Global Demand and Supply Planning Manager

Are you ready to shape the future of global planning and create one aligned data-driven plan across regions and product groups

This is an opportunity to lead a critical transformation at the heart of our global Sales & Operations Planning process. By connecting demand supply and inventory strategies you help create reliable service support sustainable growth and strengthen decision-making across the business.

Why Seco

At Seco you join a business thats transforming its supply chain into one connected intelligent operation. This is a unique opportunity to influence how planning is managed globally today and for years to come. By joining Seco you get to:

• Lead a global team and drive meaningful change across regions and functions.
• Shape future planning capabilities including the implementation of a new Advanced Planning System.
• Work in a collaborative culture built on curiosity responsibility customer focus and winning together.

About the job

You lead and develop the global mid-term planning process ensuring one aligned and trusted demand and supply plan across regions and product groups. By bringing together stakeholders from Sales Finance Product Management Procurement and Operations you create clarity support decision-making and strengthen planning performance across the organization. You report to the Head of Global Planning.

Job responsibilities:

• Lead the global planning process covering governance planning cadence decision-making frameworks and data quality.
• Drive one aligned data-driven demand and supply plan used across the business.
• Lead coach and develop a global team of planners and analysts.
• Balance service inventory and cost considerations through fact-based decision support.
• Define and monitor key planning performance indicators including forecast accuracy and inventory performance.
• Play a key role in the Advanced Planning System transformation including requirements process design master data discipline and adoption.

Location and flexibility

The team is based in Fagersta Sweden and Pune India and we prefer one of these locations as your home base. We work in a hybrid setup and the position includes regular travel between the two sites as well as occasional visits to regional organizations typically 3-4 trips per year.

If youre based elsewhere and believe youre the right fit for this opportunity wed still like to hear from you. Were open to discussing flexible arrangements for exceptional candidates.

Your profile

Youve built extensive experience within demand planning supply planning or S&OP in a global manufacturing environment and have successfully led people with direct reports. Comfortable working with data technology and cross-functional stakeholders youre motivated by creating structure driving improvements and delivering results through collaboration.

Your background also includes:

• Experience owning and developing mid-term planning processes in a global or multi-region organization.
• Leadership experience preferably with distributed or multi-site teams.
• Hands-on experience with Advanced Planning Systems and planning transformations or implementations.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems BI tools and data-driven decision-making.
• Professional fluency in English.

Success in this position comes from combining analytical thinking with strong leadership and collaboration skills. Youre comfortable challenging assumptions when data points in a different direction while building trust across cultures teams and time zones. With a long-term perspective and a practical mindset you drive transformation without losing focus on operational performance.

Our Seco culture

At Seco were united by a spirit of collaboration and a shared curiosity to learn and grow. We take responsibility for our actions stay focused on our customers and believe in winning together. For us its also clear that our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results. Curious about our workplace and benefits Read more on our website. Youre also welcome to visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know usand our products further.

Contact information

For further information about this position please contact Bilal Lamaa Head of Global Planning

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Recruitment Specialist: Therese Rutqvist

How to apply

This recruitment has an ongoing selection process please send your application as soon as possible and no later than August 31 2026. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we dont accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0095797.

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At Seco Tools we develop and offer advanced products & solutions that make metal cutting easier. We work together with our customers to identify and implement the best solutions for their needs. The corporate culture empowers employees through shared values: Curiosity Responsibility Winning together and Customer focus. Seco Tools has a presence in more than 75 countries and employs about 4000 people.