SIOP Tactical Planning Analyst

Purpose of the Role

The Tactical Planning Analyst operates at the intersection of strategic planning and plant-level execution (S&OE). This role ensures that SI&OP consensus plans are effectively declined into actionable tactical preparations, bridges plant inputs toward internal and external customers, and steers the governance around SI&OP data usage into Purchasing and Procurement.

Job Description

The Tactical Planning Analyst operates at the intersection of strategic planning and plant-level execution (S&OE). This role ensures that SI&OP consensus plans are effectively declined into actionable tactical preparations, bridges plant inputs toward internal and external customers, and steers the governance around SI&OP data usage into Purchasing and Procurement.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent Supply Planning in the SI&OP cycle on the tactical horizon, ensuring supply-side inputs are accurate, timely, and actionable.
• Bridge inputs from plants (S&OE) toward internal and external customers, translating operational realities into the SI&OP planning process.
• Decline long-term strategic plans into tactical preparation, ensuring smooth transition from strategic workload allocation to near-term execution readiness.
• Drive and oversee SI&OP volume usage into execution, monitoring adherence and flagging deviations between planned and actual volumes.
• Steer governance around SI&OP data usage into Purchasing/Procurement, ensuring procurement actions are aligned with the latest consensus plan.
• Collect and coordinate supplier constraint feedback to and from Procurement, escalating risks that may impact near-term delivery commitments.
• Support NPDI discussions from a tactical perspective, ensuring new product introduction timelines are feasible within current plant workloads.
• Participate actively in SI&OP meetings, providing tactical supply updates and flagging short-to-medium term risks.
• Collaborate with Plant S&OE Managers to ensure alignment between regional SI&OP plans and plant-level scheduling.
• Support Six Sigma projects (Green Belt level) aimed at improving tactical planning accuracy and execution reliability.
• Contribute to Kinaxis implementation efforts, particularly in configuring tactical planning workflows and data integration with plant systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in supply chain planning, production planning, or S&OE, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of production planning, workload balancing, and plant scheduling processes.
• Familiarity with S&OP/SI&OP processes and ERP systems (Kinaxis experience is a plus).
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or willingness to obtain one.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across functions (plants, procurement, demand planning).
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

The anticipated salary range for this role Slovakia is between €18 645 to €23 307 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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