EMEA SI&OP Supply Planning Lead

Vertiv; Piove di Sacco; On-site; EUR 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Supply Planning Manager to lead the newly formed Supply Planning team within the EMEA SI&OP organization. You will bridge demand planning with manufacturing execution and own the regional workload-vs-capacity process, translating SI&OP volumes into actionable supply plans across EMEA plants.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration with AME, Procurement, and Finance, lead strategic and tactical planning, and oversee large projects while supporting Kinaxis implementation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in supply/operations planning, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional planning teams.
• Strong knowledge of S&OP/SI&OP processes and workload-capacity balancing.
• Experience with ERP/APS systems; Kinaxis experience is a plus.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification (Black Belt preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Supply Planning team (Strategic Planning Analysts, Tactical Planning Analysts).
• Own the workload-vs-capacity finalization for the EMEA region, acting as the single source of truth.
• Represent the “supply side” in all SI&OP meetings and factor constraints into plans.
• Drive and oversee the usage of SI&OP volumes into execution.
• Lead the Big Bets process, including demand collection and investment business cases.
• Steer strategic workload allocation across multiple plants, IS projects, ICO, and NPDI initiatives.
• Coordinate supplier constraint feedback to Procurement and link governance to purchasing decisions.
• Direct involvement in Large/Top Projects, ensuring planning is embedded early.
• Lead NPDI discussions from a supply perspective for ramp-ups.
• Maintain weekly cadence with Sales Leadership, AME, and Procurement.
• Run Six Sigma projects to drive continuous improvement in planning processes.
• Support Kinaxis implementation for SI&OP.

Skills

Leadership

S&OP knowledge

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain management/related field

Tools

Kinaxis

Job description

Vertiv is seeking a Supply Planning Manager to lead the newly formed Supply Planning team within the EMEA SI&OP organization. You will bridge demand planning with manufacturing execution and own the regional workload-vs-capacity process, translating SI&OP volumes into actionable supply plans across EMEA plants.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration with AME, Procurement, and Finance, lead strategic and tactical planning, and oversee large projects while supporting Kinaxis implementation