Junior Supply Planner - Ecommerce

Junior Supply Planner – Ecommerce

32-38 hours per week

Are you a recent graduate eager to start your career in supply chain and ecommerce? Do you want to be part of Action's growing online operations? And are you looking for a role where you can truly make an impact while developing new systems and processes? 

Then read on, because we're looking for you!

These are your daily actions

As a Junior Supply Planner, you'll be part of the Ecommerce Supply Planning team within our Supply Chain department.

Together with the team, you'll be responsible for ensuring optimal product availability for our online channels in the Netherlands and Belgium. It concerns all kind of articles – from seasonal to more regular – delivered to our ecommerce fulfillment center in the NL.

On a daily basis, you'll work on managing inventory levels and placing orders. You'll monitor planned deliveries from suppliers for timeliness and completeness, act as the first point of contact for suppliers and internal stakeholders, and handle calls with suppliers one moment while presenting product availability to the commercial team the next. 

You'll work extensively with Excel, as systems and processes are still being developed - giving you the opportunity to influence how things are built!

Action is growing rapidly, and that has consequences for its processes. The ecommerce channel is especially dynamic and evolving, creating ample opportunity for improvement.

Will you help us build the most efficient planning processes for our online operations?

Or perhaps you'll help us anticipate important sales moments by acting quickly when demand patterns change?

Our goal is to ensure our customers can always find what they're looking for online. Will you help us meet this challenge and strive for optimal availability together?

Working in Ecommerce Supply Planning at Action means every day is different. Good ideas? They're always welcome!

This will be your team

The Supply Planning team consists of 8 people who focus on ensuring a constant flow of deliveries from European suppliers and manufacturers to Action's ecommerce operations. Currently we have 1 other planner fully focused on the ecommerce operations.

The team especially manages seasonal products, working closely with commercial colleagues, buyers, and logistics experts. 

Do you want to work in the dynamic retail and ecommerce sector, in a young team with plenty of (international) growth opportunities? Take action!

This is you

• You're a true team player and thrive in a dynamic environment. You maintain a clear overview and remain calm during busy periods.
• You see contributing to building and improving ecommerce planning processes as an exciting challenge. You're also assertive yet service-oriented - able to influence stakeholders while keeping their needs in mind. Planning and organizing are your strong points, and when you see that work can be done simpler or more effective, your hands start itching!

Furthermore:

• You have completed HBO bachelor's degree, preferably in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Ecommerce, or Business Administration
• You have advanced Excel skills
• You have a good command of the English language, both spoken and written
• Dutch language skills are handy as most stakeholders are Dutch, but not mandatory
• Knowledge of SAP or forecasting and replenishment systems is a plus

What we offer

A surprising amount! From our international headquarters in the Netherlands, you'll have an impact on what happens in our stores and online across all European countries. We welcome over 17 million customers every week to more than 3000 stores in different European countries, plus our growing ecommerce operations. 

We have significant growth ambitions, both for Action and for you. 

Because our growth means you can always take new steps. A different role, an interesting innovation project, new skills: you can continue to develop as a professional. And all of this in a culture where our values are central: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost-consciousness, and respect.

Did you know that you can also count on us for:

• A competitive salary based on a 38-hour working week
• 24 days of vacation and the option to purchase 5 additional days (based on a 38-hour week)
• A temporary contract with the intention to offer you a permanent contract in the long term
• The option to work from home up to 40% of the time, naturally in coordination with your team and manager (3 days per week office presence required)
• Extensive range of courses and training at our own Action Academy
• 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action
• A good pension plan, collective health insurance and a travel allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is easily accessible without traffic jams, just 30 minutes by car from Amsterdam)

How we contribute to society

As a retailer with millions of enthusiastic customers, we take responsibility for people and the environment seriously. That's why we're eager to invest in solutions that reduce our environmental impact and ensure better production conditions in the countries where we have stores and manufacture. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,000 children worldwide who grow up in an SOS Children's Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, with 124 nationalities? That we already source 70% of our wood products and 86% of our cotton sustainably? And that more than half of our stores use only energy-efficient LED lighting? Yes, that's also Action. Click here for more information.

Interested?

We're proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who identifies with this vacancy to apply. So take action and apply now!

And so it continues:

1. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually sooner)
2. First interview with the manager (Darryl) and the other ecommerce supply planner
3. An online assessment to get to know you better
4. Second interview with, among others, your recruiter
5. Welcome to Action

Throughout the entire process, your recruiter is your permanent contact and available to answer all your questions.