Supply Chain Planner

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

The Supply Chain Planner (m/f/d) will be responsible for inventory and demand planning across our global locations. They will evaluate, track and visualize HBK´s inventory activities to a healthy stock level across all locations.Working closely with local SIOP and Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Product Management and Sales teams to further develop the design, implementation and maturity of the demand planning process for HBK.

Please not that this role is limited with a temporary contract of one year.

Main Responsibilities

• Inventory planner
  • analysis of inventory, follow up of optimization actions with 6 sites (DE, DK, UK, US, CN, PT)
  • monitoring of weekly evolution/changes/gaps vs. plans
  • month/year end inventory prediction
    • Globally, By site, By stock type (RAW, WIP, FG)
  • at least weekly report to management about
    • Evolution, Gaps to plan, escalation points

• Demand planner
  • Continuous Improvement of Demand Planning Processes within HBKs SIOP Process (Implementation of SIOP forums, Development of CTQs and KPIs, foster an objective and deliverables based culture of communication)
  • Act as key support IBP setup to facilitate the Demand Planning Process and implement this process within HBK
  • Run Monthly Demand Planning Process with different stakeholders from Sales, Product Management and Finance
  • Bridge Demand Planning processes with the global HBK Portfolio, across all stages of the Product Life Cycle
  • Implement & Improve Forecast accuracy metrics across all product families of HBK
  • Challenge forecasts from Sales, Product Management, Finance and Operations. Reach “Consensus”, complete with Risks / Opportunity scenarios.
  • Enable Operations to optimize supply chains & inventory positioning to Improve Product Availability and optimize inventory across the Supply Chain.

Expectations for all employees

• Adhere to company policies and procedures at all times
• Comply with any reasonable requests within level of capability, including any training that the company may request you to attend or perform
• Proactively support a safety first culture. Constantly striving to improve the health, safety and environment of your work area and colleagues with issues escalated immediately
• Strive to achieve the philosophy of “Right First Time” for each decision and process you’re engaged in with issues escalated immediately
• Ensure a lean approach to all business processes, with the ethos of making tomorrow better than today at the heart of everything we do
• Demonstrate the company values, Be True, Aim High and Own It and foster development of the One HBK company culture, encouraging values-based behaviours and promoting best practices

Professional Qualifications / Experience

• Work experience in Global Supply Chain Management >10 yrs
• Deep knowledge and experience in data analysis utilizing excel and presentation skills in ppt are required
• Extensive experience in a similar role with a strong track-record of Inventory Optimization is critical
• Previous experience of working with SAP & BI essential, IBP preferred
• Previous experience within a production, manufacturing or technical environment preferred

Key Competencies

• Able to communicate effectively and build strong relationships at all levels
• Able to influence and convince across all stakeholders and levels
• Strong project planning, organisation and delivery skills

Location: Royston, GB

Additional location:

• Maia, PT
• Darmstadt, DE
• Virum, DK