Supply Chain Response Manager FBNL (all genders)

CARE CHANGES EVERYTHING.

Job Details

Company: Beiersdorf NV (Netherlands)

Contract Type: Unlimited / Full-Time

Job Start Date: 9/1/2025

This role can be located in Amsterdam (NL) or Paris (F).

Your Tasks

The overall responsibility of the Supply Chain Response Manager is to drive and coordinate the sourcing and supply of Finished Goods across multiple touch points and stakeholders between France-Benelux and our factories. The role ensures proactive and responsive monitoring, reporting and crisis management to support and ensure service level and sale growth. The role holder must internally collaborate cross functionally with supply chain, sales, marketing, shopper and customer, finance, logistics etc. as well as effective collaboration with the Centre of Excellence, Europe & North America Region and headquarters to deliver the demand plan and S&OP process.

• Proactive Risk Management: Accountable for short-term service by proactively monitoring and mitigating risks and resolving supply/demand gaps.

• Strategic Coordination: Act as the central interface between the local markets and the Center of Excellence (CoE) to ensure flawless execution of business plans.

• Stock Availability Oversight: Monitor and report on out-of-stock (OOS) situations to improve stock availability and Service Level.

• Sales Impact Analysis: Translate volume risks into Net Sales impact and assess plan achievability under OOS conditions.

• Risk & Opportunity Communication: Serve as the strategic contact for short-term stock issues, providing feedback and mitigation options to local teams and CoE.

• Service Level Reporting: Provide strategic service level insights to the France-Benelux organization, with a strong focus on anticipating and shaping future service level performance.

• Allocation & VAS Strategy: Support local reservations / country splits, as well as for Value Added Service Planning.

• Critical Stock Management: Lead root cause analysis, steering, and execution for critical stock issues, including scrapping and provision management. Provide input on waste and scrapping decisions.

• Obsolete Stock Strategy: Drive decisions on pre-expired, excess and obsolete stock, and align with Demand Planning and CoE for execution.

• Strategic Supply Chain Insight: Understand broader supply chain dynamics and support short-term business opportunities (e.g. stock releases, escalating production outlook).

• E2E Planning Expertise: Clear understanding of E2E planning, including Demand Planning, S&OP, Value Added Services Planning & Execution, Innovation Planning and Supply Planning.

• Bottleneck Management: Coordinate strategic communication and actions during bottlenecks with CoE, Demand Planning, Customer Service, and VAS.

• Tool Development: Develop and implement strategic tools with/from the Center of Excellence.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or other related fields.
• Preference to candidates with 3-5 years’ experience in demand and supply planning.
• Experience in FMCG would be a plus.
• Knowledge of SAP APO and/or R3.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint (VBA and Query is preferrable).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and French are mandatory.
• Possess analytical & problem-solving skills with commercial thinking.
• Stakeholder management, conflict management and influencing skills.
• Manage high complexity, use continuous improvement and digital solutions to step-up business delivery.
• Decision making and leadership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple urgencies, and sometimes conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work independently.
• Fast adaptation and willing to learn mind-set.

Additional information

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We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation & gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. CV with relevant references and certificates, salary expectation) and encourage you to upload your CV without a picture

About Beiersdorf

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, NIVEA Men, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

YOUR BENEFITS

• Buddy and Mentoring
• International Work Environment
• Flexible Working Hours
• Attractive Salary

Get to know: Ceren

Working at Beiersdorf has been an amazing experience. I get to collaborate with talented colleagues from around the world in a vibrant and supportive environment, shaping exciting projects and fostering strong partnerships. The company’s focus on teamwork and care makes the job rewarding, and Beiersdorf truly lives by its motto, '’Care Beyond Skin.’' If you're looking for a place where you can grow personally and professionally, this is it.
Ceren Supply Chain Management

Good at finding flexible solutions and thinking sustainably without losing sight of the overall strategic vision? Then a role in our Supply Chain Management team may be for you! From procurement of raw materials and demand planning to transportation of our finished products to the customer, our supply chain teams do it all! This means your prospects on this team are as unique as you are!