Temporary Category Supply Planner, this is your challenge

Are you a talented professional with strong business understanding, customer orientation, analytical skills, and a hands-on mentality? Are you able to work autonomously and connect with stakeholders and colleagues from various countries and cultures? Are you agile and resilient, ready to deal with fast-moving trends and challenges in Operations? Are you interested in a role with exposure at both local and European level? Do you aspire to grow within Operations Benelux, or even internationally?

As a Category Supply Planner, you have the following responsibilities:

• Ensure the supply and availability of products to fulfil deliveries on time, at the right place, and with the correct freshness, while minimizing working capital and total delivered cost;
• Establish and periodically review stock policies for finished goods, using the right tools and processes;
• Work closely with Demand Planners in the Benelux responsible for Food Retail to manage shared objectives, such as service level and on-time availability to capture commercial opportunities;
• Provide the Generating Demand teams with input regarding stock availability and exceptions that may impact business performance;
• Drive fast and appropriate actions to minimize the impact of supply risks, including shortages and excess stock, and communicate these actions to the respective stakeholders;
• Monitor and analyse demand and supply planning performance using the appropriate measures and tools;
• Contribute to Innovation and Renovation projects through flawless planning and execution of Supply Planning tasks.

As a Category Supply Planner, you report to the Category Supply Chain Co-Pilot and are part of the Demand and Supply Planning team for the Benelux.

What are we looking for in our Category Supply Planner?

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Supply Chain or Operations, ideally in FMCG;
• Adaptable, agile, communicative, and an excellent team player, able to work autonomously and remotely, with strong negotiation and influencing skills;
• Analytical, results-oriented, and resilient;
• Ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple activities is essential for successful performance;
• Good knowledge of SAP R/3, APO, and Microsoft Power BI would be a plus;
• Fluent in English; Dutch and/or French is a plus.

The job offers more than just a challenge:

• A full‑time position (39 hours) with excellent benefits: a 13th month, 25 vacation days, and 6 additional leave days.
• Hybrid working, including an allowance to create an ergonomic home office.
• Stay in shape with our corporate fitness program through Bedrijfsfitness and Urban Sports Club.
• Various career development opportunities, both in the Netherlands and internationally.
• Free baby food for an entire year after your little one is born—up to €500 per year, per child.
• Green mobility options: e‑bike leasing or tax benefits when purchasing your own.
  And of course—you can bring your dog to the office!
  
  

More reasons to work at Nestlé:

• Boost your development! We offer training, development programs, and coaching to help you grow your skills and your career.
• Your well‑being comes first, with support such as our Employee Assistance Program and a variety of wellbeing activities.
• At Nestlé you can truly be yourself. Passionate about DE&I? Join our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ambassadors.
• You contribute to Nestlé’s mission to enhance quality of life and help shape a better future.

Respect is at the heart of Nestlé's culture. We value diversity as an essential part of our culture. Embracing people's differences is what drives our product development and workplace dynamics. It is important that everyone feels accepted, comfortable, and safe at Nestlé, regardless of their gender, religion, cultural background, age, disability, or who they love. We strongly believe that diversity fuels creativity, drives innovation, and moves our organization forward. That is why we actively foster a culture and leadership approach that offers equal opportunities for all.

Any questions?

Our recruiters would be glad to answer any pending questions. Feel free to send your questions to careers@nl.nestle.com.

Applying for the role of Category Supply Planner?

Great! If you see a match with the description above, we would be happy to receive your CV and motivation letter. You can upload these via the link.

We use an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to schedule interviews with our candidates, so please keep an eye on your email for the interview invitation. When registering your application, you will be asked whether we may send you WhatsApp messages. If you answer “yes”, you will receive communication via WhatsApp in addition to messages via email. Communication through our AI tool is in English, but our recruiters speak both English and Dutch.

Applications via interim agencies will not be processed.