Senior Supply Chain Planner
Rotterdam · 5-7 years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5-7 years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Rotterdam
About the role
- We are looking for a Senior Supply Planner to join our Supply Chain team, working as part of the Supply Planning function to manage a material resource planning portfolio across HD Europe.
- The role focuses on ensuring product availability for internal and external customers, right-sized inventory management, and operational efficiency.
- As a front-line point of contact for vendors and key business stakeholders, you will be responsible for ensuring effective relationships are developed and maintained.
Responsibilities
- Manage supply in line with demand to achieve service level targets, ensuring availability of components and fabrics for customer and production orders.
- Monitor and manage back orders, shortages, and supply risks, ensuring timely communication and resolution across stakeholders.
- Coach & mentor Supply Planners & MRP controllers in the team with best practices.
- Align supply plans with demand forecasts, including new product introductions and promotional activities.
- Own and maintain MRP parameters and master data in SAP, ensuring accurate visibility of stock, in-transit inventory, and open orders.
- Ensure SAP MRP accurately depicts and maintains stock position, in transit stock, open purchase and sales orders.
- Replenish and manage inventory within agreed stock budgets, balancing service, cost, and working capital.
- Implement and continuously improve MRP processes, routines, and controls within the assigned portfolio.
- Provide analysis and input to the S&OP process in collaboration with commercial and operational teams.
- Track and report KPIs (e.g. OTIF, stock availability, lead time adherence) to drive operational performance.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of experience in Supply Planning, MRP Controlling or Demand Planning.
- Advanced MS Office and Excel skills, with experience using SAP MRP.
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or Engineering.
- Strong analytical thinking with the ability to make data-driven decisions and solve complex planning and sourcing challenges.
- Confident and effective communication with the wider business and external vendors.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across different functions.
- Ability to take ownership, improve ways of working and contribute to cross-functional business goals.
- A continuous improvement mindset, with an interest in new tools, technologies and more efficient ways of working.
Benefits
- competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages
Skills
- MS Office
- Excel
- SAP MRP