Global Supply Planner Fruities

Global Supply Planner Fruities

Field of Work:  Supply Chain Management
Location: 

Andijk, NorthHolland, NL

Legal Entity:  BU Vegetables (501)
Contract Type: 
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote: 
Job ID:  16170

Do you enjoy keeping an overview and making sure our seeds are available on time? As a Global Supply Planner, you play a crucial role in planning and coordinating our worldwide seed supply. You ensure we can meet future customer demand by analyzing forecasts, creating supply plans, and working closely with Sales and Product Management. You are the link between production, inventory management, and delivery.

 

You will join the supply team at KWS Vegetables in Andijk. Together with colleagues worldwide, you oversee the entire process: from production planning and seed production to cleaning, testing, and delivering seeds to our customers.

 

Hungry for something Fresh? Join us and be part of a team that values accuracy, collaboration, and a proactive mindset. Together, we’ll explore new ways of working and lead the way in sustainable practices. At KWS Vegetables, we are not here to follow, but to pioneer.

 

Your responsibilities

  • Review forecast availability and create supply plans.

  • Develop seed production plans.

  • Comminicate to Sales and Product Management on availability in volume, timing, and quality.

  • Divide inventory shortages among customers or markets.

  • Manage license products via third parties.

  • Representing planning team in system and tool implementation projects, ensuring solutions fit operational needs.

  • Cover for other team members when needed.

  • Offer flexible support to maintain team performance during staff shortages.

 

To seed your future, you've got the following skills

  • Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role, preferably in an international agribusiness environment or affinity with

  • Strong analytical skills and ability to work with data, tools, and processes.

  • Experience with ERP systems and planning tools.

  • Attention to detail and accuracy.

  • Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.

  • Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset.

  • Ability to adapt to change and communicate across cultures.

 

Reasons to develop your talents within KWS Vegetables

  • A key role with freedom and responsibility in a growing international company.

  • Work in a dynamic environment with experienced professionals and young talents.

  • Be part of a fast-evolving organization striving to become a leader in the vegetable seed industry.

  • Plenty of opportunities for personal growth and career development.

 

Ready to shape the future of breeding at KWS Vegetables?

Apply now and join a global team dedicated to making a significant impact in the vegetable seed industry!
For further details, please contact Joost Wolkers, Supply Team Manager, at joost.wolkers@kws.com
If you’re excited to seize this opportunity, click the button below to apply immediately.

 

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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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