Stock Planning Lead

Bloom & Wild Group; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Volunteer day

Mental health support

ClassPass membership

Job summary

A fast-growing e-commerce company in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead their stock planning strategy. You will oversee and develop innovative solutions to optimize inventory management and ensure seamless operations. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in supply chain and procurement, a proven ability to scale operations, and strong leadership skills. The role offers flexible working and a variety of employee benefits, including equity options and mental health support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in supply chain or procurement roles, with team leadership experience.
• Proven track record in managing SKU growth through technology.
• Strong capabilities in building automated supply chain tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect the non-horticultural stock planning strategy.
• Ensure optimal stock levels while minimizing waste and costs.
• Develop scalable tools and automate workflows.

Skills

Team Leadership

Supply Chain Scalability

Automated Tools Development

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Data-Driven Decision Making

Tools

G-suite

AI Workflows

Job description

What you’ll be doing

• Build & Scale the Function: You’ll be the architect of our non-horticultural stock planning strategy. This is a "build from scratch" opportunity where you will set the vision for how we scale, demonstrating the ability to turn rapid business growth into a sophisticated, high-performing operational machine.
• Master Stock Availability: You will lead your team to ensure optimal stock levels across all sites, balancing high availability with the need to minimise waste and holding costs. Navigating multi‑site space constraints, you’ll work in lockstep with our Warehouse teams and Strategic Procurement Managers to ensure our supply is as efficient as it is reliable.
• Develop & Automate: Build scalable, custom, automated supply chain and inventory tools and develop AI workflows to eliminate manual data entry and calculation tasks. You will lead the development of agile, spreadsheet‑based solutions while mapping the transition to long‑term, robust systems.
• Process & KPI Leadership: Develop standardised processes and frameworks, leading weekly KPI reviews to shift the function from reactive problem‑solving to proactive inventory and risk management. You’ll define what "success" looks like for the department.
• Team Transformation & Development: Provide oversight, coaching, and mentorship to a team of stock planners, transitioning them from manual execution to analytical decision‑making. You will build internal succession and resilience, ensuring the team is equipped to handle increasing complexity.
• Strategic Growth & Inventory Control: De‑risk the launch of new ranges by ensuring our operational infrastructure is mature enough to handle increased SKU counts. You'll collaborate with the commercial team to ensure right‑size inventory levels to protect availability, de‑risk peak periods, and release trapped cash, while developing third‑party relationships (charities/discounters) to manage excess stock.
• Operational Execution: Support with planning and execution when needed to ensure continuity (especially when issues occur or in peak times).
• 3PW Performance Management: Measure and manage performance of our 3PW partner against agreed SLA terms.
• Supplier Performance: Build internal operational performance reporting and supplier tiering, put in place initiatives to improve operational supplier performance.

You’ll love this role if you…

• 5+ years experience in a procurement, purchasing, supply chain or supply planning role, with experience leading a team.
• Have a proven track record in supply chain scalability – you have experience managing exponential growth of SKUs by using technology and automation to absorb increasing complexity.
• Are tech‑savvy and systems‑oriented – you have strong capabilities in building automated tools using G‑suite and other platforms, and have been leveraging AI to increase your impact in this area.
• Are a strong leader and mentor – you excel at coaching team members, fostering a performance culture centred around accountability and ownership of results and know how to manage your stakeholders effectively.
• Have a continuous improvement mindset – you are adept at identifying system limitations and establishing continuous feedback loops with your team to resolve and automate them further.
• Are proactive and hands‑on – you are willing to be a direct contributor to enable scale, rolling up your sleeves to understand operational tasks to a high standard and covering gaps during peak periods or illness.
• Are commercially and data‑driven.
• You are motivated by protecting margins, eliminating P&L leakage driven by manual errors, and right‑sizing inventory levels to optimise working capital and cash flow.

Benefits

• Flexible working (core hours from 10–4pm).
• Work abroad for up to 30 days each year.
• Share in our success with a choice to take equity options from day 1.
• 1 day per year to volunteer on a project that’s close to your heart.
• We’ll support your commute to our office and site locations – depending on your journey to work, this may include a Swapfiets, an NS business card or expense reimbursement.
• Phone allowance.
• 24 vacation days and an option to buy an extra 5 each year.
• Happiness days (1 extra day each quarter for your personal ‘me time’).
• 1 celebration day per year, to celebrate a holiday that’s important to you.
• Flexible bank holidays – trade a bank holiday for another day that fits your beliefs, values and celebration calendar.
• Mental health support through Open Up, including access to online therapy sessions.
• Allies and champions groups.
• Mental Health First Aiders and awareness training for our managers.
• In‑person and virtual yoga every week.
• Our office kitchen is stocked with healthy drinks and snacks to keep you going.
• Workplace pension contributions.
• ClassPass membership: monthly credits to spend on fitness classes, yoga and much more.
• A flexible training framework for every stage of your career development through our Bloom & Learn programme.
• Internal & external speaker sessions on a variety of inspirational topics.
• We love having lunch together – daily fresh and healthy lunch options at our locations in Amsterdam and Amstelveen.
• A BBQ‑worthy rooftop terrace (Amsterdam HQ).
• Social & wellbeing monthly calendar.
• We love to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other important milestones.
• Summer and end‑of‑year events, team lunches and post‑peak celebrations.
• Irresistible discounts on our products, blooms & subscriptions.