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Senior Manager, Business Planning, PE
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3 September 2026 (10 days ago)
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1 December 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Title: Business Planning Manager
City Country: Shanghai China
Join our Perfumery team and lead business planning across an integrated supply chain supporting our manufacturing operations in China. You will connect customer demand with production planning material availability inventory quality and logistics. This role offers the opportunity to improve service cost and cash performance while building effective partnerships across local and regional teams. Your leadership will help create a responsive reliable and continuously improving supply chain.
Your key responsibilities
- Lead business planning for the modular factory balancing customer demand production capacity materials inventory service cost and cash.
- Define appropriate supply strategies and coordinate execution across Commercial Customer Care Planning Manufacturing Quality Logistics and Procurement teams.
- Lead supply reviews and support sales and operations planning new product introductions product discontinuations and finished goods inventory management.
- Improve customer satisfaction and operational efficiency by identifying priorities resolving supply issues and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with regional Planning and Customer Care teams to strengthen collaboration improve fulfilment and create value for customers.
- Maintain planning data accuracy in SAP and work with logistics and trade teams to improve product and material flows.
We offer
- A key leadership role where your decisions directly influence customer service supply reliability cost and working capital.
- Opportunities to collaborate with local and regional colleagues across commercial planning manufacturing quality and logistics functions.
- Growth that keeps up with you with support to develop your supply chain expertise leadership capabilities and business perspective.
- A culture that lifts you up through shared goals open communication collaborative teams and colleagues who support one another.
- The opportunity to shape practical improvements through continuous improvement Lean and Kaizen approaches.
- A community where your voice matters and your ideas help us serve customers more effectively.
You Bring
- At least seven years of relevant experience in supply chain production planning business planning or a related area.
- At least four years of experience leading people teams projects or cross-functional supply chain activities.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating planning manufacturing inventory customer service quality and logistics priorities.
- The ability to analyse information make balanced decisions and translate business needs into clear supply plans.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills with confidence working across functions locations and remote teams.
- Business awareness accountability curiosity and an interest in using technology and continuous improvement to achieve better outcomes.
About dsm-firmenich
Our application process
Interested in this position Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal.
Inclusion belonging and equal opportunity statement
At dsm-firmenich we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported included and free to be themselves they do their best work and thats exactly the kind of culture were building. A place where opportunity is truly equal authenticity is celebrated and everyone has the chance to grow contribute and feel they belong. Were proud to be an equal opportunity employer and were serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing were committed to reflecting the world we serve. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds no matter your gender ethnicity sexual orientation or anything else that makes you you. And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process were here to help just let us know what you need and well do everything we can to make it work.
Agency statement
Were managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If youre applying as an individual wed love to hear from you. Were not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
About Company
Purpose-led, performance-driven Royal DSM is a global, purpose-led leader in health and nutrition, applying bioscience to improve the health of people, animals, and the planet. DSM’s purpose is to create brighter lives for all which we achieve through developing products and solution ... View more
