Supply Planning Officer

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Job description:

Balancing Customer Service, Inventory and Logistic costs are at the core of all our activities, with care for sustainability and environmental concerns.

What you will do
As Supply Planning Officer, based in our HQ in Ostend, you’re in a pivotal position in our international organisation. Your actions have a direct, major impact on the company’s financial results, both on Profit & Loss statement, as well as on the Balance Sheet.

* You gather information, through regular contacts with the HQ sales department and with our affiliates/ sales companies in the EMEA region, on the latest sales trends and new product developments for the product group under your control.
* You act as key contact for our factories to make an accurate planning, set the right priorities and to discuss longer term production requirements.
* You are involved in the continuous improvement of our supply chain structure and processes.
* In order to improve forecast accuracy, you will support best practices sharing amongst our affiliates.
* In case of supply constraints, you will discuss with your sales colleagues how to optimally allocate a portion of the supply to each affiliate. Additionally you will need to adapt distribution flows to counter logistic constraints.
* Your co-operation, with R&D, manufacturing and sales, is key to guarantee a fluent phase in - phase out of old and new products.

You will be part of an international team of approximately 20 people, each specialised in the characteristics of the supply chain for their product group(s) but using similar tools, as SAS, for forecasting, SAP R3 and APO. In the coming years, we will invest heavily in new technology, changing to SAP S4/Hana and implementing a new state-of-the-art Supply Chain Planning system.

Profile description:

* You have a master degree (e.g. in economics, commercial engineering or in exact sciences) and a passion for Supply Chain Management.
* Relevant experience is a plus, but not a must.
* You are very communicative and a diplomatic negotiator.
* You are stress-resistant, have an analytical mind, come up with creative solutions and you’re numerically strong.
* You are a team player but can also work independently.
* You thrive in a world of continuous change and day-to-day new challenges.
* You have a certain affinity with technological products.
* You have a good to excellent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
* You speak and write fluent English, any other European language is an asset.
* You are willing to make occasional short trips abroad.

We believe our employees are the beating heart of our company and that top-quality solutions are delivered by talented individuals in a good working environment. As a result, we live in a unique environment based on our people-centered approach, where we value each person’s uniqueness and where we truly believe in people’s unlimited potential.

Good climate starts with people.