Global Capacity Planner | S&OP & Supply Chain

VAT GROUP; Sennwald; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VAT Group in Switzerland seeks an experienced professional to lead end-to-end capacity planning across external suppliers, ensuring visibility of constraints and proactive mitigation. You will establish a solid S&OP foundation and perform demand and scenario analyses to anticipate risks and opportunities.

The role requires collaboration with internal and external teams to maintain supply continuity. Fluent English is required; German is an advantage.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Demand Planning, S&OP, or Capacity/Forecast Planning.
• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel and MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• Proven experience working with external suppliers and cross-functional, international teams.
• Structured, solution-oriented mindset with strong communication skills and the ability to operate in complex planning environments.
• Experience with advanced analytics, data management, machine learning, or big data (a plus).
• Very good English skills; German is an advantage

Aufgaben

• Build, implement, and continuously enhance an end-to-end capacity planning process across multi-tier external suppliers
• Ensure full visibility of capacity constraints and availability, identifying bottlenecks and excess capacity, and triggering appropriate mitigation actions
• Establish and maintain a strong foundation for S&OP processes, including committed output, scenario planning, and structured decision support
• Perform forecast, demand, and scenario analyses to proactively identify risks and opportunities across markets, customers, and business units
• Analyze forecast vs. actual deviations, identify root causes, and drive corrective and preventive actions
• Coordinate ramp-up and ramp-down scenarios in close collaboration with internal functions and external suppliers
• Partner with Supply Chain, Category Management, Production, and other stakeholders to ensure supply continuity, flexibility, and alignment
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning processes, tools, KPIs, and data quality within demand and capacity planning

Kenntnisse

Supply chain management

Demand planning

S&OP

Capacity forecasting

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

English proficiency

German language (advantage)

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

VAT Group in Switzerland seeks an experienced professional to lead end-to-end capacity planning across external suppliers, ensuring visibility of constraints and proactive mitigation. You will establish a solid S&OP foundation and perform demand and scenario analyses to anticipate risks and opportunities.

The role requires collaboration with internal and external teams to maintain supply continuity. Fluent English is required; German is an advantage.