MRP Lead

• Lead and coach a team of three Material Planners.
• Support team members in managing priorities, resolving issues, and handling escalations.
• Facilitate regular team check-ins and performance discussions.
• Foster professional growth and continuous development within the team.
• Oversee the end-to-end planning and ordering process for raw materials and packaging materials.
• Ensure material availability to support uninterrupted production and delivery performance.
• Adjust planning activities in response to changing production schedules and demand requirements.
• Forecast material requirements based on supply and production plans.
• Monitor and optimize inventory levels while balancing working capital and service performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct tactical supplier performance reviews and drive continuous improvements.
• Manage supplier escalations and support resolution of supply-related issues.
• Collaborate with Procurement on long-term volume planning, contract coverage, and supply continuity strategies.
• Develop contingency plans and alternative sourcing options to mitigate supply risks.
• Own and monitor key MRP performance indicators, including Supplier OTIF and Raw & Packaging Inventory Value.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, supplier performance, and operational efficiency.
• Challenge existing ways of working and implement sustainable improvements.
• Contribute to strategic and tactical supply chain initiatives beyond day-to-day operations.

• Bachelor's degree (HBO/University level) in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience in Supply Planning, Material Planning, ERP Planning, or a similar supply chain role.
• Previous leadership or team coordination experience is preferred, ideally around one year or more.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Strong SAP proficiency.
• Good understanding of inventory management, material planning, and supplier performance management.
• Experience working in complex, fast-paced production environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to escalate issues effectively and manage supply risks in a Just-in-Time (JIT) environment.
• Customer-focused with a strong drive for operational excellence.
• Commercially aware with a clear understanding of cost and working capital impacts.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the confidence to challenge the status quo.
• Strong team player capable of operating across multiple stakeholders and functions.
• Able to balance operational execution with tactical and longer-term planning horizons.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• German language skills are considered an advantage.
• Willingness to travel regularly to Meppel (approximately once per week) and occasionally to Lippstadt (approximately once every 1-2 months).
• Based primarily in Amersfoort with a hybrid working arrangement.

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