over 150 offices. The company has been growing rapidly, and this is a new position.

By bringing in a Demand & Supply Planner in the EMEA region, they would like to further grow the  EMEA Supply Chain Organization establishing processes and tools. The main goal of the role is to deliver improved service to customer by aligning commercial sales plans with production capacity and execution. The shortterm key deliverables should be alignment between the various disciplines and gathering & analysing data to design an action plan with concrete steps. To achieve both long- and short-term goals, the position needs to act on operational, tactical and strategical level.

The Demand & Supply Planer will have the following main responsibilities:

Develop rolling demand & supply forecast for bulk and RX products on multiple time horizons & levels of aggregation

Collect historical data and forecast inputs, research sales indicators & analyse forecasting data to design a statistical sales and purchase forecast

Connect with sales, marketing, operations and finance to collect input on forecast drivers and create a consensus forecast

Convert sales plan into purchase plan taking into consideration lead times, open POs and safety parameters

Quarterly sign off of the forecast with senior management as part of the budgeting process

Ensure volume forecast update and qualitative forecast summary is provided with clear understanding of key assumptions, gap drivers and changes in plan

Supports and captures key business drivers (e.g. market share, trade/promotional activity, inventory requirements, competitive activity) to understand their impact on current and future forecasts. Translates that insight into improvements in forecast accuracy.

Monitor inventory levels and take necessary measures to achieve customer service satisfaction & MOH targets

Lead Demand Review meetings to achieve accurate forecast with input and consensus of all multifunctional stakeholders

Create Purchase Orders to factories and monitor supplier delivery performance

Raise supply issues and provide feedback in due time on priorities and impact. Work together with manufacturing and sales to find solutions

Follow up on KPIs and in process metrics, report gaps and action plans for improvement

Constantly evaluate business performance, look for opportunities to improve Demand & Supply Planning processes whilst initiating changes

Manage forecasts, design process improvements and perform data analytics for assigned EMEA Operations or customers

Work with Marketing, Supply Planning, Procurement and Logistics to understand demand and supply needs and to support European operational goals and metrics

Develop end-to-end demand planning solutions as well as manage related project executions

Bring together and align business objectives, financial targets, Demand & Supply

Drive a collaborative decision-making process that balances functional goals and constraints

Move to a mid/long term ‘unconstraint’ Sales & Demand review, for appropriate capacity planning

This should result in improved spend optimization, productivity and operational efficiency, improved stock turns and inventory reductions plus increased revenue growth as well as improved customer relationships & customer satisfaction.

3-5 years of relevant experience within Supply Chain Management

Prior experience leading and embedding S&OP best practices

Strong knowledge of Demand Planning Management

Strong analytical skills, manage big sets of data

Understands the commercial drivers of Marketing and Sales

Is aware of market developments and trends

A background in medical devices or similar industry is preferred

Able to work with demand planning systems and BI tools

Experienced in professionalizing processes and systems

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain or Finance is preferred

It is essential that the incumbent of the role thinks strategically, connects the dots in the bigger picture and is comfortable in the details of the deliverables

Pragmatic, entrepreneurial and innovative – can build the Demand Planning organization from scratch

Works fluidly in a highly cross-functional team environment involving SC Operations, manufacturing and product development teams, as well as material planners

Flexible and solution-oriented – embraces change and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Able to connect with the internal and external stakeholders on the commercial side as well as on the supply side

Displays high integrity, honesty and a deep sense of caring for the success of the company

Analytical approach and problem-solving skills: able to design processes with limited data

Down-to-earth, is open to criticism and converts it into action

Transparent; gives a good example within the organization and is a role model

Communicative; has excellent communication skills in English and in another language

Team builder, a facilitator who builds bridges

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