Demand Planning Manager (All Genders)

zooplus SE; München; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Excellent training and support

Wellbeing offers

Subsidised transport or bike leasing

20% discount across all products

Option to work 20 days abroad

Job summary

JobR.pro is seeking a Demand Planner Manager – Stock Keeping Unit (Replenishment) in Munich. In this role, you’ll manage and improve inventory forecasts, ensuring optimal stock levels across multiple brands and categories.

Your responsibilities include tracking forecast accuracy, triggering replenishment orders, and running what-if scenarios for demand surges. With 2-5 years of experience preferred, you'll be working in a hybrid model allowing flexibility. Additional benefits include development opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in demand planning, inventory planning, or supply chain management.
• Understanding of inventory KPIs and replenishment models.
• Ability to communicate with commercial and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve inventory forecasts for optimal stock levels.
• Own medium-term forecasting and monitor forecast accuracy.
• Trigger replenishment orders based on forecast and target stock levels.
• Run demand surge and supply delay scenarios.

Skills

Demand planning

Inventory planning

Supply chain management

E-commerce experience

Excel/spreadsheet modeling

SQL

Python

Regression techniques

Job description

Job Description

The duration of this role is fixed, and the contract will have a length of 12 months.

As a Demand Planner Manager – Stock Keeping Unit (Replenishment), you’ll manage and improve inventory forecasts to ensure optimal stock levels and drive efficient replenishment. You’ll own medium-term forecasting, track forecast accuracy, and work cross-functionally to support supply chain performance. The role also includes scenario planning, risk management, and contributing to S&OP meetings to address supply challenges and opportunities.

Medium‑Term Forecast Ownership

• Track projected inventory by Country, Brand, Category
• Own and refine our 6‑month rolling forecast, using input from other forecasts, planned promotions, historical trends and stock levels.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and drive improvements.

Replenishment Planning

• Trigger replenishment orders based on forecast and target stock levels.
• Define and maintain reorder points, safety stock levels, and min/max thresholds.
• Represent demand planning in S&OP meetings, providing insights on forecast accuracy, supply constraints, and campaign feasibility.

Scenario Planning & Risk Management

• Run what‑if scenarios for demand surges, supply delays, or promotional changes

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in demand planning, inventory planning, or supply chain management with e‑commerce experience preferred
• Understanding of inventory KPIs, replenishment models, etc.
• Ability to synthesize and communicate with both commercial and operational teams.
• Strong Excel/spreadsheet modeling with a first formal experience in SQL and Python is required
• Understanding of Regression techniques would be a plus
• Working language: English

Additional Information

Headquartered in Munich, with offices across Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London and Vienna, we collaborate because we genuinely love working together – so you’ll be at the heart of an incredible, multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done, which means you’ll benefit from hybrid working, spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. There’s an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path, excellent training and support, wellbeing offers, subsidised transport or bike leasing, plus 20% discount across all our products, and you’ll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

A note on compensation: We believe in being transparent about salary ranges. The range shown reflects the full scope that the role can grow into over time, depending on experience, skills, and impact. Most offers are positioned around the midpoint of the range, ensuring a fair and consistent approach across our teams.

At zooplus, we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.