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Posted:
09.05.2025
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23.06.2025
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Job Description:
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A Supply Planning Analyst is responsible for ensuring that a company's supply chain operates efficiently and effectively. This role involves planning and managing the supply of goods to meet customer demand, optimizing inventory levels, and minimizing costs. The Analyst collaborates with various departments, including Supply Planners and warehouses of the countries, Commercial and finance Teams, to align supply plans with business objectives.
In addition, the following tasks await you:
- Develop and maintain stock projection based on supply plans that align with demand forecasts.
- Ensure warehouses inbound capacity planning in short and long horizon with analysis of possible risk and opportunity.
- Track and optimize inventory levels to meet customer demand while minimizing carrying costs (projection of OOS or overstock risk).
- Analyse data and track performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions.
- Support operations cost-effectiveness via warehouse capacity planning: by tracking incoming capacity of each warehouse and analysing the risk in upcoming inbounds, ensuring efficient routes and adjustments in container arrivals, and coordinating with direct replenishment.
- Coordinate and monitor orders from Asia to Europe, projecting how ETA changes will affect country availability, stock level, and warehouses capacity.
- Generate reports and provide insights to stakeholders for data-driven decision-making.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to align supply chain activities with business goals, streamline operations, and improve overall supply chain performance.
- Implement best practices and innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
This is a permanent full-time position based in our Dusseldorf office with the possibility of partial remote work, although some roles may require visits to warehouses.
You've got
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g., SQL, PowerBI).
- Proven experience in supply chain management. Experience working in a retail or e-commerce environment is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in relevant software and tools, including ERP systems and logistics management platforms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and develop actionable insights. Proactive approach in identifying and addressing challenges.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to present data and recommendations clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented dynamic environment and effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills with stakeholders at all levels.
- Fluency in English (oral and written) is essential
Key Success Factors:
- Accurate Stock Projection and efficient inbound capacity planning of warehouses.
- Strong collaboration and communication within the Metro Markets.
- Continuous process improvement and innovation.
We've got
- Innovative product and exciting career opportunities in an agile environment with a start-up mentality.
- A diverse and vibrant international environment of 70+ different nationalities.
- Flexible working hours and hybrid working with flexible home office policy.
- 30 days of vacation per year.
- Full support from METRO Group – our mother company.
- Metro Card for shopping at discounted rates & company discounts with renowned brands.
- JobRad.
- Health and wellbeing support.
- Language courses subsidy.
- Attractive referral program.
- Team events, MeetUps, and TechTalks.
- And much more.
About us
We create the future of B2B commerce by giving business relationships a platform. Our marketplace enables millions of business owners all over the world to focus on what they do best – delight others.