Senior Specialist, Tactical Planning

Pandora; København; On-site; DKK 650,000 - 820,000; Full time

Job summary

Pandora’s Global Supply Chain team is seeking a Tactical Planning Senior Specialist for Midterm Planning to connect long-term S&OP decisions with short-term execution. You will help secure product availability, manage capacity, and balance demand across our global network.

In this role, you will partner with Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Craft & Supply to protect inventory health and support sustainable growth, leading cross-functional forums and driving improvements in planning tools and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a supply chain related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Tactical Planning, S&OP, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Capacity Planning or similar roles.
• Experience operating in a global, matrixed organisation, ideally within retail or FMCG.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in scenario modelling, risk assessment, and decision support.
• Proven ability to drive alignment and influence stakeholders across levels.
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives and working with planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the weekly mid-term S&OP process across the 3–9+ month horizon.
• Assess capacity utilisation, backlog development, demand trends, and supply risks.
• Drive network optimisation and site rebalancing decisions (insourcing/outsourcing).
• Identify and mitigate production constraints related to skills, suppliers, and materials.
• Ensure supply readiness across new product launches, core assortment, and initiatives.
• Develop and govern pre-build strategies to optimise capacity and readiness.
• Support issue resolution by analysing root causes and recovery scenarios.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making in Mid-Term S&OP forums and Executive discussions.
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, planning capabilities, governance, tools, and reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Planning platforms (o9/Logility)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field (Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering/Business)

Tools

o9

Logility

Job description

Are you passionate about turning complex supply chain data into actionable decisions that drive business performance? Join Pandora's Global Supply Chain team and play a critical role in shaping our mid-term supply outlook, balancing demand, capacity, and production readiness across our global network!

About The Role

As our Tactical Planning Senior Specialist for Midterm Planning, you will act as the link between long-term S&OP decision-making and short-term execution, ensuring we can fulfil demand while proactively managing supply, capacity, production, and material constraints. Working closely with stakeholders across Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Craft & Supply, you will help secure product availability, inventory health, and sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Own and govern the weekly mid-term S&OP process across the 3-9+ month planning horizon
• Assess capacity utilisation, backlog development, demand trends, and supply risks to ensure alignment with business objectives
• Drive network optimisation and site rebalancing decisions, including insourcing and outsourcing opportunities
• Identify and mitigate production constraints related to skills, suppliers, raw materials, and capacity
• Ensure supply readiness across new product launches, core assortment, and commercial initiatives
• Provide data-driven recommendations on prioritisation, demand adjustments, launch timing, and product mixDevelop and govern pre-build strategies to optimise capacity and improve future supply readiness
• Support issue resolution when challenges move into the execution horizon by analysing root causes and recovery scenarios
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making, leading the Mid-Term S&OP forum and supporting Executive S&OE discussions
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across processes, planning capabilities, governance, tools, and reporting

What Is Needed To Succeed

You combine strong analytical thinking with a practical and solution-oriented mindset. You thrive in complex environments, communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders, and are comfortable challenging assumptions to drive better business outcomes. You are naturally curious, continuously looking for ways to improve processes, tools, and ways of working while contributing to a more agile and responsive supply chain.

Additionally, We Hope That You Have And Can Demonstrate

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience within Tactical Planning, S&OP, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, or similar areas
• Experience operating in a global, matrixed organisation, ideally within retail or FMCG
• Strong analytical skills with experience in scenario modelling, risk assessment, supply-demand balancing, and decision support
• Proven ability to drive alignment and influence stakeholders across operational, leadership, and senior management levels
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives and working with planning systems and tools
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Power BI or similar analytics tools
• Experience with planning platforms such as o9, Logility, or similar

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Icing on the cake

You will be working out of our Head Office in Copenhagen V. Besides our beautiful interior design, we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.

About Pandora

Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 7,000 points of sale, including more than 2,800 concept stores. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs around 39,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery with 100% recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 32.5 billion (EUR 4.4 billion) in 2025.