Senior Supply Chain Planner

EMEA Recruitment; Noord-Brabant; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

EMEA Recruitment is partnering with a leading international industrial manufacturing organization to recruit an experienced Senior Supply Chain Planner for its European operations. You will optimise raw material supply and production planning across multiple European sites, balancing availability, capacity and demand while driving efficiency and resilience in the network.

The role also involves improving planning processes and systems, and providing data-driven recommendations to support

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy manufacturing, metals, mining, chemicals, or process industries.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, raw material planning or supply chain optimisation.
• Experience using advanced planning systems or supply chain planning software.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain raw material supply plans across multiple European manufacturing sites.
• Balance production requirements with raw material availability and customer demand to optimise operational performance.
• Coordinate production planning activities with commercial, operations and supply chain stakeholders.
• Support inventory and delivery planning to ensure continuity of supply.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes and supply chain performance.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and optimisation of advanced planning systems and tools.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to support operational and commercial decision-making.

Skills

Production planning

Raw material planning

Supply chain optimization

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Job description

EMEA Recruitment is partnering exclusively with a leading international industrial manufacturing organization to recruit an experienced Senior Supply Chain Planner to join its European Supply Chain team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in optimising raw material supply and production planning across multiple European manufacturing operations.

Working at the heart of the supply chain function, you will influence strategic planning decisions, balancing raw material availability, production capacity and customer demand to maximize operational performance.

Alongside planning activities, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of supply chain processes and planning systems, helping to drive greater efficiency across the wider business.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Supply Chain Planner

• Develop and maintain raw material supply plans across multiple European manufacturing sites Balance production requirements, raw material availability and customer demand to optimise operational performance
• Coordinate production planning activities with commercial, operations and supply chain stakeholders
• Support inventory and delivery planning to ensure continuity of supply
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes and supply chain performance
• Contribute to the ongoing development and optimisation of advanced planning systems and tools
• Provide data-driven recommendations to support operational and commercial decision-making

Candidate Profile:

We're looking for an experienced Supply Chain Planning professional with a background in manufacturing or industrial operations.

You will have

• Experience within heavy manufacturing, metals, mining, chemicals or process industries
• Strong knowledge of production planning, raw material planning or supply chain optimisation
• Experience using advanced planning systems or supply chain planning software
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• The ability to influence stakeholders across multiple business functions

EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.