Please mind that current residency in the Netherlands is required for this position.

Are you a senior supply planner and ready for a next step in your career? International and innovative producer of sustainable materials is looking for a supply planning manager. In this challenging role you will lead a team of planners, implement the EMEA strategy, are in contact with various stakeholders and are responsible for optimal alignment of supply and demand of all business lines covering EMEA. International scope, many career opportunities, complex challenges and a dynamic environment. About the client

This company once started in a backyard as an experiment and has grown into a global chemical producer. This international player, with approximately 7,500 employees, focuses on innovation to continuously create value for customers in various industries. They create products that make life easier by helping their customers bring their inspiring ideas and innovations to life. With their broad product range, they supply the automotive industry, consumer market and producers of medicines and nutrients.

The European headquarters is located in Amsterdam. There are also twelve production locations in Europe, two technology centers and one shared service center spread across seven countries. It is an ambitious, high-performing company with a proven leadership team and a focus on growth. There is a respectful, people-oriented atmosphere. The employees make the difference. Dynamic, fast paced, no-nonsense, many career opportunities and challenging projects are characteristic for this organization.

In addition to international expansion, innovation and the development of products, Covid causes additional challenges within the supply chain domain of this organization. As a result, our client is looking for an ambitious manager who can streamline, professionalize and make the supply chain of this business segment future ready.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for 5 regional supply planners based in the Netherlands. Your focus will be balancing the short term and long term plans and inventory optimization of all business lines within engineered materials. The scope of this position will be EMEA. This business unit develops sustainable fabrics for cars and electronical consumer goods. For example, for the production of high-quality batteries for the latest generation electric cars, driven by the energy transition. Our client is growing rapidly within this business segment. This growth naturally brings interesting challenges for the supply chain. Moreover, there are currently various matters within the supply chain domain due to global (raw) material shortages.

With your proven leadership skills within the planning domain you feel comfortable liaising with various stakeholders to optimize, coordinate and align supply, demand and inventory for all the business lines. You help to operationalize the EMEA business strategy as it relates to demand, supply and inventory. You guide the team in balancing the supply and demand for the business requirements by submitting a monthly supply plan (up to 24 months). In addition, you will be involved with harmonizing and standardizing the planning processes. You easily identify chances and improvements and know how to leverage and implement best practices within the team and within the global planning area. Last but not least: to make the supply chain organization future-proof, a digital transformation is planned. Therefore, it is important that you are data-driven and IT-savvy.

• You have a Master’s degree (preferably supply chain management or related).
• Extensive experience with supply chain, supply and demand planning (at least 10 years).
• You have proven leadership skills within the planning domain.
• APICS certification.
• Strong in managing a team within an international context and able to work in a matrix organization.
• Knowledge about ERP concepts (demand, supply, MRP) and planning optimization tools.
• Analytical, result driven and can communicate at all levels (including leadership levels).
• Strong presentation skills to be able to present in key meetings and the S&OP process.
• Can create structure and maintain an overview.
• Fluent in English (oral and written).

Due to international expansion, innovation and Covid there are interesting and complex challenges within the SCM domain. Therefore, the organization is looking for additional new talent to help to realize their ambitions and to anticipate global future changes.

After a meeting at Badenoch + Clark, three interviews follow at this organization.

Does this role appeal to you and do you meet the criteria? Please send your resume and short motivation to Franca Gille (franca.gille@badenochandclark.nl). Or apply via our website.