Business Planner (Maternity Leave Replacement)

Landa seeks a Business Planner to lead its supply planning activities at Landa’s customers’ site. The role focuses on leading all planning and forecasting aspects related to Landa’s consumables portfolio on a global level. This includes monitoring supply and demand and directing and coordinating customers' requirements and processes to ensure a high level of material availability.

* This role is temporary (a maternity leave replacement)

Requirements:

· B.Sc. degree in industrial engineering

· At least two years of experience as a planner in a global manufacturer of multidisciplinary products – mandatory

· In-depth knowledge of ERP/MRP systems

· Fluent, clear, and effective oral and written English communication skills

Responsibilities:

· Develop and implement the business plans and model for consumables, processes, and procedures.

· Manage inventory levels and consignment products’ availability and forecast at the customers’ sites.

· Define, develop, and implement business planning processes and forecast models.

· Coordinate and manage cross-functional teams to improve business planning methods.

· Assist in preparing strategic plans by analyzing trends and forecasts.

· Maintain in-depth knowledge of market dynamics, market share, demographic trends, and growth projections.

· Work closely with the field engineers and the customer’s representatives to better understand the trends and forecast.

· Determine and execute key business initiatives to drive business operations and support Landa’s business model.

· Develop and implement best practices and learning plans to meet business objectives and standard procedures to manage and maintain business operational and financial objectives.

· Assist management in operations, resource management, budgeting, revenue accounting, etc.

· Manage the global portfolio of Landa’s supplies, rollovers, and transition plans with minimum scrap and transition costs.

· Identify business problems and provide recommendations for improvements.

· Understand the business direction and needs and develop solutions, roadmaps, and assessment of potential business impacts.

Attributes:

· Ability to work in a rapidly changing and dynamic environment

· Strong organizational skills

· Excellent analytical skills, precision, and attention to detail

· High customer service orientation and problem-solving skills

· Ability to manage multiple projects and provide support to various departments with diverse requirements and needs

· Hard worker - able to work in a multidisciplinary environment and under demanding timelines