As a Supply Planner you will be part of the Supply Chain Planning department and report to the Unit Planning Manager. The Supply Planner is in close contact with the Category Demand Planner, Category Buyer and Individual suppliers. 

The main focus of the Supply Planner lies in ensuring optimal inventory levels and availability for our stores and DC’s. You are the main point of contact for the supplier to ensure optimal delivery and solve any delivery issues. You have the ability to signal core issues and provide input to improve category and/or supplier performance on a continuous basis. You know your way around the business in order to fully align all supply chain related activities with relevant stakeholders within your category/supplier domain.

You will be carrying out tasks such as maintaining logistic and order management data, and maintaining forecasts in the replenishment system. You will be responsible for validating and creating purchase orders per DC provided by the replenishment system. Moreover, you will follow up on delivery issues and will monitor inbound deliveries in the portal on a daily basis, while you will also maintain promotions in order to ensure in time and in full availability of promo items. You will provide input and feedback on day-to-day performance on issues, and you will monitor and maintain KPI's on a daily basis.

You will communicate and cooperate with internal stakeholders such as buying, commercial and logistics in order to achieve (common) goals and participate in projects. 

You need to follow up on in time and in full delivery for domestic and/or direct import suppliers. Additionally, you maintain contacts with suppliers in order to follow up on issues and take mitigating actions to prevent issues with suppliers and organize periodic meetings with key suppliers of your category.

You coach and support (new or less experienced) colleagues.