Senior Supply Planning Analyst

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Senior Supply Planning Analyst managing supply and production planning standards for The Quality Group. Responsible for improving and scaling planning capabilities within the Supply Chain Planning Center of Excellence.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the CoE's key user for supply, production, and inventory planning modules within our Advanced Planning System, monitor planning parameters, master data quality and system configuration, and drive issue resolution together with IT
Support the enablement of our APS by contributing to blueprinting, defining functional requirements, supporting deployment, and tracking value realization
Co-design and document the end-to-end operating model for Supply Planning processes, including constrained planning rules, planning fences, exception logic, and frozen-window policies
Own inventory policy frameworks, including service policy design, stock segmentation, safety stock targets, and replenishment parameters, and translate them into playbooks and SOPs for the planning community
Define supply-side KPIs (service, plan adherence, capacity utilization, inventory turns, SLOB, and schedule adherence), develop dashboards and performance reports, analyze service and supply failures, identify exception trends, and provide actionable recommendations to planners and leadership
Build scenario analysis templates, contribute to training, capability building, and adoption, maintain data stewardship standards, and identify gaps between intended process design and actual planning behavior.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of hands-on experience in supply, production, or inventory planning, preferably in FMCG, manufacturing, or adjacent industries
Proven experience with an Advanced Planning System such as o9, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, or a comparable solution; super-user or configuration experience is strongly preferred
Solid understanding of supply planning fundamentals, including RCCP/MRP/MPS logic, constrained planning, inventory optimization, and replenishment principles
Highly analytical and confident working with Excel as well as at least one BI tool such as Power BI, Tableau, or a comparable solution
Ability to write clear process documentation and translate data into actionable recommendations for both planning and non-planning audiences
Ability to communicate clearly with different stakeholders, work in a structured way, and contribute to a cross-functional CoE that sets standards rather than operating as an additional planning layer.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours and remote work options
Attractive employee discounts
Subsidy for the E-gym Wellpass
Workation
Corporate benefits
28 days vacation/year
and much more

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Hard Skills & Tools

Supply PlanningProduction PlanningInventory PlanningRCCP LogicMRP LogicMPS LogicInventory OptimizationReplenishment PrinciplesKPI DefinitionScenario Analysis

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingClear CommunicationStructured Work ApproachCross-Functional CollaborationTraining and Capability Building