Head of IBP

The organisation

Our client is a global technology enterprise. They solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. Their ambition is huge and they are currently rapidly expanding and looking for flexible and smart, ambitious people.

The position

The Head of IBP is reporting to the European Supply Chain Director, the role of Head of IBP is to ensure the optimisation and adherence to the companies IBP process methodology and guidelines in order to turn consistent FG and S&A Demand figures into Production plans. At our client they expect everyone in the company to be hands on.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Ensuring demand for the region is in line with any direction given, with an 18m consolidated plan submitted per market
• Ensuring sales plans are aligned regionally to the forecast and any allocations
• Driving the allocation process to ensure decisions are made at Exec level and fed down to clusters
• Ensuring best practice in planning is consistently demonstrated throughout the region
• Ensuring the refurbishment planning process is complete, robust, followed and meets the needs of all stakeholders
• Ensuring the planning team is resourced appropriately across the region
• Ensure that SLOBs are managed effectively
• Ensure that inventory reporting meets the needs of the region
• Ensure that inventory is optimised and managed effectively throughout the region

Main responsibilities:

• To manage the central planning team against their role, objectives and company goals
• Recruiting, training, supporting and coaching Planning team within the Market
• Leading the IBP meetings at regional and cluster level
• Being the connection between cluster demand and IBP process
• Identifying demand planning improvements and rolling out best practice across all clusters
• Leading the IBP process providing analysis for decision making, objective and fact based challenges to all stakeholders, identifying risk & opportunities on the plan, facilitating the consensus with Marketing, Sales and Finance
• Ensure region’s requirements are represented for shortages against demand
• Relish the opportunity to pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role
• Identify problems and find solutions

Candidate profile

The Head of IBP has a background in FMCG/retail and a proven track record in driving S&OP/IBP processes. You pay Attention to details without losing the bigger picture. You are able to delivery under pressure and to tight deadlines. Your communication is Excellent in mainly English and any other languages are considered a plus. It is important that you are self-motivated, independent and cant work in cross-functional teams.

The offer

Besides an excellent salary you will receive the following secondary benefits. 29 holiday days, a pension scheme, performance related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, sport facilitated, free parking at the office, and discount on company products.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below. For questions you can contact Alex Broekmeulen via +316-11 42 55 47.