Inventory Planner Natural Foods

Lotus Bakeries, Milan; Lembeke; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lotus Bakeries in Belgium seeks an Inventory Planner Natural Foods to ensure the right levels of raw materials, packaging, and finished products, coordinating with production, suppliers and sales for optimal availability and cost control.

You will manage purchase orders, monitor inventory, and identify risks while helping to optimize replenishment and planning processes using SAP in a fast‑paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in logistics or related field.
• Experience in FMCG or retail planning is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written English communication.

Responsabilités

• Manage purchase orders for finished products, raw materials and packaging across plants and suppliers.
• Monitor and analyse inventory levels to ensure availability and service levels.
• Identify supply, capacity and expiry risks and support robust inventory planning processes.
• Collaborate with production, suppliers and supply chain teams to align schedules and material needs.
• Maintain accurate planning data in SAP and monitor replenishment and transport flows.
• Continuously improve replenishment and material planning processes.

Connaissances

Supply chain planning

Communication in English

Independent / proactive

Attention to detail

Formation

Bachelor's degree in logistics / supply chain

Outils

SAP

Description du poste

As an Inventory Planner Natural Foods, you play a key role in ensuring the right levels of raw materials, packaging materials and finished products are available at the right time. By working closely with production, suppliers, and sales, you help achieve an optimal balance between availability and costs. With your proactive approach, you contribute to a smooth supply chain and sustainable results.

• Managing and creating purchase orders for finished products, raw materials and packaging materials across production plants, co‑manufacturers, and suppliers based on aligned planning with the demand planning teams.
• Monitoring and analysing inventory levels of finished products, raw materials and packaging materials to ensure optimal availability and service levels.
• Proactively identifying and communicating supply, capacity and expiry risks while contributing to the implementation of robust inventory management processes and planning best practices.
• Collaborating closely with internal production, external suppliers and supply chain teams to align production schedules and material requirements, and to identify and mitigate potential supply risks in a timely manner.
• Monitoring production, replenishment and transportation flows and ensuring accurate and up‑to‑date planning data in SAP.
• Continuously improving and further automating the replenishment and material planning processes, including optimisation of planning parameters for finished products, raw materials and packaging materials.

Profile

To be able to achieve the above and be successful in this role we believe you need to have:

• You’re interested in or working in supply chain planning within an FMCG or retail environment, or you’re a recent graduate with a relevant Bachelor’s degree looking to start your career in this field.
• Experience in a logistics or transport-oriented customer service setting and knowledge of SAP are considered a plus, but not required.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills in English and collaborate smoothly with various internal departments.
• You work independently and proactively, with a strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• You are able to set priorities and work efficiently in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

"I love the ownership you get in your role to work towards great results. Working in an international environment allows me to work together with people from different cultures and nationalities."

Offer

Grasp the opportunity to join an ambitious and driven team with a mix of talents! Being part of a fast growing, international company, you will get tons of on-the-job-learning and acquire new insights. In addition, you will be part of a culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are our main drivers. And of course, on top of that, you can enjoy delicious branded snacks every day!