Planning and Fulfillment Manager

Hitachi

Planning & Fulfillment Manager responsible for planning and procurement across European Transformers Hub at Hitachi Energy. Leading operations and enhancing collaboration for improved fulfillment processes.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeBad Honnef • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

lead and continuously improve planning, procurement, and fulfillment processes across the European Transformers Hub, ensuring alignment across multiple sites
review and guide the unconstrained demand plan and contribute to finished goods optimization, improving demand accuracy and strengthening the alignment between load and capacity
facilitate and drive S&OP processes with local teams, ensuring consistency with global guidelines and improving overall planning maturity
define and implement planning governance, tools, and KPIs, creating structure and transparency across the organization
work closely with factories to strengthen SAP usage and improve data quality, enabling better decision-making and process reliability
support improvements in work preparation and production readiness, ensuring smoother execution and reduced operational disruptions
clarify roles and responsibilities across Planning & Fulfillment teams and foster effective communication across the value chain
coach and develop local teams, enabling proactive communication and structured responses to customer and operational challenges
guide teams from reactive firefighting toward preventive, process-driven ways of working
act as an orchestrator across factories and stakeholders, aligning priorities and ensuring execution in a complex, international matrix environment
support crisis situations by driving structured countermeasures and ensuring sustainable, root-cause-based solutions
contribute to digitalization and continuous improvement initiatives within Planning & Fulfillment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

proven experience in Planning & Fulfillment management within a complex manufacturing environment
experience working in Engineering-to-Order and/or Make-to-Order industries
understand factory operations and bring hands-on experience or exposure to production environments
able to operate at a senior level - setting direction, implementing processes, and influencing outcomes across functions
experience working across multiple sites and in international environments
confident and effective communication with stakeholders at different levels, including leadership
experience working with SAP or a similar ERP system
fluent in English, both written and spoken
prioritize effectively, take ownership, and maintain a structured and solution-oriented approach to work
collaborate well across functions and cultures and contribute to building strong, aligned teams
pay attention to detail and focus on delivering sustainable, high-quality solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Planning & Fulfillment managementdemand planningfinished goods optimizationS&OP processesplanning governanceKPI implementationdata quality improvementdigitalization initiativesEngineering-to-OrderMake-to-Order

Soft Skills

effective communicationcoaching and developmentproactive communicationstructured responsescollaborationattention to detailownershipsolution-oriented approachinfluencing outcomesprioritization