Supply Chain Manager - Strategic Planning (all genders)

Job Description

The following adventures await you at Schleich:

• Managing the whole process of purchasing figurines, playsets and components from initial planning of requirements to final inbound at our global locations (EU/US/APAC)
• Optimizing inventory turns of your materials and suppliers based on aligned demand/supply plans in close collaboration with Customer Service, Sales and Order Management
• Driving improvements in lead time, on-time delivery and logistics cost along the chain - if needed you are initiating root cause analysis and effective corrective actions
• Providing supply options for Sales and Marketing promotional activities and playing a leading role in our E2E development process
• Key stakeholder of the S&OP Supplier Review: working on current reports and introducing improvements along the way
• Playing a key role in projects to optimize production and distribution network performance in close collaboration with Strategic Procurement, Logistics and Technical Center
• Forming ideas and opportunities to streamline daily routines in Supply Planning in order to increase speed, reliability and scalability
• Develop daily, weekly and monthly KPI reporting and reviewing performance together with the relevant functional groups across levels and departments
• Optimize the current way of working, finding efficiencies to reduce time and make the process leaner

The chapters of your story so far:

• You have completed a university degree with a focus on Supply Chain, Business Administration, Economics, or equivalent education
• You have gained 3+ years of professional experience in Supply Planning, Supply Chain Management in an international environment, ideally from a CPG/FMCG area.
• You are a natural team player (all genders) across departments
• You have experience with statistical analysis
• You have gained a very good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP ERP is a must, Power BI skills are an advantage
• Experience with SAP IBP Planning Software and Python coding language is an advantage
• You have excellent communication skills and strength in leading projects
• You have a strong out-of-the-box thinking mindset and a passion for continuous improvement
• You are open to travel up to 10 % of your time and like to work globally
• You are fluent in English; knowledge of German or other languages are a significant advantage

No kingdoms nor mountains of gold, but many other rewards:

• No two days are the same in this career like no other. Work in a dynamic, diverse environment that offers individual career and development opportunities. All our employees also have access to numerous online courses via our training platform.
• Let's write the Schleich story together. Be part of a motivated team of people who support and inspire each other and celebrate success together.
• We aim to please. We offer an attractive, fair salary with additional benefits that are regularly reviewed and updated.
• Appetizing! We offer a meal allowance of 82.60 CKR per working day.
• Every hero must retire one day. That's why we offer a subsidised pension scheme.
• You can also enjoy great discounts on our schleich products - a great bonus for kids and adults alike.
• And what about your adventures outside of Schleich? You can count on 30 days of paid leave per year and a hybrid working model with no core working hours.