Supply Planning Specialist

Henkel Jebel Ali FZCO; Ümraniye; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Health and wellbeing programs

Employee Share Plan

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a Planning Manager/PIM to own supply planning for the IMEA region, coordinating with the factory for weekly and monthly plans, while ensuring FG materials are available and inventory levels are optimized.

You will lead daily and weekly planning meetings, maintain master data, and drive KPI targets such as service level and stock turnover, with emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and cost-effective planning.

Qualifications

• University degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in supply planning in FMCG/Chemical sectors.
• Advanced MS Office skills; SAP knowledge is desirable.
• Experience in a manufacturing/plant environment preferred.
• English language proficiency to interact with management.

Responsibilities

• Own weekly supply planning of Finished Goods; create planned orders and interplant transfers.
• Monitor production quantities, follow up on orders, and address bottlenecks with RPM and production teams.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams across the country (production, quality, logistics, sales).
• Lead daily/weekly meetings; manage KPIs and prepare reports on service levels and inventory.
• Maintain material master data and set safety stock norms.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Education

University degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

In this position, you will take ownership of supply planning activities within the IMEA region, including planning responsibility for Henkel’s manufacturing site in South Africa. You will work closely with the factory to align weekly and monthly plans, monitor capacity and raw material constraints, and proactively address potential bottlenecks. Previous experience working closely with factory planning operations will be key to succeeding in this role.

What you´ll do

• Responsible for weekly supply planning of Finished Goods (FG) materials. Creates planned orders as well as STOs between plants.
• Checks daily production quantities and follows up on open process orders, if any preponement needed, communicates with production and RPM team to take prompt actions to avoid stock out.
• Communicating with various people/functions across the country (production, quality, RPM planners, PD, CS, S&S, logistics and sales teams).
• Leads daily and weekly meetings and follows up production plans and priorities, RPM shortage & AF options, rework trend, blocked stock status, bin availability and investments etc.
• Leads S&OE meetings to ensure necessary actions are in place.
• Ensures that the FG portfolio is supplied in the most cost-effective way, kept at target service and inventory levels.
• Escalates availability and delivery issues to FG MEA Planning Manager, especially if shortage could be an issue for customer line stop.
• Ensures the KPIs are aligned with the targets (Write-off, Slow Mover, DOS, Customer Service Level) and portfolio is supplied in the most cost-effective way, kept at target service and inventory levels and prepares weekly and monthly reports about those KPIs
• Maintains material master data and planning parameters; defines safety stock norms, reduces slow- and non-moving products in IMEA.

What makes you a good fit

• University degree in Industrial Engineering or related departments
• Minimum 4 years of experience in supply planning, ideally in FMCG and/or Chemical sector
• Advanced user of MS Office applications, SAP know-how is desirable
• Experience in supply planning within a manufacturing/plant environment is preferred.
• English with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships with professionals of all o

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programsGender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares

JOB ID:26100339

How is work at Henkel

About Henkel

Building on a strong legacy of almost 150 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world.
Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.

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