Supply & Demand Planner

Supply and Demand Planner (Maternity cover)

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As we push forward the innovative open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So as we shape a more resourceful less wasteful world we build our careers too.

Alfa Laval is currently seeking a Supply and Demand Planner to join our team. At Alfa Laval we are committed to overcoming challenges and driving success for our customers employees and the environment. We believe in the power of curiosity to ignite innovation and progress

About the job

You will be a crucial part of our Global Spare Parts Planning Team under Alfa Lavals Parts Distribution and Logistics (PDL) division. We are seeking an experienced project leader with a supply & FC planning background to help optimize our global distribution network and ensure high service levels for our customers.

At Alfa Laval we are dedicated to enhancing the performance of our customers processes striving for sustainable outcomes.

We offer an engaging and challenging position within an international open and collaborative environment. At Alfa Laval we support each others development and work together to create value for our customers. Your contributions will have a genuine impact on a sustainable future and will play a crucial role in Alfa Lavals ongoing success.

Some key responsibilities will be to:

• Collaborating with Business Units and Distribution Centers to facilitate end-to-end supply planning optimizing stock levels while maintaining high service levels for customers.
• Facilitate and coordinate S&OP governance meetings
• Proactively assessing and analyzing supply chain constraints inventory levels and sustainability impacts to support informed business decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement activities to optimize inventory across the global network of Distribution centers.
• Providing support and analysis to internal stakeholders regarding supply chain planning master data and supply chain setup.
• Participating in process improvement initiatives supply chain projects and system implementations.
• You will be part of the team in Lund office and reports to the PDL Supply Chain Manager with the flexibility to occasionally work from addition expect about 20-30 travel days per year.

About you

To succeed in this role you quickly and aptly assess the potential consequences of different actions related to any situation or task and you can draw valid conclusions from large amounts of complex information. As a strong team player you facilitate collaboration between others to achieve common goals.

You have a Bachelors or Master of Science degree in logistics supply chain management or a related field with minimum three years of previous experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Supply chain logistics and/or inventory planning preferably within the spare parts business.
• Experience in managing/participating in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process is advantageous.
• Project management skills or knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Blue Yonder Luminate Movex and/or Microsoft Dynamics(D365) is an advantage.
• Experience in using Power BI or similar Business Intelligence platforms.

This position requires fluency in Swedish and English

What you know

We believe that you have previous experience and expertise in the areas such as supply chain logistics and/or inventory planning preferably within the spare parts business. You have experience in managing/participating in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process is advantageous. Your proficiency in statistical analysis forecasting models and predictive analytics tools are exceptional as well as your project management skills and knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles. As an advantage we value your familiarity with platforms such as Blue Yonder Luminate Movex M3 and/or Microsoft Dynamics(D365) Power BI. You should possess a university degree in logistics supply chain management or a related field and be fluent in English.

Who you are

Just like us you value customer-focused work and excel at networking and building relationships within the organization. You have a strong analytical skill and the ability to simplify complex concepts. You have a successful and open-minded way of leading and influencing style. Teamwork is your thing but so it is to be independent and self-driven.

What We Offer

We provide an engaging and challenging position in an international open and collaborative environment. Here we support each others development and work together to create value for our customers. Your work will have a genuine impact on a sustainable future and contribute to Alfa Lavals ongoing success.

For further information please contact:

Jonas Wikbladh Supply chain planning Manager PDL

Divya Sharma Talent Acquisition Partner

For union information please contact:

Kenneth Widerström Ledarna

Anders Jansson Unionen

Axel Scharing Akademikerna

Applications will be reviewed continuously as they come so please send your as soon as possible and no later than 31st October 2025.

Applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice due to GDPR.

We are looking forward to your application.

We care about diversity inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidates fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games. Playing the games is mandatory.

We review applications on an ongoing basis so please send in yours as soon as possible. Applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Looking forward for your application!

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