PH Planning Transformation Program Leader

The Planning Transformation Program Leader is a senior planning leader responsible for driving PH end-to-end Planning Transformation agenda within the Voyage program. The role combines deep demand and supply planning expertise with proven program leadership and strong change-management capability. It translates the global planning vision into executable transformation roadmaps, mobilizes cross-functional teams, and ensures sustainable adoption and measurable business value across businesses, regions, markets, functions and IT.

Role purpose

This is not a traditional project-management role. Success requires a leader who understands planning processes in practice, can challenge and shape the future-state operating model, and can influence senior stakeholders and drive adoption without direct reporting authority.

Key responsibilities

Planning transformation leadership

• Shape and lead the end-to-end Planning Transformation roadmap across demand planning, supply planning and connected planning capabilities, ensuring alignment with PH Integrated Supply Chain strategy.
• Translate executive direction and functional strategy into pragmatic transformation priorities, operating-model choices, process designs and deployment plans.
• Act as the planning subject-matter leader for the program, bringing hands-on understanding of planning processes, performance drivers, data dependencies and digital planning solutions.
• Challenge existing ways of working and ensure that transformation choices improve planning quality, efficiency, decision-making, resilience and business performance.

Program ownership and delivery

• Lead a complex, multi-year and multi-disciplinary transformation program, integrating process, people, data, technology and governance workstreams.
• Develop and manage the integrated program plan, including milestones, resources, dependencies, risks, decisions, budget and benefits realization.
• Establish clear governance, decision forums, KPIs, ROI tracking and executive reporting to maintain transparency and delivery discipline.
• Identify and resolve cross-program dependencies with related initiatives, including master-data and data-readiness programs, Order-to-Cash simplification and digital planning deployments.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of issues while maintaining momentum and accountability across workstreams.

Change leadership and capability building

• Lead organizational change and adoption across multiple functions, businesses and regions, often without formal authority over participating teams.
• Build a compelling transformation narrative and tailor communication for executives, functional leaders, planners, IT teams and regional stakeholders.
• Design and steer stakeholder engagement, change-impact assessment, capability building, training and adoption plans.
• Create commitment to new planning processes, governance, roles and digital solutions, and address resistance constructively.
• Mentor project leaders, planning professionals and analysts to strengthen Philips' long-term planning-transformation capability.

Cross-functional orchestration

• Mobilize and align senior leaders and experts across Planning, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, Data, IT and regional organizations.
• Direct cross-functional task forces and external partners, clarifying accountabilities and ensuring decisions are converted into action.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing fact-based recommendations, transparent progress updates and clear choices.
• Promote standardization and reuse while balancing global design principles with legitimate business and regional requirements.

Quality and continuous improvement

• Embed Philips quality standards, regulatory requirements and appropriate controls into program design and delivery.
• Use data, structured problem solving and continuous-improvement methods to identify root causes, measure impact and sustain results.
• Encourage knowledge sharing, external benchmarking and adoption of leading planning practices.

What success looks like

• A clear, credible and executable Planning Transformation roadmap endorsed by senior leadership.
• Strong adoption of new planning processes, capabilities, governance and digital solutions across regions and functions.
• Measurable improvement in planning performance, planner productivity, decision quality and business outcomes.
• Effective coordination of program dependencies, risks and resources, with transparent value realization.
• A stronger internal community of planning and transformation leaders capable of sustaining the change.

Candidate profile

Essential experience and capabilities

• At least 10 years of experience in supply chain planning or a closely related supply-chain discipline within complex, international value chains.
• Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Business Analytics or equivalent.
• Strong hands-on expertise in demand planning and/or supply planning; experience spanning both is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience leading a major planning transformation, planning operating-model redesign or digital planning implementation from design through deployment and adoption.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in complex program management, transformation leadership or an equivalent role.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change, engage difficult stakeholders and influence senior leaders without direct authority.
• Strong program-governance skills, including integrated planning, dependency management, risk management, decision management, budgeting and benefits tracking.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, training and storytelling skills, with the ability to make complex topics clear and actionable.
• Structured problem-solving capability and confidence using data and visualization tools such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Sound financial acumen, including business-case development, budgeting, forecasting and value realization.
• Strong understanding of advanced digital planning solutions and the role of data, analytics and AI in planning.

Preferred background

• Experience in an organization with mature, integrated planning capabilities, for example in FMCG, consumer goods, healthcare technology or another global, high-volume environment.
• Direct participation in a successful enterprise planning transformation involving multiple regions, functions and technology platforms.
• Experience working with executive leadership teams, global process owners, regional organizations and IT delivery partners.
• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business Administration or another relevant field.

Location and ways of working

• The role is based in Amsterdam and requires regular in-person presence in the office, at least three days per week.
• Relocation support is not offered for this position.
• The role operates in a highly international environment and may require travel to engage regional and business stakeholders.

Compensation and benefits

• Health and well-being programs supporting mental and physical well-being.
• Career-growth resources, including a personal development budget, training and coaching.
• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to purchase up to 20 additional days per year.
• Company pension, collective health-insurance options, and opportunities to purchase Philips shares and products at a discount.

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