Assistant Manager Supply Planning

The position of supply planning lead is responsible for E2E supply planning across the dairy portfolio, including demand-supply match, rough cut capacity planning, material resource planning, production scheduling and inventory management. Ensures a resilient and efficient supply chain through robust planning processes and strong cross-functional alignment to deliver cost-efficient and timely production.

What We Ask
Qualification:

• Master's / bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Advanced/Professional certifications (such as APICS CPIM/CSCP) is an added advantage.

Experience:

• 5+ years' experience in supply planning (Pref: 1 to 2 years in lead role in any FCMP/dairy company), with strong expertise in ERP/SAP and planning tools.

Skills:

• Expertise in FMCG/dairy supply planning, S&OP process, MPS, MRP, inventory management, and capacity planning & utilization
• Ability to optimize supply efficiency and reduce operational costs
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP/Anura) and planning tools, processes and workflows
• Strong communication, leadership, and decision-making skills
• Excellent cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management

What We Offer
At FrieslandCampina, you'll immerse yourself in a unique, globally connected culture, where collaboration with colleagues across all our businesses is part of daily life. Alongside a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, we're dedicated to your ongoing development, offering abundant opportunities for hands-on learning. Our informal, friendly environment fosters teamwork with passionate professionals who share your drive for excellence. At FrieslandCampina, we empower you with the autonomy and confidence to make a meaningful impact — helping to nourish the world while advancing your career.

Vacancy Description

• The Supply Planner Lead – is responsible for leading and executing end-to-end supply planning activities across the dairy portfolio. This role ensures consistent product availability through effective demand–supply alignment, optimized capacity utilization, and efficient production and material planning processes.
• Key responsibilities include developing and managing the Master Production Schedule (MPS), Material Requirement Planning (MRP), and Detailed Production Scheduling to ensure that production plans are feasible, cost-effective, and aligned with demand forecasts. The role also involves driving both short- and long-term capacity planning, identifying constraints, and proposing solutions to support business growth and operational stability.
• The Supply Planner Lead acts as a central point of coordination between Production, Quality, Procurement, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure smooth and timely execution of plans. This includes monitoring inventory levels, ensuring FEFO compliance, minimizing write-offs, and resolving supply bottlenecks proactively.
• Additionally, the role requires active participation in S&OP processes, ensuring data accuracy, and presenting supply scenarios, risks, and opportunities. The planner is expected to continuously improve planning processes, strengthen system utilization (e.g., SAP/ERP), and support cost optimization initiatives through efficient resource planning.
• This position plays a critical role in ensuring a resilient, agile, and customer-focused supply chain by maintaining strong cross-functional alignment and driving operational excellence across all planning phases.
• Responsible for Rough cut capacity planning for the dairy business as input for commercial 12Q plans, capacity optimization and volume allocation decisions across sites.

Staying true to who you really are, that is your starting point at FrieslandCampina. Because it is precisely by embracing our differences that we can grow together. We want to create a working environment that allows all employees to bring their best and authentic selves. If who we are suits you, but you're not sure if you're the best fit for the role, we still encourage you to apply so we can help you find the role that fits you best.

Team Details
For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them, it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.