Strategic Supply Network Planner (SAP, S&OP)

Vaillant Group Belgium; Belper CP; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Death in service

Private health care

IiP Gold award

Family friendly policies

Eye test vouchers

Health MOTs

Flu vaccinations

Job summary

Vaillant Group is seeking a qualified Supply Chain Planner in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on monthly supply planning, production capacity checks, and cross-functional coordination with sales support and plant schedulers.

You will manage SAP-based order adjustments, ensure product availability, and contribute to S&OP processes to align with market demand and inventory targets. A strong SAP/MM background is essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant vocational training with supporting qualifications is required.
• Professional experience in production planning, production control, brokering or supply network planning is important.
• Experience in the commercial sector is advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate at all levels.
• General IT literacy including MS Office applications.
• Good understanding of SAP/MM is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create a monthly supply plan for certain products, considering production capacities and demand plan.
• Ensure product availability for sales companies and avoid backlogs; coordinate weekly with the production scheduler.
• Adjust orders in SAP depending on the weekly plan; develop countermeasures with plant and NSCs.
• Coordinate with sales support to smooth production while maintaining master data in SAP R/3 and SAP IBP.
• Plan and implement the S&OP meeting to inform National Sales Companies about the future supply situation.
• Coordinate capacities for coming months to ensure quantities meet supply chain requirements.

Skills

Production planning

Production control

Supply network planning

Communication skills

Education

Vocational training

Tools

SAP/MM

Job description

Vaillant Group is seeking a qualified Supply Chain Planner in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on monthly supply planning, production capacity checks, and cross-functional coordination with sales support and plant schedulers.

You will manage SAP-based order adjustments, ensure product availability, and contribute to S&OP processes to align with market demand and inventory targets. A strong SAP/MM background is essential.