Demand Planner

Nipro Group; Mechelen; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Nipro Group in Mechelen, Belgium, is seeking a hands-on Demand Planner to join the EMEA Operations team. You will manage forecast accuracy, analyze inventory flow, and develop production planning in line with European procedures.

The role requires experience in international demand planning, strong communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment. Home-working 2 days per week in a hybrid setup is available.

Qualifications

• First-hand experience in demand planning in an international setting.
• Detail oriented with a structured approach to forecasting.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, multicultural environment.
• Good time management and understanding of how business flows connect.

Responsibilities

• Review forecasts for assigned product groups and improve forecast accuracy.
• Follow up sales targets from key customers based on orders.
• Analyze production requirements based on service and inventory targets.
• Coordinate production and purchase orders with suppliers.
• Allocate finished production according to needs and timelines.
• Address demand-related issues promptly and effectively.

Skills

Demand planning

International environment

Detail oriented

Time management

Fast paced

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

As a total solution provider of medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging, Nipro Europe Group Companies is continuously committed to improving patient outcomes and quality of life. We are part of a large global network headed by Nipro Corporation Japan, an industry-leading healthcare company with over 38,000 employees worldwide. Our European headquarters in Mechelen, Belgium covers a wide geographical reach (Europe, Africa, India, the Americas) and is home to Nipro Medical EMEA, Nipro PharmaPackaging International, and the Institute for Medical Practice (iMEP) Belgium.
For Nipro Medical, We are looking for a Demand Planner who is experienced, hands-on, and communicative to join us in our EMEA Operations team, based in our EMEA headquarters office in Mechelen, Belgium .

About the role

The Demand Planner will ensure that our company’s operations are timely, efficient, and cost-effective. He/ She will follow up all demand planning duties including, analysing the inventory flow, set-up and fine tune sales forecast, and the strategic creation and execution of future production planning. He/ She will act according to the existing European Supply Chain procedures for planning and sourcing and help to improve them.

How you will contribute

• Review for assigned product groups the forecast provided by sales organisations.
• Propose and implement solutions to improve the forecast accuracy
• Follow up sales targets from key customers based on their order placement
• Analyse and validate production requirements based on service and inventory targets
• Follow up production and purchase orders with the supplier and allocate the finished production according to needs
• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner

What you bring to Nipro

• .A first experience in demand planning in an international environment
• If not an experience in logistic planning is also interesting
• Detail oriented
• Able to work in a fast paced environement
• Very good time management
• Able to understand how the different business flows are connected

Why you should apply

• Ability to develop yourself in an international HQ
• Very multicultural environment with 39 different nationalties
• Work in a fast paced environment
• Work in the healthcare sector to help our patients live longer and live better
• Innovate to help us to develop our processes, to give extra input
• Home working possibilities 2x per week

NIPRO delivers on its purpose to help all people Live Longer. Live Better.

Our purpose is grounded in care, respect, and a deep commitment to the well-being of every life we touch—patients, partners, and team members. We believe that every colleague at NIPRO plays a vital role in our mission: to push innovation forward, improve patient outcomes, and make world-class healthcare accessible to all.

Respect is active and essential at NIPRO - it is our way of working, thinking, and growing together. We promote an environment where people feel safe to contribute, constructive ideas flow freely, and every person is treated with dignity.