Product Value Stream Planner (m/w/d)

• Do you think beyond individual sites and instead focus on global value streams?
• Are you passionate about actively managing production networks and ensuring that capacities, demand, and delivery performance are optimally aligned across countries?
• If so, this is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role within an internationally operating industrial company.
• As global production sites become increasingly interconnected, planning activities will be managed more centrally in the future.
• This is where you come in. You will create transparency, stability, and efficient collaboration across multiple sites and countries.

Benefits

• Flexible Working: flexible hours and the option to work from home 1–2 days per week.
• Compensation: Attractive salary starting at €90,000 gross per year (with the potential for higher compensation depending on experience and qualifications), plus bonus and additional employer benefits such as severance arrangements and insurance support.
• Housing & Quality of Life: Access to company housing or support with finding accommodation.
• Mobility & Additional Benefits: Company parking, discounts on regional offers, and incentives for sustainable mobility.
• Stability & Environment: A responsible leadership role within an internationally successful and financially stable company.
• Room for Impact: Significant influence on decision-making processes and challenging responsibilities with a high level of ownership.
• Work Environment: Modern infrastructure, well equipped social and break areas, and a collaborative company culture built on mutual respect.
• Health & Retirement: Company doctor, health programs, preventive care initiatives, and support with insurance and retirement planning.
• Development Opportunities: Individual training budget, internal training programs, and further education opportunities such as language courses.
• Onboarding: Structured onboarding and supportive integration programs.
• Team & Culture: Regular team events, shared activities, and a strong sense of collaboration in everyday work.

Tasks

As a Supply Chain Strategist , you will play a central role in cross site production planning, ensuring that capacities, demand, and delivery schedules are optimally aligned across the international production network.

• Network Planning: Take ownership of end-to-end planning for selected value streams across multiple production sites and countries.
• Capacity Management: Plan and align capacities, demand, and delivery schedules to ensure efficient utilization of production facilities.
• Supply Planning: Develop reliable monthly supply plans by balancing forecasts, inventory levels, and available production capacity.
• Cross Functional Coordination: Work closely with international logistics and production teams to ensure stable product availability and high service levels.
• S&OE Management: Prepare and support S&OE planning meetings through KPI analysis and by validating and updating production plans.
• Process Optimization: Continuously improve planning processes, governance parameters, and planning tools such as SAP IBP.
• Data Management: Analyze inventory levels and maintain as well as optimize relevant master data in planning and ERP systems.
• Decision Support: Provide a solid foundation for decision-making for cross-functional teams and management.
• Change Management: Support ongoing transformation initiatives and actively contribute to the international development of the production network.

Profile

• Completed vocational training or a university degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Production Management, or a related field.
• Around 10 years (or more) of professional experience in network planning, production planning, or supply chain planning.
• Experience in internationally connected production environments .
• Confident handling of SAP and strong understanding of planning, scheduling, and production processes.
• Fluent in English; German is considered a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage complex global interdependencies and maintain oversight in fast-changing environments.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset, with enthusiasm for working with international teams and stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 10 to 20% ).

• Does the role of Supply Chain Strategist sound like an exciting opportunity?
• Send us your CV, and we will share more details about the company and the position in a short 10-minute introductory call.