About the job

Product Planner

As a Product Planner, you play a key role in ensuring the reliable supply of life-changing products to patients across approximately 75 countries worldwide.

You will be responsible for managing the supply plans for your assigned products and production lines, balancing customer demand, production capacity, inventory levels and business priorities. In this dynamic role, you will navigate product launches, phase-outs, changing business trends, capacity constraints and component availability.

Your planning decisions directly contribute to maintaining a stable supply while controlling costs, reducing scrap exposure and optimizing inventory.

What will you do?

In this role, you will:

Take ownership of tactical and strategic supply planning activities
Manage the mid- and long-term planning for assigned products and production lines using RapidResponse
Develop and maintain reliable and efficient supply plans
Proactively identify supply risks, constraints and opportunities and translate these into appropriate actions
Monitor inventory levels and ensure they remain aligned with strategic targets
Investigate deviations and constraints through root-cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions
Provide scenario analyses to support business and supply chain decision-making
Work closely with production sites and critical resource owners to ensure continuity of supply
Participate in weekly and monthly planning meetings, including IDP, PLT and GSCT meetings
Collaborate with global Supply Chain teams and provide input and recommendations regarding tactical and strategic decisions
Identify opportunities and risks related to variation management, scrap reduction, global initiatives and alternative supply strategies
Ensure planning cycles are completed accurately and on time
Work according to established procedures, policies and compliance requirements
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the end-to-end Supply Chain

What do we expect from you?

We are looking for a proactive Supply Chain professional who takes ownership, makes decisions and enjoys working in an international and complex environment.

You bring:

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field
Proven experience in end-to-end Supply Chain Planning and Operations
Preferably experience within a regulated environment such as pharmaceuticals, medtech, food & beverages or ingredients
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
The ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders
A proactive and solution-oriented approach
A strong can-do mentality, with the drive to take responsibility and bring actions to completion
An end-to-end Supply Chain mindset
A high level of ownership and entrepreneurship
Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma
Knowledge of SAP and RapidResponse is considered a strong advantage

Requirements added by the job poster

• 3+ years of work experience with Strategic Planning

• Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

About the job

Product Planner

As a Product Planner, you play a key role in ensuring the reliable supply of life-changing products to patients across approximately 75 countries worldwide.

Your planning decisions directly contribute to maintaining a stable supply while controlling costs, reducing scrap exposure and optimizing inventory.

What will you do?

In this role, you will:

Take ownership of tactical and strategic supply planning activities
Manage the mid- and long-term planning for assigned products and production lines using RapidResponse
Develop and maintain reliable and efficient supply plans
Proactively identify supply risks, constraints and opportunities and translate these into appropriate actions
Monitor inventory levels and ensure they remain aligned with strategic targets
Investigate deviations and constraints through root-cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions
Provide scenario analyses to support business and supply chain decision-making
Work closely with production sites and critical resource owners to ensure continuity of supply
Participate in weekly and monthly planning meetings, including IDP, PLT and GSCT meetings
Collaborate with global Supply Chain teams and provide input and recommendations regarding tactical and strategic decisions
Identify opportunities and risks related to variation management, scrap reduction, global initiatives and alternative supply strategies
Ensure planning cycles are completed accurately and on time
Work according to established procedures, policies and compliance requirements
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the end-to-end Supply Chain

What do we expect from you?

We are looking for a proactive Supply Chain professional who takes ownership, makes decisions and enjoys working in an international and complex environment.

You bring:

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field
Proven experience in end-to-end Supply Chain Planning and Operations
Preferably experience within a regulated environment such as pharmaceuticals, medtech, food & beverages or ingredients
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
The ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders
A proactive and solution-oriented approach
A strong can-do mentality, with the drive to take responsibility and bring actions to completion
An end-to-end Supply Chain mindset
A high level of ownership and entrepreneurship
Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma
Knowledge of SAP and RapidResponse is considered a strong advantage

Requirements added by the job poster

• 3+ years of work experience with Strategic Planning

• Bachelor's Degree