EMEA Demand & Supply Planning Lead

Vesuvius Poland; Kraków; On-site; PLN 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Vesuvius Poland in Kraków is seeking an EMEA Demand Planning Manager to translate Sales demand into production plans and to lead cross-functional planning for EMEA. The role drives finished goods demand, capacity allocation, and cost-reduction initiatives while ensuring on-time product availability.

The successful candidate will oversee KPI development, collaborate with finance for budgeting, and coordinate with M&T, Sales and Customer Service on NPI and regional demand planning reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement or Logistics.
• 10+ years’ experience in Supply Chain Logistics, Planning or Sourcing.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically with attention to detail.
• Strong project management skills and willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary.
• Skilled in administrating planning tools.
• Demonstrated experience leading FCT accuracy improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead an integrated planning activity in the EMEA region, including forecasting, supply and resource planning.
• Inform product cost changes, factory capacity adjustment, supply concerns, report changes in product lead times.
• Actively engage in the Order2Cash delivery process in EMEA region to ensure regional revenue and service level targets are delivered.
• Develop, implement and monitor standardized KPI's.
• Support the deployment of NPI together with M&T, Sales and Customer Service across the EMEA region following the standard deployment methodology.
• Through engagement in the regional demand planning review and approve changes helping operations team to adapt accordingly.
• Lead the Sales and Operations Process and approve the supply and demand plans.
• Administrate planning tools and develop reporting for key performance activities.
• Collaborate with finance to establish annual budgets, support monthly performance to budget reporting and analysis.

Skills

Forecasting

Demand planning

S&OP

KPI reporting

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Leading teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement or Logistics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Vesuvius Poland in Kraków is seeking an EMEA Demand Planning Manager to translate Sales demand into production plans and to lead cross-functional planning for EMEA. The role drives finished goods demand, capacity allocation, and cost-reduction initiatives while ensuring on-time product availability.

The successful candidate will oversee KPI development, collaborate with finance for budgeting, and coordinate with M&T, Sales and Customer Service on NPI and regional demand planning reviews.