Planning Excellence Manager

As Planning Excellence Manager, you drive planning excellence across the Group by designing, deploying and continuously improving end-to-end planning capabilities. You act as the Group expert for Integrated Business Planning (IBP), S&OP, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning and Planning Governance.

In this role, you help shape value that lasts by connecting business strategy, operational capabilities and supply chain execution through standardized planning processes, performance management and digital planning solutions. You take ownership of planning transformation initiatives and support the BIG Platforms in building stronger, more mature planning capabilities.

Your responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve end-to-end planning processes across demand, supply, inventory and logistics.
• Develop and maintain planning governance, planning standards and decision-making frameworks.
• Build scenario planning capabilities to support both strategic and operational decision-making.
• Support the implementation, deployment and optimization of planning systems and Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase service levels, planning reliability and operational efficiency.
• Conduct planning maturity assessments and benchmark planning practices across different platforms.
• Define and monitor planning KPIs to support performance management and drive improvement.
• Coach planning teams and contribute to capability-building initiatives throughout the organization.

Profile description:

Your profile

• You hold a higher education degree and bring at least 8 to 10 years of experience in Supply Chain, Integrated Business Planning or related domein.
• You have proven experience in designing and deploying end-to-end planning processes.
• You have experience leading planning transformation programs and organizational change initiatives.
• You are comfortable working in international and multi-business environments.
• You combine strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• You are a strong stakeholder manager with excellent facilitation and communication skills, enabling you to align different functions around common objectives.

We offer:

What you will find at Beaulieu

• The opportunity to take ownership of planning excellence and influence supply chain performance across multiple businesses and regions.
• A position where you can drive improvement, explore new approaches and support the future development of planning capabilities.
• Exposure to large-scale transformation initiatives, digital planning solutions and complex supply chain challenges.
• The chance to work closely with business leaders, supply chain teams and operational stakeholders throughout the Group.
• Opportunities for professional growth, learning and development.
• A competitive compensation package including a company car and a broad range of fringe benefits.
• 15 additional ADV days on top of your statutory vacation entitlement.
• Flexibility and autonomy to organize your work while remaining closely connected to the business.

Interested?

Are you ready to take ownership of planning excellence and help shape the future of supply chain planning across the Group? We look forward to hearing how your experience and expertise can contribute to building planning capabilities that create value for the long term.