Our Supply Chain department is undergoing an exciting transformation journey, and we’re looking for a passionate Supply Planner to join the team at our headquarters in Fribourg, Switzerland
About us
Birgma International SA is a purchasing company with branch offices in Europe / Asia and is the exclusive supplier of products for Nordic retailer Biltema.
Biltema is one of the strongest and most recognizable brands in Scandinavia, selling more than 15’000 different products to our consumers on different categories: Car & Motorcycle, Boats, Construction & Tools, Leisure, Home & Garden, Multimedia. Our supply chain is currently undergoing a major transformation journey, focused on digitalization, enhanced data visibility, and system modernization, including the upgrade of Microsoft Dynamics ERP and the deployment of Power BI for advanced analytics.
Your Mission
As a Supply Planner, reporting to the Demand & Supply Planning manager, you will play a key role in planning and managing product supply to ensure optimal availability in our central warehouse and in our stores, while maintaining efficient inventory levels and minimizing transportation costs.
You will also contribute to the ongoing transformation projects and help shape the future of our supply planning processes.
Key Performance Indicators
The main KPIs for the Supply Planner are the Stock Availability, the Truck / Container fill rate & the Stock Cover
Key Responsibilities
- Create Purchase Orders by reviewing Planned Purchase Order propositions from our ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics) and building optimized Load Plans (Truck or Containers) while respecting all constraints (Stock policy, MOQ, Lead Time,…)
- Follows up on supply issues & risks (PO late confirmation & backorders), strongly engage with our Purchasing Department to define and implement action plan: Solve current issues and engage proactive actions to mitigate risks of future occurrence
- Proactively communicate & escalate issues & risks, maintaining an agile and strong collaboration with both management and main stakeholders (Purchasing, Project Coordinator, Product Managers, Logistics)
- Support fast implementation of New & Replacement items projects
- Engage strong actions to develop and maintain our planning data accuracy
- Drives continuous improvement to develop our processes and tools
Requirements
- University degree (Bachelor’s/Master’s) in Supply Chain, Logistics or related field OR 2–5 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in the retail or FMCG sector
- Good knowledge of Demand & Supply Planning, Purchasing, Transport functions & Retail business
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, data-driven mindset
- Good practice of Excel (Power BI is a plus), Familiarity with ERP & Supply Planning tools (Microsoft Dynamics is a plus)
- Experience with operational activities, with strong priority management skills
- Fluent in English (mandatory), French is a plus
What we value
- Operational excellence, rigorous, well organized and with attention to details
- Ownership & Leadership, taking full responsibility and engaging into actions to reach our goals
- Continuous improvement mindset, curiosity & initiative to create change
- Communication & Collaboration, engaging with stakeholders to deliver results as a team
- Business & Products understanding, keeping always our consumers in mind in all what we do
What we offer
- A key role in a digitally driven supply chain
- A supportive and dynamic work environment
- Opportunities to work on transformation projects
- Competitive salary and an excellent 2nd pillar pension benefits package