Global Category Planner, Home Care - Supply Chain

Dyson; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson is seeking a Category Planner for Home Care in our Amsterdam office to drive category strategy and optimize supply chain performance across sites and channels, ensuring availability and cost efficiency.

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Operations Central, you’ll own demand planning, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives, collaborating with Service, Sales, and R&D to support launches and integration while applying Lean/Six Sigma approaches.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in supply chain or category management.
• Proficient with SAP/S4 and EDI integrations.
• Strong analytical and commercial competencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver Category strategies, aligning with business targets for cost, quality, availability, and customer experience.
• Oversee demand forecasting, demand management, and supply performance for your Category
• Analyse category spends, identify opportunities for cost reduction, and drive continuous improvement.
• Monitor and optimise stock levels for your category across multiple sites, channels and markets, as well as resolving supply challenges and minimising excess and obsolete inventory.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of supply chain transactions within SAP/S4 system data, and EDI integrations.
• Lead risk management efforts within the category, developing contingency plans to protect supply continuity and support business resilience.
• Track KPIs for category performance; report actionable insights to senior stakeholders and shape future strategy.
• Collaborate across teams (e.g. Service, Sales, R&D) to support new product launches, changes within the category range, and integration.
• Drive process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent approaches to enhance category efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Tools

SAP/S4

EDI

Job description

Dyson is seeking a Category Planner for Home Care in our Amsterdam office to drive category strategy and optimize supply chain performance across sites and channels, ensuring availability and cost efficiency.

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Operations Central, you’ll own demand planning, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives, collaborating with Service, Sales, and R&D to support launches and integration while applying Lean/Six Sigma approaches.