SIOP Supply Planning Manager

Brief Job Description

The Supply Planning Manager leads the newly established Supply Planning team within the EMEA SI&OP organization. This role is accountable for bridging demand planning with manufacturing execution, owning the regional workload-vs-capacity process as the single source of truth, and ensuring SI&OP volumes are effectively translated into actionable supply plans across all EMEA plants.

Job Description

Brief Job Description

The Supply Planning Manager leads the newly established Supply Planning team within the EMEA SI&OP organization. This role is accountable for bridging demand planning with manufacturing execution, owning the regional workload-vs-capacity process as the single source of truth, and ensuring SI&OP volumes are effectively translated into actionable supply plans across all EMEA plants.

Responsibilities and Measurement Criteria with Time investment Needed on Each

• Lead and develop the Supply Planning team (Strategic Planning Analysts, Tactical Planning Analysts), ensuring clear priorities, professional growth, and cross-functional alignment.
• Own the workload-vs-capacity finalization for the EMEA region, acting as the single source of truth (AME owns capacity; SI&OP owns workload).
• Represent the “supply side” in all SI&OP meetings, ensuring plant constraints, supplier feedback, and capacity realities are factored into consensus plans.
• Drive and oversee the usage of SI&OP volumes into execution, ensuring seamless handoff from planning to operations.
• Lead the Big Bets (“what-if”) process, including demand collection, workload planning, and collaboration with AME, Procurement, and Finance to build investment business cases.
• Steer strategic workload allocation across multiple plants, IS projects, ICO, and NPDI initiatives.
• Coordinate supplier constraint feedback to and from Procurement, linking SI&OP governance to strategic purchasing decisions.
• Direct involvement in Large/Top Projects workstreams, ensuring supply planning considerations are embedded early.
• Lead NPDI discussions from a supply perspective, mediating plant feedback and ensuring new product ramp-ups are capacity-feasible.
• Maintain a weekly cadence with Sales Leadership, AME, and Procurement to ensure alignment across the tactical and strategic horizons.
• Run Six Sigma projects (Green Belt, possibly Black Belt) to drive continuous improvement in planning processes.
• Support the Kinaxis implementation for SI&OP, ensuring the tool supports end-to-end planning integration.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in supply/operations planning, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional planning teams.
• Strong knowledge of S&OP/SI&OP processes and workload-capacity balancing.
• Experience with ERP/APS systems (Kinaxis experience is a plus).
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification (Black Belt preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

Time Travel Needed

• 20%

The anticipated salary range for this role Slovakia is between €33 739 to €42 174 gross per and reflects the range applicable in that jurisdiction. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation and benefits. Where applicable, a comprehensive overview of the full benefits package and any additional compensation will be provided during the recruitment process in accordance with local legal requirements. Compensation is determined based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, including skills, experience, and job responsibilities.

This role may be performed in multiple jurisdictions. In jurisdictions subject to EU Pay Transparency requirements, a locally applicable salary range applies and will be communicated in accordance with local legal obligations, if not shown in this posting. Salary ranges for other jurisdictions may vary in line with local market conditions and applicable legislation.

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