Senior Specialist – Vehicle Supply and Demand Planning

About the Role:

To support the Supply and Demand Planning team of a global automotive brand with European HQ in Brussels, we are looking for dynamic and motivated team member with relevant experience.

You will gain understanding of the entire monthly and annual Sales & Supply Planning process of the OEM and manage the monthly vehicle ordering process from our markets across Europe by:

• Assessing the demand (customer contract, sales plan),
• Proposing and defending the required production to manufacturing,
• Allocating the received production taking into account eventual restrictions and enabling all involved entities to achieve latest Sales plan in line with Stock Level Targets.
• Develop the three years annual vehicle sales and production plan

Your responsibilities:

More concretely this means:

• Analyse results and propose Sales and Customer Contract (CC) plans by country.
• Propose a production request by model, obtain approval from management and defend your proposal towards manufacturing.
• Prepare the final country allocation once the capacity is fixed.
• Obtain management approval and defend the agreed allocation by market to the Sales Operations.
• Translate the approved annual plan sales targets into monthly sales plan and production plans.
• Integrate input from other division such as Sales, Marketing, Product and local country operations.
• Support process improvement (efficiency, standardization, automation, speed, accuracy).

Your profile:

Education:

Degree in Management / Economics / Marketing / Statistics

Experience:

Min 3 years’ experience in the domain of Supply and Demand planning

Skills and competencies:

- Strong analytical skills (manage complex set of parameters)

- Solid fact-based negotiator

- Organized, structured mind and good presentation and communication skills

- Good time management – able to work under pressure and dedicated to meet variable deadlines

- Positive attitude to resolve problems with a “Customer First” spirit

- Excellent Excel knowledge

- Can work autonomously

- Excellent team player and collaboration skills

- Result driven and performance mindset

- Motivated and persevering.

Language:

Fluent in English (corporate language).

You have the right DNA, this means you:

- Courage: you are ready to let go of the easy path to reach challenging targets

- Collaboration: you are a team player, respectful and inclusive in your style and you take a customer-oriented approach

- Creativity: your passion drives you to explore innovative ideas and challenge the impossible

- Curiosity: you combine imagination and fact-based observation

- Coaching: you share knowledge and feedback with your colleagues and celebrate each other’s success

Applicants should either already be Belgian resident with a valid work permit or EU citizens willing to relocate to Belgium.