Supply Planner

General Information Role (Picklist): Team Lead, Supply Planning (B1/B2) BSv Role: BSv_P2DandSRM Planning Team Leader BSv Grade: B1 General Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Execute day-to-day planning activities for Finished Goods or Materials, ensuring planning outputs are accurate, timely, and aligned with business requirements.
• Support supply planning processes, including plan review, exception management, data validation, and follow-up with relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain the operational rhythm for the planning process, including routine follow-ups, planning reviews, issue tracking, and timely updates to ensure execution discipline.
• Use planning systems to review demand/supply information, update planning parameters, analyze alerts, and support issue resolution; SAP experience is preferred.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as planning, customer service, logistics, procurement, and manufacturing to enable service, inventory, and execution priorities.
• Identify, manage, and escalate service risks, blockers, or data issues in a timely manner, ensuring clear ownership, follow-up, and contribution to root cause analysis and continuous improvement actions.
• Be accountable for service level performance within the assigned scope, taking ownership of planning outputs, issue resolution follow-up, and proactive communication of risks or deviations.
• Communicate clearly in English with internal teams and stakeholders across different geographies. Qualifications (Education/Experience/Certification): Optional
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field.
• Additional training or certification in Supply Chain, Planning, SAP, APICS, or related methodologies is desirable. Experience Requirements:
• 2–3 years of experience in supply planning, material planning, finished goods planning, or a related planning role.
• Experience working with planning or ERP systems; SAP knowledge is preferred.
• People leadership experience is not required for this role. Personal Characteristics:
• Hard Working and Confident
• High on Integrity
• Willingness to “do what it takes”
• Passionate about creating value and impact for the client
• A team oriented and collaborative approach
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, throughout all levels of the organization Skill and Knowledge Requirements:
• Basic to intermediate understanding of supply planning, material planning, finished goods planning, inventory management, and service level impact.
• Hands-on experience using planning systems or ERP tools; SAP ECC, SAP APO, SAP IBP, or similar tools are preferred.
• Ability to analyze planning outputs, identify exceptions, validate master data, and support corrective actions.
• Good analytical skills and proficiency in Excel or similar reporting tools.
• Effective stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to follow up on issues and escalate risks when needed.
• English proficiency required, both written and verbal.
• FMCG or manufacturing industry experience is desirable but not mandatory.