Supply Planning Officer
Entity: Daikin Europe HQ Job Category: Supply and Logistics Location:
Oostende, West Flanders, BE
Job Requisition ID: 2180
With us, you will find opposites that attract: A global group for innovative heating, ventilation, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, where you are on a first-name basis across all hierarchies. A stable employer, alongside of whom you can develop yourself dynamically. With cultural diversity instead of simplicity. Where you can not only have really good ideas, but can also implement them.
Department
Within the Supply Planning department, demand from customers in the EMEA region is balanced with supply from both the local factory in Ostend and factories in Czech Republic, Italy, Turkey, Spain as well as in the Far East. Our department is responsible to get the product supplied according to our customer’s wishes through a network of more than 25 European warehouses and factories.
Balancing Customer Service, Inventory and Logistic costs are at the core of all our activities, with care for sustainability and environmental concerns.
What you will do
As Supply Planning Officer, based in our HQ in Ostend, you’re in a pivotal position in our international organisation. Your actions have a direct, major impact on the company’s financial results, both on Profit & Loss statement, as well as on the Balance Sheet.
1. You gather information, through regular contacts with the HQ sales department and with our affiliates/ sales companies in the EMEA region, on the latest sales trends and new product developments for the product group under your control.
2. You act as key contact for our factories to make an accurate planning, set the right priorities and to discuss longer term production requirements.
3. You are involved in the continuous improvement of our supply chain structure and processes.
4. In order to improve forecast accuracy, you will support best practices sharing amongst our affiliates.
5. In case of supply constraints, you will discuss with your sales colleagues how to optimally allocate a portion of the supply to each affiliate. Additionally you will need to adapt distribution flows to counter logistic constraints.
6. Your co-operation, with R&D, manufacturing and sales, is key to guarantee a fluent phase in - phase out of old and new products.
You will be part of an international team of approximately 15 people, each specialised in the characteristics of the supply chain for their product group(s) but using similar tools, such as SAS, for forecasting and our SAP S4/Hana ERP system. We are currently implementing a new state-of-the-art Supply Chain Planning system, SAP IBP, replacing SAP APO.
Who you are
7. You have a master degree (e.g. in economics, business engineering or in exact sciences) and a passion for Supply Chain Management.
8. Relevant experience is a plus, but not a must.
9. You are very communicative and a diplomatic negotiator.
10. You are stress-resistant, have an analytical mind, come up with creative solutions, you love to take action and you’re numerically strong.
11. You are a team player but can also work independently.
12. You thrive in a world of continuous change and day-to-day new challenges.
13. You have a good to excellent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
14. You speak and write fluent English, any other European language is an asset.
15. You are willing to make occasional short trips abroad.