Main Areas of Responsibility:

Purchase planning

• Prepare Purchase Plan according to demand, budgets, manufacturer capacity and contractual agreements
• Highlight high cost purchases/products due to demand and supply conditions and suggest preferred actions
• Participate in Timeline decision meetings and implement according to decisions
• Transfer approved Purchase Plan to Procurement
• Establish, measure, and initiate corrective actions to improve Purchase versus forecast

Purchase planning process development

• Responsible for development and continuous improvement of purchasing planning within the BRAV Timeline
• Establish, document, and maintain work processes to assure continuity and transparency in Purchase planning
• Implement Planning process in selected ERP system, preferably D365
• Coach and follow up team members in the planning process
• Superuser in D365 Purchasing planning

Qualifications Requirements:

• Very good native and English language skills, both verbally and written
• Masters Degree in business administration, mathematics, technology or engineering
• Good knowledge of business application tools ERP(D365), Excel/Power BI, planning and forecasting systems
• Theoretical and strategic capability to identify and implement solutions through change management, system alignment and process improvement
• Highly skilled in planning using complex models, taking multiple factors into consideration as budget, capacity, locations
• Leadership skills, continuous development of own team and contributing in the Supply Chain Management team
• 5-10 years experience from large purchasing organizations, experience from Asian manufacturing is desirable

Personal Attributes

• Ability to effectively manage varying workload requirements; can shift gears comfortably
• Strong communications skills and a commercial mindset
• See the full picture, but have high attention to details. Understands dependencies within and outside the organization, strong loyalty to deadlines
• Strong team player with the ability to work across functions, ability to understand different needs and with authority and punch to get things done

What do we offer?

• A central position in a solid international company with strong brands
• Varied and challenging tasks, good opportunities to influence your own role and short decision-making paths
• A sporty, innovative and inclusive work environment
• Competitive salary and good insurance and pension scheme
• Attractive discounts on own brands
• Home office up to two days a week