Supply Network Planner

SIRE® Life Sciences ?; Veghel; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown company in the Netherlands is seeking a Short-Term Supply Network Planner to manage finished goods availability across a defined portfolio and multiple markets. The role involves creating feasible plans, resolving supply/demand exceptions, and coordinating with stakeholders to protect service levels while balancing cost, inventory, and freshness requirements.

The candidate will maintain short-term production plans, monitor KPIs, and provide planning support across the supply network in a

Qualifications

• Higher education in supply chain or related field.
• Experience in production planning or supply network planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder communication across markets and sites.
• Fluent English; Dutch is a plus.
• Hybrid work model with regular on-site collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain short-term production plans and update scheduling teams.
• Manage finished goods availability across portfolio.
• Coordinate deployments based on demand and stock.
• Identify and resolve supply-demand imbalances in 0–12 weeks.
• Escalate capacity, material availability risks.
• Monitor service levels and inventory exceptions.
• Report supply chain KPIs and perform root cause analysis.
• Provide planning support and backup for other planners.

Skills

Analytical

Scenario eval

Problem solving

Communication

English fluency

Dutch a plus

Education

Higher education in supply chain

Job description

Our client is a well-established, international FMCG manufacturing organisation with a complex supply network. The environment is fast-moving and highly collaborative, with strong focus on customer service, inventory optimisation, product freshness, and continuous improvement across end-to-end supply chain operations.

Job Description

We are looking for a Short-Term Supply Network Planner to manage finished goods availability for a defined portfolio across multiple markets and supply locations. This role is central to creating feasible plans, resolving supply/demand exceptions, and coordinating with key stakeholders to protect service levels while balancing cost, inventory, and freshness requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain short-term production plans and communicate updates to factory scheduling teams.
• Manage finished goods availability across the assigned product portfolio.
• Coordinate product deployments across the supply network based on market demand and stock availability.
• Identify and resolve supply-demand imbalances within the 0–12 week planning horizon.
• Escalate capacity, material availability, and supply risks.
• Conduct scenario planning and adjust plans based on demand, inventory, expiry, and production constraints.
• Monitor service levels, inventory exceptions, and replenishment activities.
• Follow up on stock holds, shipments, and overdue orders impacting product availability.
• Recommend inventory transfers between warehouses to improve service levels and reduce aged stock.
• Support seasonal planning, activity management, and new product launches.
• Track and report supply chain KPIs, including service, cost, and inventory performance.
• Perform root cause analysis for case fill rate issues and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate product, production, and supply network master data.
• Provide planning support and backup for other planners.

Requirements

• Higher professional education or university degree, ideally with a Supply Chain background
• Experience in production planning, short-term planning/S&OE, or supply network planning within a complex environment
• Strong analytical skills, including scenario evaluation and structured problem solving
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with multiple stakeholders across markets and sites
• Fluent English; Dutch is a plus
• Comfortable working in a hybrid model with regular on-site collaboration