Supply Planner II

This is your daily action

Meet your team

You ensure that inventory targets such as service levels, safety stock, and availability are met and continuously improved. You manage replenishment planning, container and long-term supply planning, and urgent supply issue resolution.

You:

• Maintain and improve forecasts and replenishment parameters in planning systems
• Follow up on supplier performance (OTIF, lead times, MOQ, delivery issues)
• Monitor inbound flows, orders, and stock positions daily
• Manage promotions and seasonal supply readiness
• Lead supplier performance discussions and resolve structural supply issues
• Analyse root causes and propose continuous improvement actions
• Contribute to tactical pre-season planning (allocation, OTB, replenishment strategy)
• Support projects such as inventory optimisation and system improvements
• Act as senior team member, stepping in for the Unit Planning Manager when needed
• Coach and onboard new planners

You will be part of the Supply Chain Planning department and report to the Unit Planning Manager. You work closely with Category Demand Planners, Buyers, Logistics teams, and a wide network of international suppliers. Together, you ensure products are available in stores and distribution centres across Europe.

This is you

You are structured, analytical, and confident in stakeholder environments. You take ownership, act proactively, and are comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced operational setting. You combine a strong numerical mindset with commercial awareness and know how to balance priorities under pressure.

You also:

• Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders and suppliers
• Work accurately and maintain discipline in planning processes
• Are result-oriented and able to drive improvements independently
• Take initiative and challenge issues constructively
• Lead by example and support the development of others

In addition

• A completed Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Supply Chain or similar
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain planning, demand planning, or merchandising within retail or trading environments
• Strong Excel skills and high affinity with data and numbers
• Experience with DC replenishment systems (e.g. Slimstock, Symphony) is a plus
• Experience in international retail or high-volume operational environments is an advantage
• Strong stakeholder management experience across commercial, buying, and logistics functions
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

What we offer

Surprisingly much! From our international headquarters in the Netherlands you have an impact on what happens in our stores across Europe. We welcome more than 15 million customers every week in more than 3,000 stores in 14 European countries. We have great growth ambitions. For Action and for you. Because our growth means that you can always take new steps. A different position, an interesting innovation project, new skills: you can continue to develop as a professional. And all this in a culture where our shared values are truly lived: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost conscious and respect.

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

• A market-based salary based on a 38-hour work week
• An annual bonus between 5 and 10% based on company and personal performance
• 24 days of holiday and the option to buy 5 extra days (based on 38 hours per week)
• A temporary contract with the intention of offering you a permanent contract in the long term
• 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action 
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance and travel expenses allowance or mobility allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is traffic jam-free and only 30 minutes by car from Amsterdam)
• A temporary contract with the intention of offering you a permanent contract in the long term

How we contribute to society

If you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you come and work with us. We work hard to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,500 children worldwide who grow up in an SOS Children's Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 155 different nationalities? That we purchase 94% of our wood products and 100% of our cotton sustainably? And that almost all our stores only use energy-efficient LED lighting? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yourself.

Interested?

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who recognises themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!

What happens next:

1. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)
2. First meeting with the manager and a colleague
3. Online assessment to get to know you better
4. Second interview with your recruiter, among others
5. Welcome to Action…

Throughout the process, your recruiter is your permanent point of contact and is available to answer any questions you may have.

Integrity is very important to us. Pre-employment screening is therefore part of the process for this vacancy. Ask your recruiter for more information.