Vacant job

We are now looking for a Demand Planner for our client, a global manufacturer of industrial components and technical installation solutions.

You will be welcomed into an organization with extensive international contacts and a working style where every person has clear individual responsibility in their role.

The role is a full-time consultancy position starting September 1st and initially until October 2027, due to parental leave. You will work as a consultant through us at The Place and be based at our client's office in Kista.

About the role

In this role, you work with the supply of a broad product range within the Nordic region. Your task is to ensure cost-effective supply with a high service level, where customer needs and expectations are met through well-functioning purchasing and logistics processes.

You belong to the Demand Planning department, which consists of four people including a team leader, and is part of a larger Operations organization with a total of approximately 20 employees.

Your main responsibilities:

• Analyze forecasts, inventory levels, and sales for future purchasing needs
• Work with the daily purchasing flow from order to delivery
• Work with inventory control and parameter setting against set KPIs such as inventory turnover and service level
• Ensure product data, prices, and product structures
• Overall responsibility for your own supplier base and article portfolio, driving the entire flow from purchase to delivery and follow-up

Who are you? 💜

To succeed in the role, you enjoy analytical work and understand both the big picture and the details. You are responsible and confident in building good relationships both within the company and with suppliers. In the role, you will work with analysis and data processing, which requires a high level of IT maturity and good business understanding. In your role, you have many contacts both internally and externally, so you need to have good communication skills and a flexible approach.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role within inventory control, supply chain, or purchasing
• Experience with inventory control and system support related to the area of responsibility
• Analytical ability with good knowledge of MS Excel and handling of Master Data
• You speak and write fluently in both Swedish and English
• Post-secondary education in purchasing or logistics is an advantage
• Experience with Power BI is an advantage

More about the assignment

You will work as a consultant through us at The Place at our client's site in Kista. The assignment is full-time, Monday-Friday, starting September 1st and initially until October 2027, due to parental leave.

The role offers a flexible work model with the possibility to work from home two days a week. Standard working hours are 08:00–16:30. During the summer months (June–August), summer time applies with working hours 08:00–16:00.

The Place – Where happy work happens

Does this sound interesting and do you still want to apply for the job? Great – you who manage to secure the position will also become part of The Place! As an employee at The Place, you are offered competence networks, mentorship, and secure conditions. At The Place, you have a Worklife Partner who is interested in following and developing your working life over time.