Senior Demand Planner

IronMaxx Nutrition; Hürth; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IronMaxx Nutrition is seeking a Senior Demand Planning Manager to own end-to-end operational and tactical demand planning, translating forecasts into actionable inventory and ordering strategies. You will lead a team, align with the Head of Forecasting, and collaborate across Sales, Logistics, Production, and Procurement to ensure availability and efficiency.

The role requires a degree in a related field, several years in demand planning or SCM, proficiency with SAP/Streamline, and strong

Qualifikationen

• Degree in business, supply chain, logistics, or related field.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end operational and tactical demand planning derived from central forecast.
• Ensure high product availability, stable inventory levels, and efficient replenishment.
• Create, maintain, and validate demand, inventory, and ordering plans.
• Monitor stock levels, safety stock, lead times, and sales performance.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, suppliers, Sales, Customer Success, Logistics, Production, and Procurement.
• Provide forecasts plausibility checks and implement operational improvements.

Kenntnisse

Strong analytical mindset

Strong people skills

Execution-driven

German language proficiency

English language proficiency

Ausbildung

Degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

SAP

Streamline

Jobbeschreibung

You enjoy turning forecasts into reality? You like structure, numbers, and processes — but you’re equally strong in leading people, creating clarity, and keeping teams aligned? Then this role is made for you.

As Senior Demand Planning Manager, you own the operational and tactical Demand Planning at IronMaxx. You translate centrally defined forecasts into stable demand, inventory, and ordering decisions, lead your team with clarity and empathy, and act as a close sparring partner to the Head of Forecasting.

While the final ownership of the forecast lies with the Head of Forecasting, you ensure that forecasts work in reality — operationally sound, executable, and stable across the supply chain.

Ready to perform? Your tasks with MAXXimum focus

Demand Planning Ownership

• End-to-end responsibility for operational and tactical demand planning, derived from the central forecast.
• Ensuring high product availability, stable inventory levels, and efficient replenishment.
• Creation, maintenance, and validation of demand, inventory, and ordering plans.
• Continuous monitoring of stock levels, safety stock, lead times, and sales performance.
• Early identification of risks such as shortages, overstocks, or supply bottlenecks.

Buying & Supplier Coordination

• Close operational collaboration with Purchasing and suppliers regarding orders, quantities, and delivery schedules.
• Tracking delivery dates, production status, and proactive escalation of delays or risks.
• Ensuring a smooth and reliable flow of goods across the supply chain.

Sparring & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Acting as a key sparring partner to the Head of Forecasting, providing operational feedback and plausibility checks on forecasts.
• Close alignment with Sales, Customer Success, Logistics, Production, and Procurement.
• Translating strategic forecast assumptions into executable operational actions.
• Hands-on use and further development of demand planning and ERP tools.
• Identification and implementation of operational improvements in demand planning, replenishment, and buying processes.
• Contribution to scenario analyses, data evaluations, and cross-functional process optimization projects.

Your skillset - as strong as our protein

• Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Purchasing, or related fields, ideally with FMCG and/or Food-Background.
• Confident handling of ERP and planning tools (e.g. SAP, Streamline).
• Strong analytical and structured mindset with high numerical affinity.
• Strong people skills: clear, empathetic, reliable, and collaborative
• Solution-oriented, hands-on, and execution-driven working style.
• Very good English skills, German skills are mandatory