Senior Planning Manager

Job title – Senior Planning Manager

Location – Louvain-la-Neuve, Belguim

Job model – Hybrid

 

As Senior Planning Manager at our Belgium Taste manufacturing site, you'll be at the forefront of managing service levels, optimizing inventory, and driving cost efficiencies. Your role as a vital link between business planning, customer care, and manufacturing will require proactive issue resolution and escalation management as well as developing, inspiring and growing planning team.

 

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

 

Your key responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop planning team in line with Dsm-Firmenich core values.
• Lead operational planning activity of the site in line with service level, inventory & cost objectives.
• Manage variability through plans to surge material and capacity capabilities whilst optimizing asset’s utilization.
• Confirm orders within agreed timeline and maintain a proactive communication with Customer Experience team.
• Serve as a key link between business planning, customer care and manufacturing; proactively eliminate and manage escalations.
• Enable planning digitalization and advanced planning solution implementation at your site.

 

We bring

• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset;

• A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally;

• The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose;

• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome;

• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

 

You bring

• A university degree in Engineer, Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Mathematics or Economics

• 8 years’ experience in Supply chain with a relevant operations planning experience

• Minimum of 2-3 years in a management role

• Knowledge of SAP ECC and APO or equivalent; advanced planning tools knowledge is a plus

• Strong communication skills, English & French

• Advanced analytical skills

• APICS-CPIM or similar certification is a plus

 

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