Planner

Jan Zandbergen Group; Veenendaal; On-site; EUR 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross monthly salary €3,000–€3,800

24 days annual leave

8% holiday allowance

Free lunch daily

2% year-end bonus

Free gym access

Friday drinks & activities

Meat/meat alternatives discount

Internal training opportunities

Job summary

Jan Zandbergen Group is seeking a Commercial Planner to join our busy logistics and production planning team in the Netherlands. You will stay in daily contact with truck drivers, production colleagues, and our sales team to keep operations on track.

You will process orders, monitor stock, prepare quotations, and support administrative tasks while looking ahead to forecasts and improvements. You are organized, proactive, and capable of handling high-paced environments.

Qualifications

• You have an MBO+/HBO level of working and thinking.
• Experience in planning, logistics, or commercial support is preferred.
• Good command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken.
• Structured, able to prioritise, and proactive in communication.
• Thrives in a busy environment and can manage expectations.

Responsibilities

• Stay in daily contact with truck drivers and monitor transport progress.
• Coordinate with production, logistics, and sales to resolve delays.
• Oversee logistics and production planning with forward-looking forecasts.
• Process incoming orders, monitor stock levels, and coordinate with colleagues.
• Prepare and send quotations and handle other administrative tasks.
• Identify opportunities to improve ways of working and drive changes with colleagues.

Skills

Planning

Logistics

Commercial support

Communication

Organization

Multitasking

Education

MBO+/HBO level

Job description

Planning, coordinating, problem-solving, and keeping everything on track. Sound like your kind of job? Then we have a great opportunity for you!

About The Role

As a Commercial Planner, you'll be involved in our daily logistics and production planning. You'll be in regular contact with drivers, colleagues in production and logistics, and our sales team. You'll keep an eye on whether everything is running according to plan and step in when it isn't. A delayed truck or a last-minute order change? That's all part of the job here.

Alongside planning, you'll support our sales colleagues with order processing and other administrative tasks. You enjoy getting things organised, you're happy to pick up the phone, and you don't lose your cool when things get busy. You're organised, proactive, and sometimes a little bold. In a good way, of course!

You'll join an international team where people work hard, make decisions quickly, and fortunately, have plenty of laughs along the way.

What will you be doing?

• You'll stay in daily contact with our truck drivers and monitor the progress of transport and deliveries.
• Is a delivery delayed or has the schedule changed? You'll coordinate with production, logistics, and sales to get everything back on track.
• You oversee logistics and production planning, making sure the right information reaches the right colleagues. You'll look beyond today and tomorrow, planning further ahead to ensure forecasts are aligned in time.
• You process incoming purchase and sales orders, monitor stock levels, and coordinate with the colleagues involved.
• You prepare and send quotations and handle other administrative tasks that come in by email or phone.
• You spot opportunities to improve the way we work and take action together with your colleagues.

About You

You like to stay organised, can easily switch between different tasks, and don't get stressed when things get busy. You think ahead, communicate clearly, and aren't afraid to pick up the phone. When plans change unexpectedly, you look for solutions and make sure everyone knows what's going on.

What do you bring to the table?

• You have an MBO+/HBO level of working and thinking (upper secondary vocational to higher professional education level).
• Ideally, you have experience in planning, logistics, or commercial support.
• You have a good command of both Dutch and English, written and spoken. If you speak another language, that's a nice bonus!
• You work in a structured way, keep an overview, and know how to prioritise.
• You're proactive, communicate clearly, and know how to manage expectations.
• You feel at home in a busy environment where things move quickly.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER

At Jan Zandbergen Group, you'll work in an organization where there's always something happening, communication is direct, and we like to turn good ideas into action. You'll have a varied role, great colleagues, and of course, a solid benefits package.

• A gross monthly salary between €3,000 and €3,800, depending on your knowledge and experience.
• 24 days of annual leave and 8% holiday allowance.
• Free lunch every day, including fresh fruit, salads, soup, and sandwiches.
• A 2% year-end bonus.
• Free access to our own gym at the Food Innovation Center.
• Friday afternoon drinks and fun activities such as Heel Zandbergen Bakt (our own baking competition), bingo, pub quizzes, and indoor football tournaments.
• Six opportunities per year to purchase meat and meat alternatives at a discount.
• The stability of a financially healthy employer.
• Opportunities to develop yourself through internal and external training and courses.

Innovation That Matters

Innovation That Matters is more than just a slogan to us. We keep developing, trying new things, and making the most of opportunities. That means there's always something happening, and you'll have the chance to grow alongside our organization.

About Jan Zandbergen

At Jan Zandbergen, we keep a close eye on an ever-changing market. Catering to these trends feeds our passion for innovation. In fact, our efforts to consistently respond to changing client requirements is what makes our work so interesting and challenging – particularly when we are already working today on tomorrow’s demands. This way, we have managed to become more relevant than ever in a market that never stops changing.

By innovating sustainably we develop added value and custom solutions for clients throughout the market for meat- and plant-based products. In doing so, we can rely on solid expertise, years of experience, the right resources, the required capacity and a strong, high-quality network. These assets allow us to quickly respond to new developments and operate at the forefront of our sector as far as new insights and solutions are concerned: we aim to be innovative and relevant – be it today or tomorrow.

We serve a broad range of clients working in retail, food services and industry. Whether it’s the import of raw materials or the development and production of complete food concepts: Jan Zandbergen provides the solution. Our number one priority is delivering innovative, tailor‑made solutions that address your every need. This has allowed the Jan Zandbergen Group to develop into the ‘partner of choice’ for numerous parties in the meat- and meat alternatives markets.