Planning Specialist

at  Karo Healthcare

Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio across seven categories including medical products, we own and sell over 100 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A. Since 2019, under EQT ownership, we’re rapidly heading towards a €1 billion European leadership position in consumer health.
For our office in Stockholm city, we are now hiring a Planning Specialist, that will be responsible for the correct replenishment of products into Karo’s various warehouses, ensuring on time deliveries, keeping health inventory levels and optimizing cost. As a planner you will have daily dialogues with our suppliers mainly based in Europe and visits to them will occur.

SKILLS

• Flexile/adaptable with an action oriented and proactive mindset
• Analytical minded
• Ability to manage problem solving independently and drive solutions in an effective and cost cautious way
• Although you are process minded and have a great eye for detail, you also have strong communication skilled and can assure alignment with colleagues from different areas of the company
• Strong team player
• Can do attitude and ability to prioritize
• Excellent spoken and written English

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Preferably an academic degree or the equivalent in Supply Chain / Operations / Logistics / Engineering
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in working with supply planning in a complex environment, pharmaceutical and / or equally to FMCG with multiple sourcing sites and countries.
• Experience from working with common IT tools (Microsoft Office) and ERP systems and planning tools. (IFS / SAP/ So99+ is an advantage)

BENEFITS

• Opportunity to create, grow, and encourage
• Apart from a competitive salary pack, there are lots of growth opportunities to meet your personal ambitions
• Flexible schedule and life work balance
• Responsibility for exciting and challenging projects that have a direct, visible impact on our customers and the industry
• Very positive work environment in a young, international, and motivated team
• Start-up spirit while being a part of the large international organization with strong values
  Karo Healthcare has a Diverse & Inclusive environment. We are looking for qualified candidates irrespective of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion, national origin, disability or age

• To ensure product availability to meet market demand with correct inventory levels at lowest possible cost
• Communication towards suppliers and 3PL to ensure correct and on time deliveries and correct supply levels according to company KPI
• Generate and validate, a monthly purchase forecast from planning system and communicate this to suppliers
• Drive monthly meetings with suppliers to ensure on time in full deliveries and coordinate actions
• Transportation management from supplier to 3PL (booking and inbound)
• Coordinate operational activities for new product launches
• Drive improvements and support to implement common processes and more efficient ways of working. This relates to systems, processes, master data handling, communication internal / external etc.
• Inventory management, take actions to keep healthy inventory levels, following up on stock levels on a monthly basis
• Master Data Management, keep all relevant planning data up to date, and correct
• Phase in / Phase out of new SKU
• Phase in / Phase out of new artwork components
• Scrapping handling
• Participate in S&OP processes
• Continuous reporting of out of stock situations or other risks related to supply
• Drive and participate in various projects improving efficiency, cost, transparency and securing of supply
• Support in various sustainable initiatives