Copack Planning Lead: Elevate Supply Chain & NPD

Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

JDE Peet’s is seeking a Copack Planning Specialist to create weekly supply plans for copacking in the Netherlands and Belgium. You’ll drive long-term capacity planning and support cross-functional teams to launch new products, while optimizing stock levels and service performance.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders across Supply Chain, Sales, Shopper Marketing, Marketing & Procurement, and with external copack partners to deliver on time and with quality.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in Supply Chain or Sales (e.g. Demand, Inventory, or Supply Planning).
• Strong personality with drive, leadership potential, and initiative.
• Proactive mind-set, with a focus on identifying improvements and optimising processes.
• Affinity with operations (including understanding of procurement, sourcing, and manufacturing).
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to break down complex problems to identify root causes.
• Project management skills and the ability to independently lead projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a helicopter view of the copack operations, including managing and executing the copack plan, and closely monitoring material inventories and copacker availability.
• Monitoring and managing stock levels to ensure deliveries meet agreed service levels while staying within defined min–max stock ranges.
• Participating in (international) projects related to copacking, inventory management, and packaging sustainability, while working to optimise copack items and reduce complexity.
• Initiating the implementation process for NPDs, displays, or outer cases, supporting product specifications, logistics data, and Bill of Materials (BOM) setup.
• Monitoring obsolete stock with the aim of minimising scrapping.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Leadership potential

Analytical skills

Project management

Process improvement

Operations affinity

Procurement understanding

Job description

JDE Peet’s is seeking a Copack Planning Specialist to create weekly supply plans for copacking in the Netherlands and Belgium. You’ll drive long-term capacity planning and support cross-functional teams to launch new products, while optimizing stock levels and service performance.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders across Supply Chain, Sales, Shopper Marketing, Marketing & Procurement, and with external copack partners to deliver on time and with quality.