Global Demand Planner

Elekta AB; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 25 vacation days

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Contribution Package

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance

Onsite restaurant

Job summary

Elekta in Crawley is seeking a Demand Planner to improve service levels and maintain supply for service parts and commercial materials globally. You will manage inventory across 55+ locations, serve 90+ countries with time-critical contracts, and oversee the full supply chain from new product introductions to transportation optimization.

You will use forecasting techniques to align projections with sales, marketing, and product insights, lead demand planning within S&OP, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Logistics Management, Industrial Engineering, Management Science or Operational Research or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a supply chain, planning, logistics, or operations environment with strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with ability to lead meetings and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using data analysis, market trends, and business insights to support commercial and service operations.
• Manage inventory performance across global distribution locations, ensuring optimal stock levels, availability and turnover.
• Support design and optimization of supply chain networks, including warehouse utilization, distribution strategies, and stocking locations.
• Analyze supply chain performance, monitor KPIs, and provide insights to drive data-based decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Lead and support demand planning activities within the S&OP process, collaborating with Sales, Product Management, Procurement, Operations, and IT teams.
• Maintain and enhance planning systems, processes, and forecasting tools while acting as a key supply chain contact for internal stakeholders across regions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

Forecasting tools

Reporting software

Job description

We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with Cancer. Elekta is shaping the standard of care, together with healthcare providers, by developing precision radiation medicine that brings advanced radiotherapy into routine clinical practice. Our solutions support consistent, efficient and personalized care, addressing evolving patient needs. Through adaptive radiotherapy, precision treatment delivery and integrated workflows, Elekta supports care teams across a range of clinical settings. Each year more than 2 million patients are treated using Elekta solutions across over 130 countries.

Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with over 4,000 employees and offices in more than 40 countries. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com. We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with Cancer. At Elekta, we believe every individual deserves access to the best cancer care. That’s why we’re committed to developing innovative solutions that make precision radiation therapy and radiosurgery more effective, efficient, and accessible. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, we invite you to bring your expertise and energy to our team.

What You’ll Do At Elekta

As a Demand Planner, your role is to improve service levels and maintain supply for both service parts and commercial materials globally. This involves managing inventory across over 55 strategic locations, including material in product supply centres, serving over 90 countries with time-critical contracts. You will oversee the full supply chain, from new product introductions to optimizing transportation, utilizing quantitative skills and sophisticated forecasting techniques to predict demand and align these projections with sales, marketing, and product insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using data analysis, market trends, and business insights to support commercial and service operations.
• Manage inventory performance across global distribution locations, ensuring optimal stock levels, availability, and inventory turnover.
• Support the design and optimisation of supply chain networks, including warehouse utilisation, distribution strategies, and stocking locations.
• Analyse supply chain performance, monitor KPIs, and provide insights to drive data-based decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Lead and support demand planning activities within the S&OP process, collaborating with Sales, Product Management, Procurement, Operations, and IT teams.
• Maintain and enhance planning systems, processes, and forecasting tools while acting as a key supply chain contact for internal stakeholders across regions.

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in the following fields is preferred: Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Logistics Management, Industrial Engineering, Management Science or Operational Research or equivalent experience.
• Experience within a supply chain, planning, logistics, or operations environment, with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to support decision-making.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to lead meetings, manage multiple priorities, and build effective relationships with internal teams, customers, and suppliers.
• Experience with reporting tools, data analysis, or programming would be advantageous.

What You’ll Get

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits. Work Pattern (you are required to work from the Crawley HQ 4 days a week with 1-day WFH)

• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining
• Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme)

We are an equal opportunity employer We are an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

About Elekta

As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it’s personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combine passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope. Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in more than 120 countries and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.