Supply Planning Manager EMEA

‘Winning with people’: that is how the Aalberts way can best be described. And winning is what Aalberts Industries does. With 16,000 valuable employees worldwide, working in four different divisions, Aalberts Industries continues to grow strongly. These divisions are market leaders in their niches and provide innovative total solutions to a global customer network.

This position is part of the Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems who engineers the most advanced integrated piping systems for the distribution and control of liquids and gases for key verticals. Aalberts IPS is an international organization, with energetic employees who are persistent to offer the best integrated piping system. As part of an integrated piping system for heating or cooling designed by Aalberts, their products contribute to energy savings and therefore to a more sustainable future. That is how Aalberts makes sustainable impact.

Recruitment Consultant Martin Dröge: ‘In the past, I have had the pleasure of recruiting several professionals for Aalberts Industries. What struck me during those processes is that Aalberts offers the best of both worlds. The power, professionalism, and size of a large corporate on one hand. And on the other hand, a highly stimulated local entrepreneurship on-site, which almost feels like an SME. Initiative is appreciated, and personal development is encouraged. There are always plenty of projects and ad-hoc challenges that previously mediated candidates are eager to tackle with rolled-up sleeves’

At Aalberts, progress is everything. Not only in technology and products, but especially in how the organization structures and manages its supply chain. With multiple production sites across Europe and beyond, and increasing complexity in demand and supply, the need for structure, insight and alignment continues to grow.

This is exactly where the challenge: not in optimizing what already exists — but in building what is not yet there.

To take this next step, a new position has been created. A role without clearly defined boundaries, but with a clear ambition. A role in which you, as Supply Planning Manager EMEA, take ownership of supply planning and inventory management, directly influencing the overall performance of the organization.

The role
As Supply Planning Manager EMEA, you are responsible for translating demand into a realistic and executable supply plan across multiple production sites. You ensure that supply planning and inventory management operate as one integrated function and form a reliable foundation for decision-making.

You own the supply and inventory input within the SIOP process. This means you not only define plans, but also develop scenarios, provide visibility on risks, and deliver actionable insights that enable better decisions.

You work closely with the Demand Planning Manager, SIOP Manager and Plant Directors, and report directly to the Supply Chain Director EMEA / APAC. In this position, you continuously navigate between different interests: production capacity, commercial expectations, inventory levels and service performance. Where needed, you bring structure. Where it is lacking, you build it.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establishing and developing a robust supply planning process across EMEA
• Ensuring consistent and feasible supply plans aligned with demand forecasts
• Delivering structured supply and inventory inputs to the SIOP process (including scenarios and risk analysis)
• Leading the monthly supply review meetings with production sites
• Taking end-to-end responsibility for inventory management (service, cost and risk)
• Monitoring and improving inventory health (including slow-moving and obsolete stock)
• Creating transparency in trade-offs between service, cost and risk
• Driving performance through KPIs such as OTIF, DIO and plan adherence
• Initiating and implementing continuous improvement initiatives

The challenge

The responsibilities of the role are clear. The way you shape it is intentionally not.
This is not a position where you step into a fully established structure with clearly defined processes. There is no fixed blueprint. No single way of working.

This means:

You define the scope and position of the role
You bring structure to an environment where it is not yet fully in place
You align stakeholders around new ways of working and expectations
You create alignment across multiple plants, each with their own dynamics

You are someone who enjoys building. Not because it is required, but because it motivates you. You do not need rigid structures to perform. In fact, you thrive in environments where those structures still have to be created. You easily switch between content and stakeholders, and you have the ability to translate complexity into clear and actionable choices.

You recognize yourself in the following profile:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration)
• 8+ years of experience in Supply Chain / Planning
• Experience in a production environment (multi-site is a plus)
• Familiar with S&OP / SIOP processes
• Strong analytical capabilities and able to build scenarios
• Independent, proactive and hands-on

As a person, you are:

• A builder who brings structure to complexity
• Decisive and comfortable managing trade-offs
• A strong communicator and influencer
• Results-driven, with a long-term perspective

Aalberts offers you
A role where you can truly make an impact. You will join an international organization that combines the scale, professionalism and strength of a corporate with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller organization.

In addition, Aalberts offers:

• A newly created, strategic role with significant freedom to shape your own scope
• Direct impact on multiple international production sites
• Close collaboration with senior stakeholders across the organization
• A clear pathway towards a future leadership role

After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible to answer any questions from both sides. From there, we will schedule a (digital) introductory meeting to get a better picture of your background, personality, and ambitions. Subsequently, we will schedule a first meeting with the client in the short term, where you will get a comprehensive picture of the organization, the team, and the key stakeholders. Due to upcoming holidays on our and Aalberts' side, our follow-up might take a bit longer.

Martin Dröge will guide you through to the signing (and beyond) of the contract with your new employer!

Objeqtive Recruitment is a specialized recruitmentagency with higher goals. We match professionals with top-employers and recruit for both permanent and interim positions in Supply Chain, Logistics and Operations. We go further. We plant future. Climate-positive entrepreneurship is a structural part of our services. We plant a tree for every match and compensate the CO2-emission of your new employer. More information? Have a look at our higher goals or contact Martin Dröge via +316-29435083 or martin@objeqtive.nl