Plan to Plan Coordinator SOR

13 ore fa

vimercate, lombardia, Italia Bridgestone Europe NV/SA Tempo pieno

Career Opportunities: Plan to Plan Coordinator SOR (55804)

Requisition ID55804 -Posted21/10/2026 -IT-BSIT-AGRATE (IT-ITBB) - Country (1) - Job Family (1) -Full time -Open-ended/permanent

Ensure end-to-end planning excellence by integrating customer demand, inventory, order fulfilment, and logistics processes. Act as a strategic interface between key customers, Sales KAM, and internal supply chain functions to deliver high service levels, optimize inventory, and drive continuous improvement.

Coordinate a team of P2P analysts, who are managing different customers inside the region

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Collaboration & Relationship Management

  • Act as Logistic Key Account for strategic customers and Sales Key Account Manager.
  • Lead weekly performance reviews and planning meetings in direct contact with Customers and sales team.
  • Develop collaborative forecasting models and ensure alignment with supply chain capabilities.
  • Plan regular customer visits and touchpoints.
  • Manage customer orders across channels (direct shipment from factory warehouses, consignment stock).
  • Optimize availability using planning tools (e.g., OMP).
  • Create orders/contracts, call-offs, delivery notes, and coordinate execution.
  • Monitor open orders, allocations, delivery performance, and backorders.
  • Analyse sales evolution and take corrective actions.
  • Prepare weekly Landing Point highlights for Risks and Opportunities.
  • Be the steward across the Markets of the correct adoption of order management and deployment processes based on the standards centrally identified.

Transport & Logistics Coordination

  • Plan and coordinate direct shipments from production.
  • Resolve transport delays and exceptions with logistics teams.
  • Track delivery KPIs and drive improvements.
  • Closely work with Secondary Logistic Team to monitor service for EU and not EU countries and align on possible corrective actions.

Demand Planning

  • Collaborate with customers to integrate sales and stock data into forecasts.
  • Align forecasts with production plans.
  • Monitor inventory in customer warehouses using Adex (customer data exchange on stock and sell-on).
  • Prevent stockouts and overstocking.
  • Coordinate with DRP Planner to balance V plant/RDC and order book.
  • Update DRP demand in OMP.

Inventory Planning (Consignment) – where relevant

  • Monitor and manage inventory in customer warehouses.
  • Prepare unloading plans and manage safety stock.
  • Ensure accurate data transmission and conduct physical stock checks.
  • Perform audits and regular customer visits.

Courier Service Support – where relevant

  • Integrate courier analysis into sales forecasts.
  • Highlight stock balancing needs in peripheral warehouses.
  • Monitor service evolution and elevate issues to vendors.

Data Analysis & Reporting

  • Build dashboards and reports for stakeholders.
  • Use data insights for corrective and strategic actions.
  • Analyse Adex data and use BI tools for real-time visibility.

Process Improvement & Project Leadership

  • Lead or support supply chain optimization projects.
  • Identify and implement process improvements.
  • Participate in digital transformation and tool enhancement initiatives.

People Management

  • Lead and develop the P2P analysts, including work planning, competency development, motivation, and support.

Required Competences:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
  • Proactive, customer-centric mindset.
  • Ability to influence cross-functionally.
  • High proficiency in ERP systems (SAP SD/MM preferred).
  • Experience with planning tools (OMP).
  • People management skills, including the ability to motivate, develop, and inspire team members
  • Advanced Excel skills (VBA a plus).
  • Fluent in English given the need to interact with HQ and stakeholders/ customers outside the region.

Key Stakeholders & Interfaces:

  • Strategic Customers
  • Supply Chain Planning Team
  • Logistics & Transport Team
  • Customer Service
  • Demand Planners
  • DRP Planners
  • IT & Digital Transformation Teams

Tools and Frameworks:

  • SAP SD/MM
  • OMP
  • Adex
  • Excel (Advanced, incl. VBA)
  • Internal R&Ops and LP reporting tools <