Senior Product Planner

Sire Search; Breda; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sire Search is seeking a Senior Product Planner to own strategic and tactical supply planning for multiple products and production lines. You will balance supply, capacity, inventory, shelf life, and costs to support launches and lifecycle changes.

You will manage 4–24 month planning horizons, analyse capacity, optimise inventory, and collaborate with global teams to ensure reliable supply and efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or similar.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant Supply Chain Planning experience.
• Strong end-to-end Supply Chain Planning experience.
• Proven experience with strategic and tactical planning.
• Experience with rough-cut capacity planning and inventory optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic and tactical supply planning for products and production lines.
• Manage supply plans across 4–24 month planning horizons in Rapid Response.
• Perform rough-cut capacity planning and optimise production capacity.
• Proactively manage inventory positions against strategic targets.
• Balance product availability, inventory, shelf life, cost, and scrap exposure.
• Identify supply constraints, risks, and deviations and develop corrective actions.
• Create scenario analyses to support complex supply chain decisions.
• Collaborate with supply sites, resource owners, procurement, and global Supply Chain teams.
• Contribute to planning meetings and provide input on strategic decisions.
• Support product launches, phase-outs, and other lifecycle changes.

Skills

End-to-end planning

Rough-cut capacity planning

Inventory optimization

Lean Six Sigma

SAP

Rapid Response

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Rapid Response

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a global healthcare organization supplying life-changing products to patients across more than 75 countries. You will join an international Supply Chain team responsible for ensuring reliable product supply while balancing capacity, inventory, cost, and business needs.

Role Description

As a Senior Product Planner, you will own the strategic and tactical supply planning for products and production lines. You will manage planning horizons from approximately 4–24 months, balancing supply, capacity, inventory, shelf life, and constraints while supporting product launches, phase-outs, and changing business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Own strategic and tactical supply planning for assigned products and production lines.
• Manage supply plans across 4–24 month planning horizons in Rapid Response.
• Perform rough-cut capacity planning and optimise production capacity.
• Proactively manage inventory positions against strategic targets.
• Balance product availability, inventory, shelf life, cost, and scrap exposure.
• Identify supply constraints, risks, and deviations and develop corrective actions.
• Create scenario analyses to support complex supply chain decisions.
• Collaborate with supply sites, resource owners, procurement, and global Supply Chain teams.
• Contribute to planning meetings and provide input on strategic decisions.
• Support product launches, phase-outs, and other lifecycle changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or similar.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant Supply Chain Planning experience.
• Strong end-to-end Supply Chain Planning experience.
• Proven experience with strategic and tactical planning.
• Strong experience with product planning and production-line planning.
• Experience with rough-cut capacity planning and inventory optimisation.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Experience with supply constraints, scenario planning, and supply plan deviations.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience in pharma, medtech, food, beverages, ingredients, or another regulated environment is preferred.
• SAP and Rapid Response experience is a plus.
• Strong ownership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.