Demand & Inventory Planner, Ambient OEM, Germany and Eastern Europe

Thai Union Group PCL.; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 40.000 - 80.000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Demand & Inventory Planner to enhance demand forecasting and inventory management in a dynamic environment. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally with Sales and Supply Chain teams to ensure product availability and optimize inventory levels. Your efforts will directly impact customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. This position offers international exposure and opportunities for professional development within a collaborative culture that values sustainability and innovation. Join a team where your contributions will make a meaningful difference in the seafood industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary with holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus

Pension plan

27 holidays per year

Sport membership

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• 2-4 years’ experience in demand planning or supply chain operations.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance demand forecasts for OEM markets.
• Manage inventory to prevent stockouts and overstock.

Skills

Demand Planning

Inventory Management

Analytical Skills

SAP

Fluency in German

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

FuturMaster

SAP

Job description

Are you passionate about accurate forecasting, efficient inventory management, and cross-functional collaboration? We’re looking for a proactive Demand & Inventory Planner to join our team in Utrecht, Netherlands. In this role, you’ll play a key part in developing forecasts, supporting product availability, and leading the demand planning process for our OEM (Private Label) business across Germany and Eastern Europe.

The role will report to the Senior Manager, Demand Planning & Customer Supply Chain.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Demand Forecasting & S&OP

• Develop, maintain, and enhance demand forecasts for Germany and Easter Europe OEM markets, using tools like FuturMaster.
• Coordinate with Sales to ensure forecasts reflect commercial strategy, product launches, and market trends.
• Lead the Demand Review process and contribute to the preparation of monthly S&OP meetings.
• Collaborate with global demand management to align local and central forecasting practices.

Inventory & Product Availability Management

• Manage inventory to prevent stockouts and overstock across all finished goods and packaging materials.
• Lead the monthly non-compliant stock review and propose corrective actions.
• Track shipments and resolve supply issues by working closely with Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Logistics.
• Support decisions around material ordering and replenishment aligned with master plans.

Why Choose Us?

• Our Values: At Thai Union, we uphold a culture defined by passion, humility, and respect. Our team is driven by a responsible, collaborative, and innovative approach, ensuring that our work contributes to meaningful change in the seafood industry.
• Collaborative Culture: You’ll work cross-functionally with Sales, Supply Chain, Planning, and Factory teams to deliver shared goals and best practices.
• Real Business Impact: Your planning accuracy and inventory optimization will directly influence customer satisfaction, cost efficiency, and operational stability.
• International Exposure: You’ll work across multiple markets and interfaces, gaining experience in a highly dynamic, global OEM environment.

About You:

• 2–4 years’ experience in demand planning, inventory control, or supply chain operations, ideally in FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• Proficiency in SAP and demand planning tools (FuturMaster preferred).
• Fluent in German and English; other EU languages are a plus.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Willing to travel on regular basis.

About Us:

Thai Union Group, a global seafood leader, the largest canned seafood producer in the world plays a dominant role both as Private Label (OEM) producer as well as through it’s own global brand portfolio that includes Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar, Rugen Rish, SELECT, Fisho and Qfresh etc. Thai Union Group is committed to realizing its “Healthy Living, Healthy Oceans” vision. With a focus on health and wellbeing across us, we take our responsibility to sustainable fishing and the marine environment seriously – in 2016 Thai Union launched SeaChange – our strategy for looking after the oceans and managing our waste, our responsibility to our people working around the globe and the communities we work with. We set ourselves and our peers some challenging targets to be more sustainable and we’re making great progress.

Our values drive how we approach our work and engage with our people and customers. These values are to be passionate, humble, respectful, responsible, collaborative and innovative. We do great work, the right way, in challenging times, but we have a strong team that gets the job done. Our people are full of positivity, resilience, fortitude and humour.

We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and recognized for who they are. This is a critical component of our success. Each of our employees adds value to the company regardless of gender, education, religion, origin, nationality, disability or age.

What we can offer you

• competitive salary with holiday allowance
• Discretionary bonus
• Pension plan
• 27 holidays per year
• Sport membership
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A collaborative and innovative work environment that values sustainability and teamwork.

Next Steps

If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a flexible, collaborative setting, we’d love to hear from you!

We will review your application and if we think you meet the criteria of the role, we will reach out.

You will have a call with one of our recruitment team and then if we move to the next stage, we will set up an interview with your potential new manager either face to face or via Teams. Final stage interviews are usually face to face.

Thai Union is committed to providing equality of opportunity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please let us know.