About the Role

Join our Global ETO (Engineering-to-Order) Organization, a worldwide network supporting approximately 30 manufacturing plants across Europe, South America, the Middle East & Africa, APAC (excluding China), and Australia. As part of our centralized Supply Chain Hub in Budapest, you will work within a global team responsible for supply and inventory planning activities supporting multiple international plants.

This is a highly collaborative role that requires strong analytical capabilities, stakeholder management skills, and expertise in supply chain planning processes and tools. The Supply & Inventory Planner is responsible for ensuring optimal stock levels, balancing supply and demand, maintaining planning parameters, and driving materials availability for raw materials, components, sub-assemblies, and finished products.

Key Responsibilities

Supply & Inventory Planning

• Define, maintain, and optimize supply and stock management parameters.

• Ensure demand and resource balancing using MRP and related planning processes.

• Manage raw materials, components, sub-assemblies, and finished goods availability.

• Resolve shortages, backorders, and supply constraints to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Manage replenishment backlogs through purchase order creation and rescheduling.

• Support product ramp-up and ramp-down activities throughout the commercial product lifecycle.

Planning Parameter Management

Define and update planning parameters in SAP, including:

• Lead Times (LT)

• Lot Sizes

• Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ)

• Maximum Quantities (QMax)

• Incoterms

• Ensure quarterly alignment of planning parameters with internal and external suppliers.

• Maintain high-quality planning master data and stocking policies aligned with ETO, MTS, and MTO environments.

Supply Risk & Inventory Optimization

• Identify and mitigate supply risks through strategic stock management.

• Escalate risks appropriately to Procurement and Supply Chain Planning teams.

• Monitor and optimize inventory levels across:

  • Goods in Transit (GIT)
  • Raw Materials (RM)
  • Work-in-Progress (WIP)
  • Finished Goods

• Drive inventory reduction initiatives, rebalancing activities, and circular economy practices while minimizing obsolescence and scrap.

Supplier Performance Management

Measure and monitor supplier performance using key metrics, including:

• ISSR (Intra-Group Supplier Service Rate)

• S-OTD (Supplier On-Time Delivery)

• U-BOL (Upstream Back Order Lines)

• Develop and implement corrective action plans to improve supplier performance.

Stakeholder Management

Build strong relationships and collaborate closely with:

• Project Management Teams

• Commercial Teams

• Front Office Teams

• Procurement

• Manufacturing Plants

• Internal and External Suppliers

• Prioritize supply allocation and crisis management activities based on business and customer needs.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience in global supply and inventory management environments.

• Strong background in supply chain planning and inventory management processes.

• Experience working in complex, multinational organizations and shared service environments.

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems, including SAP and other planning platforms.

• Good working knowledge of Kinaxis.

• Advanced analytical and reporting skills, including experience with Tableau or similar Business Intelligence tools.

• Strong proficiency in leading Supply Chain Planning tools such as:

  • One MM
  • SSP
  • OPM

• Advanced Excel skills, including complex analysis and reporting.

Languages

• Fluent English and French (both written and spoken).

Education

• Bachelor's degree (minimum 3-year degree) from a recognized Tier 1 or Tier 2 university.

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Management, or a related field is preferred.

• Professional certifications in Supply Chain, Lean, Six Sigma, or related disciplines are considered an advantage.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a truly global organization supporting operations across multiple continents.

• Work within an international supply chain hub interacting with stakeholders from around the world.

• Contribute directly to improving supply chain performance, inventory optimization, and customer satisfaction.

• Collaborate with experienced professionals in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

• Enjoy opportunities for professional growth and exposure to leading supply chain technologies and practices.

Our Benefits:

• Yearly bonus

• Medicover White Spring medical package

• Life & accident insurance

• Cafeteria allowance

• Home Office allowances

• Hybrid and flexible working model

• Voluntary health & pension fund contribution

• Global Family Leave Package to support work-life balance

• WESOP (World Employee Share Ownership Plan), our unique program with the opportunity to become a shareholder in the company

• Working at the company that ranked #1 in TIME World's Most Sustainable Companies in 2025

• International, diverse environment and a company culture that encourages raising questions and ideas - to make an impact

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• €40 billion global revenue

• +9% organic growth

• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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