Manager - Demand Planning - Supply Chain and Operations - Industries

Are you willing to take the challenge of building a better working world in a dynamic, digital environment?

In a nutshell

Join EY Belgium's Supply Chain Planning team as a Manager Demand Planning and be at the forefront of Supply Chain & Operations innovation. Dive into a role where sustainability, resilience and digital transformation are reshaping the industry, and your expertise in planning operations, strategies and technologies will drive excellence. With a master's degree and 6 to 8 years of professional experience, you'll lead projects, nurture client partnerships, and expand business horizons. We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit fluent in English and either Dutch or French. Embrace a career that offers competitive rewards, personal growth through continuous learning, and the chance to balance work with life, all while championing diversity and building a better working world.

The opportunity

In today’s shape-shifting world, companies are forced to do more than just meet customer needs — they anticipate them. Customers want on-demand access to products that are specifically tailored to their preferences. In response, companies and their supply chains are being transformed to deliver faster than customers think. This need for greater agility, while being the bottom line is constantly watched, puts pressure on planning and the demand planners who are expected to keep pace within an ever-accelerating environment.

At EY, we assist our clients with those challenges through a unique combination of industry-specific insights, practical application of digital and emerging technologies and collaborating with a broad range of alliance partners. We ask better questions to find better answers, delivering better outcomes and shape the future of supply chain focused on Innovation, Technology and Sustainability. 

For our growing Supply Chain and Operations practice in Belgium we are looking for a Manager Demand Planning to strengthen our Supply Chain Planning team.

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager Demand Planning you lead project delivery teams improving our client’s demand planning performance, in line with our Exceptional Client Service approach, while helping grow our practice outside of your client work. Drawing on your knowledge, skills and experience, you will start to build valued relationships with external clients and internal peers, support bids, proposals and thought leadership.

You will work independently as well as in teams. You will coach and support consultants and client team members, perform analyses and report finding and results. You will share your expertise with about 40 other colleagues in the Supply Chain & Operations team of EY Belgium. Our team focuses on delivering challenging projects across the entire supply chain. Typical projects, where demand planning scope is part of, are the creation of a supply chain strategy, maturity assessment, coaching programs and global demand/SC planning systems implementations (e.g. OMP).

In addition, you’ll actively establish and strengthen the relationships with our regional and global Supply Chain leadership teams and take part in our international communities.

Skills and attributes for success

Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed choices. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about helping our clients to solve their toughest demand planning challenges, bringing in past experiences and best practices from the market.

Your knowledge and experience, combined with EY’s thought leadership on the future of Supply Chain Management, will allow you to provide innovative insights for clients, adapting our service offerings, solutions, and methods to fit the operational teams and cultural needs. You will consequently actively grow your knowledge by taking part in educational programs to continually develop your own and your team members’ personal growth.

You are thorough and result-oriented and work together with the client on implementing solutions. You often work in an international environment on projects with a significant impact on company results.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Residence in Belgium required
• 6-8 years experience in supply chain planning of which minimum 3 years in demand planning
• A master’s degree
• You are passionate about Demand Planning and you are also familiar with planning technologies
• Fluent written and spoken English, French and/or Dutch
• Excellent analytical skills, drive, enthusiasm, conceptual thinking, communication and influencing skills, and pragmatism in execution

It’s a plus if you also have

• Worked for multiple years in the industry
• Experience working with specialized solutions including OMP, o9, Kinaxis, BlueYonder or other
• Any other additional Supply Chain, Project Management, Data & Analytics experience and related certifications
• Project management certification such as Prince2 or PMP is plus

What we look for

An energetic individual with a passion for Supply Chain looking to solve real business challenges with leading solutions. A team player with relevant experience and knowledge of Demand Planning, who is aligned to our core EY values and looking to be part of our growing team

• Entrepreneurial spirit & excellent business development skills
• Intrinsic motivation to help establish and strengthen relationships with our clients
• Commitment to support the development of others through coaching, asking better questions, and leading by example

What we offer

• You will join an ambitious, international, dynamic team, genuinely passionate about their work, within a leading global professional services firm;
• We offer extensive training, both on technical matters, as well on soft skills and project management;
• We offer you an attractive remuneration package (competitive salary, net allowances and extensive fringe benefits: company car with fuel card, smart phone, health insurance, pension plan, etc.);
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing profession might require regular travel, and at times working at client sites, we are committed to help you achieve a work-life balance;
• At EY we are passionate about the inclusion and support of individuals of all groups; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position as a Manager Demand Plannning within our Supply Chain & Operations team. At EY, we welcome everyone bringing quality, ambition, and energy.