Demand Planner and S&OP Lead, S&RC EMEA at Philips

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Demand Planning, S&OP, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Excel, SAP, Power BI, LEAN, Six Sigma, AI-based Forecasting, Predictive Analytics

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Title Demand Planner and S&OP Lead, S&RC EMEA Job Description As Demand Planning & S&OP Lead, for our Sleep & Respiratory Care business, you will play a key role in shaping the demand planning and S&OP process across the EMEA region. You will be responsible for developing, aligning, and communicating a robust and accurate demand plan that drives supply, financial, and operational decisions. Partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain, you will ensure one aligned view of demand and enable data-driven decision-making across the organization. You will also be a key contributor to the continuous improvement of forecasting accuracy, process efficiency, and digital maturity of the S&OP process in the region. Your role: Building and maintaining an aligned 24-month rolling demand plan for the EMEA market organization by enriching the statistical baseline forecast with input from Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and other key stakeholders. Leading the S&OP demand cycle: preparing demand reviews, consolidating insights, facilitating discussions, and driving alignment across functions on the final forecast. Reviewing and analyzing historical trends, book & bill ratios, and forecast errors (Bias, WMAPE) to identify improvement opportunities and enhance forecast accuracy. Leading conversations with commercial and operational counterparts, challenging assumptions and proposing data-driven forecast adjustments. Supporting the creation of gap-closing scenarios when demand and supply plans diverge, ensuring proactive mitigation of imbalances. Ensuring that the EMEA demand plan is validated and signed off by regional and market leadership, serving as the official input to the supply and financial planning processes. Acting as a change agent to strengthen forecasting discipline, process adherence, and continuous improvement across markets. You're the right fit if: 8+ years of experience in Demand Planning and S&OP, ideally within MedTech, pharmaceutical, or consumer goods industries. Proven experience leading or facilitating S&OP processes and cross-functional planning meetings at regional or market level. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field. APICS certification is a strong advantage. Fluent in English; additional European languages are an advantage. Demonstrated ability to work with multicultural, cross-functional teams across multiple geographies. Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to challenge and align senior stakeholders. Advanced Excel skills (including VBA/macros highly preferred). Experience demand planning systems such as JDA, Kinaxis, O9, or similar. SAP (PRD, MP1) is a plus Strong analytical skills and experience with data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Qlik Sense), including knowledge of DAX, Power Query, or Python. Exposure to AI-based forecasting or predictive analytics tools Experience driving process improvement and system implementation projects. LEAN or Six Sigma experience preferred. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. About Philips We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. • Learn more about our business. • Discover our rich and exciting history. • Learn more about our purpose. If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here. #LI-EU #LI-Hybrid At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism. To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace. Know Your Rights

Responsibilities

The Demand Planner and S&OP Lead will develop and communicate a robust demand plan for the EMEA region, ensuring alignment across various functions. This role involves leading the S&OP demand cycle and enhancing forecasting accuracy through data-driven insights.