Supply Chain Planning Manager, Closures EMEA

About the role

Greif, a global leader in performance packaging, is looking for a Supply Chain Planning Manager for its Closures business in EMEA. The role leads SIOP and planning for the Closures network covering Amsterdam, Lindweiler, Rouen and Bottanuco, and connects planning to the EMEA Executive IBP forum.

Key responsibilities

• Own and facilitate the monthly Closures EMEA SIOP cycle, including demand review, supply and capacity review, decisions log, action follow-up and the monthly SIOP summary to leadership.
• Connect SIOP to the EMEA Executive IBP forum, escalating capacity, supply and inventory risks with clear options and recommendations.
• Own the supply plan and capacity assumptions, including constraint management, make-or-buy and inter-plant sourcing.
• Partner with Demand Planning and Sales on forecast quality, trend changes and new business onboarding.
• Evaluate the global network to rationalize flows, reduce cost to serve and shorten lead times, and build make-vs-buy, plant-to-plant and regional-vs-global scenarios.
• Identify single-source and high-risk materials, drive alternate sourcing with Category Sourcing, Quality and Operations, and maintain a supply risk register with mitigation plans and safety stock.
• Work with planning counterparts in other regions to align network decisions and share capacity and supply options.
• Own planning KPIs (service, on-time delivery, stockouts, inventory, SLOB, operating working capital) with monthly commentary and corrective actions.
• Govern DDMRP buffer parameters and lead-time settings, lead SLOB reviews, and coordinate with Sourcing on material continuity and supplier performance.
• Support year-end inventory counts, working capital timing and audit requirements.
• Lead, coach and develop the planning team, and set objectives and annual reviews.
• Standardise planning processes, SIOP templates and KPI definitions, act as planning lead for ERP and DDMRP changes, and sponsor automation and AI-enabled planning use cases.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or Business; Master's or APICS/ASCM (CPIM, CSCP) or DDMRP (CDDP) certification preferred.
• At least 7 years of supply chain planning experience in a manufacturing environment, including at least 2 years leading planners or planning processes.
• Proven experience running or facilitating S&OP/SIOP and managing inventory and working capital targets in a multi-plant network.
• Experience in supply chain network analysis, supply flow rationalization or alternate sourcing and supplier qualification projects.
• High-volume, high-mix discrete manufacturing experience preferred.
• Fluent English (spoken and written) required; French strongly preferred; Dutch or German an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of demand-driven planning (DDMRP), MRP, capacity planning and inventory management.
• Hands-on ERP experience (Infor LN preferred) and strong data skills with Excel and Power BI.
• Network and scenario modelling, including landed cost, capacity and risk trade-offs.
• Able to facilitate cross-functional decision-making and communicate planning data to senior leaders.

What we offer

• Pay range of 58,400 to 99,400 EUR per year, typically 59,000 to 65,000 EUR for new hires, with possible short-term incentives.
• Core benefits, paid time off and local benefits for eligible colleagues.