About this role
Job Description:
European Senior Supply Planning Specialist (f/m/x)
Segment: Royal Canin
Location: Aimargues (30 min from Montpellier)
Type of contract: Permanent (CDI)
Are you passionate about driving effective supply planning in a fast-paced global business environment? Do you thrive on balancing demand, supply and operational priorities to ensure the right products are available when and where they are needed? As a European Senior Supply Planning Specialist, you will play a key role in shaping and executing supply plans that support product availability across 120 markets worldwide . Working at the heart of Royal Canin’s Supply Chain organization, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance business needs, operational realities and future growth ambitions while contributing to planning excellence across a highly dynamic global network. In this role, you will help optimize supply performance, drive decision-making through robust planning processes and support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen our end-to-end supply chain capabilities.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Manage Regional Supply Planning activities for a dedicated market scope, delivering robust supply plans that support capacity, production and procurement decisions across the European Supply Network.
- Monitor planning performance, identify risks and opportunities, and implement actions that improve forecast quality and planning effectiveness.
- Act as a planning expert during supply constraints, allocation decisions and other complex operational situations requiring cross-functional coordination and sound decision-making.
- Support innovation, product change and transformation projects by ensuring planning deliverables are executed accurately and on time while maintaining operational continuity.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Planning, Commercial, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Master Data and Supply teams to deliver business objectives.
- Serve as a technical reference point for the Regional Planning team, by supporting onboarding activities and promoting planning best practices and standards.
- Contribute to the simplification, standardization and improvement of planning processes while supporting the implementation of new tools, digital capabilities and reporting solutions.
- Help shape the future of planning by driving a culture of operational excellence, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
What are we looking for?
- Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field.
- Fluency in English; additional European languages, including French, are an advantage.
- Several years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, ideally within FMCG or a complex manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes, including Supply Planning, Demand Planning and MRP.
- Experience managing complex planning portfolios and making operational decisions in dynamic business environments.
- Experience working with advanced planning systems and analytics tools.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
- A continuous improvement mindset, coupled with the ability to challenge existing ways of working and drive change.
- A collaborative approach, with a willingness to coach others, share expertise and build organizational capability.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by our Five Principles.
- Join a purpose-driven company striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Access best-in-class learning and development opportunities from day one, including Mars University.
- Be empowered to take ownership, explore new ideas and make a meaningful impact on the business.
- Benefit from a competitive compensation and benefits package, designed to recognize your contribution and support your wellbeing.
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