Head of Supply Chain Planning

• Manufacturing company in the installation engineering sector
• European scope

Walraven is an internationally active, family‑owned company headquartered in Mijdrecht, the Netherlands, and is part of the global Walraven Group. The company develops, produces, and supplies innovative fixing, fire protection, and sanitary system solutions for the installation industry.

Founded in 1942, Walraven has grown from a local metalworking company into a global player in the installation market, with its own production and sales offices in multiple countries worldwide.

The company remains driven by its founding philosophy: creating simple, smart, and reliable system solutions that make the work of installers easier and more effective.

• The inventory value of finished goods, half parts and materials in Walraven Europe
• Demand Planning, Supply Planning and Master Production Scheduling in Walraven Europe
• Creating a strategic, tactical and operational supply plan
• Leading and developing a team of planners
• Operationalize our new supply chain design from a materials planning perspective
• S&OP leading
• 10 Direct reports throughout Europe

The Head of Supply Chain Planning develops and executes strategies to improve product availability and reducing inventory value by leadtime reductions, efficiency gains and close cooperation within the ecosystem. Close cooperation with our factories, sales teams is required to effectively manage and improve our demand planning and forecasting accuracy. Furthermore, the Head of Supply Chain Planning is actively managing projects within his/her discipline and contributes to building a culture of continuous improvement.

The Head of Supply Chain Planning reports to the Supply Chain Director. He/she manages the Demand & Supply Coordinator and the Inventory Specialist to start with and helps building out the team through the supply chain transformation.

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Supply Chain Management, Technical Business Administration, Logistics Management or similar
• >10 years of professional Supply Chain experience, preferably Integrated SC-planning in an international industrial environment
• Excellent knowledge of overall planning, including operational/tactical supply planning.
• Excellent knowledge of databases, statistics applications, spreadsheets and logistics programs
• Good knowledge of ERP systems (Dynamics365, forecasting software, preferable Arkieva)
• Excellent knowledge of Management Information Systems
• Solid understanding of inventory management practices and procedures
• Capability to multitask in a fast paced environment
• Proven track record building and improving planning teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in English
• Structural in approach, works out processes to get things done
• Builds productive relationships, teamplayer
• Practices active listening
• Flexible, responsive & problem solving
• Willing to travel, 25%

• Excellent salary
• Bonus
• CAO Metaal & Techniek
• No company car (company policy)