Process Expert – Commercial Planning

Action

Process Expert in Commercial Planning optimizing processes for a fast-growing international retail company. Collaborating with teams to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in planning operations.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeNoord-Holland • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the bridge between the Commercial Planning team and IT, ensuring planning processes and systems support the business effectively
Analyze end-to-end commercial planning processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
Investigate process and system issues by identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutions
Support and optimize planning activities across Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, and Assortment Planning
Work closely with stakeholders to improve planning tools (including Anaplan) and ensure systems enable efficient business processes
Lead and support process improvement initiatives by introducing new ways of working and ensuring successful adoption across the business
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure process changes positively impact the entire commercial planning flow
Contribute to strategic projects focused on enhancing merchandise planning, assortment planning, and demand forecasting capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain management or a related field
1–3 years of work experience in retail, purchasing, commercial or planning
Affinity with planning tools and Excel, and process improvement
Strong communicator in English - both written and verbal - able to bridge business and IT
Structured and analytical approach to problem-solving
Comfortable working across multiple concurrent projects with different stakeholders
A motivational letter is highly desirable - we would love to understand what drives you and why this role appeals to you

Benefits

Comp & perks

A market-based salary based on a 38-hour work week
24 days of holiday and the option to buy 5 extra days (based on 38 hours per week)
A temporary contract with the intention of offering you a permanent contract in the long term
Flexible working hours and the possibility of working up to 40% from home, of course in coordination with your team and manager
15% staff discount on your purchases at Action
A good pension scheme, collective health insurance and travel expenses allowance or mobility allowance

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Hard Skills & Tools

process improvementcommercial planningdemand planningmerchandise planningassortment planningroot cause analysisdata analysisExcelproject management

Soft Skills

strong communicationanalytical problem-solvingcollaborationstakeholder managementadaptabilitymotivation

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Business AdministrationBachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management