Inventory Planner

Bayer CropScience Limited; Bergschenhoek; On-site; EUR 35,712 - 42,408; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Hybrid work arrangement

Travel allowance

Lease bike plan

Job summary

Bayer CropScience Limited is recruiting an Inventory Planner in Bergschenhoek, the Netherlands. The role balances cost, quality, speed, and reliability as seed moves from harvest to customer.

You will work in a hybrid setup with two office days in Bergschenhoek and the rest from home, using data-driven planning to keep seed flowing and to meet regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or similar.
• 4+ years experience in a business or supply chain role.
• Good written and spoken English; Dutch is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Turn harvested seed into ready-to-sell stock, matching capacity with demand.
• Decide which batches get shipping priority.
• Prepare supply overviews based on inventory levels.
• Track incoming seed and send clear instructions to the production site.
• Get seed to 'ready to sell' status within 12 months, meeting quality rules.
• Build realistic capacity plans with other planners.
• Manage older or lower-quality stock (write-offs, quality checks).
• Hand over smoothly to the team managing short-term stock and orders.
• Help prioritize when supply is tight.
• Spot and solve supply issues early — elevate when needed.
• Check batches meet import rules for their destination country.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Decision making

English proficiency

Dutch preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain

Tools

SAP

Spotfire

Microsoft Office

Job description

Inventory Planner | Bergschenhoek, the Netherlands | Hybrid (2 office days required) | €3,200 – €3,800 gross/month (incl. holiday allowance)

About the role

As an Inventory Planner, you make sure seed moves smoothly from harvest to customer — balancing cost, quality, speed, and reliability along the way.

What youwill do

• Turn harvested seed into ready-to-sell stock, matching capacity with demand
• Decide which batches get shipping priority
• Prepare supply overviews based on inventory levels
• Track incoming seed and send clear instructions to the production site
• Get seed to "ready to sell" status within 12 months, meeting all quality rules
• Build realistic capacity plans together with other planners
• Manage older or lower-quality stock (write-offs, quality checks)
• Hand over smoothly to the team managing short‑term stock and orders
• Help prioritize when supply is tight
• Spot and solve supply issues early — elevate when needed
• Check batches meet import rules for their destination country; request extra testing if needed
• Work closely with harvesting, treatment, packing and transport teams
• Bring ideas to improve how the team works

What you need

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or similar
• 4+ years experience in a business or supply chain role
• Good written and spoken English, Dutch is preferred
• Strong communication skills — clear and confident with colleagues and managers
• Quick, sound decision‑making under pressure
• Solid analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Comfortable with data and basic statistics
• Used to working with international teams
• Microsoft Office skills; SAP and Spotfire are a plus

What you get

• €3,200–€3,800 gross/month, including holiday allowance
• Annual bonus on top of your salary
• Hybrid working: 2 office days in Bergschenhoek, the rest from home
• Travel allowance, lease bike plan
• Exposure to international teams
• Room to grow in a global supply chain function
• A down‑to‑earth Bayer team culture