New Product Planner Job in Noord-Holland

New Product Planner

Our Client is a multinational in Personal Care products. Because they are so innovative they market new products all the time. To maintain an efficient Supply Chain they are looking for a New Product Planner.

The new product planner is responsible for all product launches in the Netherlands. You will make sure all products are on the market before the deadline at the highest quality and the lowest cost. To do this you stay in contact with all relevant stakeholders and make sure they perform all mandatory tasks relevant to a product introduction.

This is a new position; you will have to set up procedures and work independently between departments.

You report to the supply chain manager.

Tasks:
You plan the supply chain of every SKU (existing or new) to make sure deadlines are met
You oversee the whole timeline form production to sales and coordinate between departments
You keep an eye on inventory levels and make sure there is a balance between costs and inventory availability
You identify possibilities for improvement over the whole supply chain and act on them
You work interdepartmental to ensure improvements are followed through
You evaluate, analyse and report on costs, budget, risks, improvements and supply chain efficiency to the relevant stakeholders

Who are we looking for?

You have a degree in Supply Chain / Business or economics
You have at least 2 years work experience in a supply chain environment
You have a thorough understanding of inventory management and planning
You have experience in an International FMCG company
You are capable of independently and proactively give shape to supply chain procedures
You are a good communicator and have leadership qualities
You are willing to travel and on the long term have the ambition to grow with the company, ideally also to foreign offices
You are fluent in English, Dutch is a plus

(Huxley Associates Limited acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business)

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