Supply Chain Planning Team Lead

As Supply Chain Planning Team Lead, you will own and drive the downstream balancing pillar of our global S&OP process supported by SAP IBP. You will ensure that the global demand plan is translated into a realistic, capacity-aligned supply, inventory, and production plan, while leading a high-performing team and orchestrating cross-functional alignment. Acting as both process owner and system expert, you will shape standards, strengthen planning capabilities, and continuously enhance tools and ways of working across our global organization.

TEAM LEADERSHIP/ DEVELOPMENT 

You will lead, coach, and develop the global planning team, defining clear objectives, roles, and priorities to ensure consistent, high-quality execution of the monthly planning cycle. You will provide regular feedback, support individual development, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. As the senior escalation point, you will guide the team through complex supply balancing challenges and critical business trade-offs.

 

S&OP Cycle & Cross-Functional Alignment

You will own the global S&OP calendar, aligning it closely with financial planning cycles and ensuring transparent communication of timelines and milestones. You will prepare and facilitate key monthly meetings, including the global S&OP communication meeting,  ensuring discussions are structured, decision-driven, and outcome-focused. Clear follow-up and alignment with Sales, Operations, Finance, Logistics, and S&OE will be essential to ensure seamless execution.

 

Global Supply & Inventory Planning

You will take full ownership of the global supply and inventory plan in SAP IBP, ensuring feasibility within capacity, supply network, and policy constraints. By driving structured scenario planning, you will evaluate options, highlight trade-offs, and support fact-based decision-making across a rolling 18–24 month horizon. You will ensure strong alignment between mid-term planning and short-term execution.

 

Planning Governance & System Optimization (SAP IBP)

You will safeguard the quality, stability, and continuous improvement of SAP IBP, working closely with IT to resolve system issues and prioritize enhancements. You will ensure structured testing of new functionalities and bug fixes by the team, and guarantee that the planning system accurately reflects the evolving supply network. Your goal: transparent, reliable, and efficient planning outcomes.

 

Community Enablement & Capability Building

You will position your team as process and tool experts within the global planning community. This includes providing high-quality second-level support to local planners, leading knowledge-sharing sessions, owning the global S&OP scorecard, and driving improvement discussions across markets. You will define and oversee the global training agenda, ensuring up-to-date documentation, strong adoption of standards, and continuous capability growth across the organization.

 

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

You will drive the standardization and rollout of S&OP processes and tools in distribution partner markets, ensuring alignment with global guidelines. You will support markets in optimizing safety stock levels and planning parameters, balancing service levels with working capital targets. As a senior key user, you will champion advanced planning practices and lead initiatives that continuously strengthen process efficiency and effectiveness.

Master’s degree in Logistics, Operations, Supply Chain Management, or a related field

English required, German is a plus

5-7 years of experience in supply chain planning, ideally within S&OP, preferably in a global or regional role

Strong expertise in advanced planning systems; hands-on SAP IBP experience (or comparable APS) and advanced MS Excel skills

Experience leading planners or cross-functional project teams

Strong analytical and conceptual thinking with the ability to translate complexity into clear business decisions

Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills across functions and leadership levels

Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with experience leading cross-functional decision forums

Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a strong track record in process and system optimization

Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage recurring planning cycles alongside strategic initiatives

Collaborative leadership style with a clear focus on coaching and people development

Due to legal reasons, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position, which is € 2392 gross per month. However, our attractive compensation package is based on market-oriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary.

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