Sr. Demand and Supply planner

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia, Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland

Job Description:

• The Sr. Demand & Supply Planner is accountable for end‑to‑end demand and supply planning for the Baltic markets, ensuring optimal product availability while balancing customer service, inventory, and supply chain costs.

• The role leads to the country level Integrated Business Planning (IBP), with primary ownership of the Demand Review. This includes building, challenging, and aligning demand forecasts in close collaboration with Commercial and Finance teams to establish a robust consensus demand that reflects market dynamics, tenders, and new product activity.

• The position oversees in‑market demand planning and supply network coordination, translating demand signals into executable supply plans. This includes managing forecast uploads, monitoring inventory coverage, shelf‑life and artwork constraints, and proactively communicating risks upstream to avoid stockouts or excess inventory. The role also ensures effective handling of orders, tenders, compensation for free goods, and distributor data, in line with contractual and regulatory requirements.

• The Sr. Planner plays a key role in performance management, driving improvements across service and planning KPIs such as OTIFD, forecast accuracy (MAPE/Bias), and inventory coverage. This includes identifying risks and opportunities, supporting continuous improvement actions, and contributing to regional supply chain initiatives and projects.

• In addition, the role acts as a central coordination point across multiple stakeholders—including Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Distribution, and global supply team-ensuring alignment on launches, recalls, phaseouts, and supply constraints. Strong focus is placed on compliance, data accuracy, and adherence to company SOPs, including SOX‑related activities and master data maintenance.

• The position regularly reports to management on demand outlook, inventory status, order fulfillment, and supply risks, supporting decision‑making and ensuring transparency across the planning horizon.

Main performance measures:

• Strongly contribute to key performance metrics improvement (MAPE/BIAS, OTIF).
• Orchestrate / Contribute to the monthly IBP Demand Review Process with stakeholders.
• Inventory coverage for assigned market.
• Deliver assigned key actions / steps in assigned market.

Experience & Qualifications:        

• Education: BA, or BSc. (Preferable Industrial Engineer).
• Relevant Supply Chain experience of +5 years.
• Accurate person, with attention to details and high-performance standards.
• Has a strong demonstrated track of achievements.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build strategic partnership with customers and internal stakeholders.
• High analytical skills. Problems solving oriented.
• Results oriented, energetic, self-motivated and possess pro-active attitude.
• Personal integrity and honesty.

 

 

Required Skills:

Supply Chain

 

 

Preferred Skills: