Supply Network Steering Manager (Strategic Supply Planning)

About this position

What you’ll do

• Develop and maintain global supply strategies and long-term supply plans (2-5 years) to enable profitable long-term business growth in close collaboration with our Global Production Network Heads
• Collect, validate, and challenge business strategies and related long-term demand projections from the Business Units, including market growth, innovation, and attrition in close collaboration with our SBU Demand Planners/Market Strategy Managers/Technology Managers and Global Production Network PMO Managers
• Collect, validate, and challenge capacity information from the Plant/Operations teams (type of work center, operating hours per KG of finished product, Operating Equipment Effectiveness) in close collaboration with our Supply Planning and Operations teams
• Convert demand projections into capacity requirements and identify constrained and underutilized work centers using our ETL tools
• Optimize interregional supply through balancing global vs regional supply
• Propose adjustments to supply strategies and identify CAPEX requirements and/or rationalization opportunities in close collaboration with our Global Production Network Heads and PMO Managers: make sure we invest/divest the right production resources
• Evaluate/validate any CAPEX requests from the Regional Operations teams as part of the annual budgeting cycle
• Create and lead Global Supply Reviews: quarterly/bi-annual cross-functional platform to review supply strategies and long-term supply strategies involving Business Units (Product/Technology Management) and Global/Regional Operations & Supply Chain
• Support Regional PMO Operations teams in network design studies and manufacturing footprint optimization projects triggered by the Global Supply Reviews
• Support Global Technology Managers in making the best use/allocation of raw materials and capacity in case of supply constraints
• Improve the process/tools for developing and maintaining supply strategies with other Supply Network Steering Managers.

What makes you a good fit

• 5-8 years of experience in supply chain management, preferably demand/supply planning, operations or product/technology management
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant field, preferably supply chain management, operations research, (industrial) engineering, or applied mathematics
• Strong communication and change management skills
• Excellent team collaboration, organization, and time management
• Fluent in English
• Experience with SAP, MS Office, APO DP/SNP
• Proficient in data analytics and related tools.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Pension Fund
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Canteen

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.

Over Henkel

Voortbouwend op een sterke erfenis van bijna 150 jaar, geven wij de toon aan om het leven elke dag opnieuw te verbeelden en te verbeteren. Vandaag en voor toekomstige generaties. Via onze innovatieve en duurzame merken en technologieën en via onze teams over de hele wereld. Henkel bekleedt leidende posities in zowel industriële als consumentenactiviteiten: Ons portfolio omvat bekende haarverzorgingsproducten, wasmiddelen, wasverzachters en kleefstoffen, dichtingsmiddelen en functionele coatings.