Central Production & Procurement Planning Manager (m/f/d)

Position

Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the LVMH Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel. For more than 125 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to develop unique products where function coexists with luxury, heritage with innovation, and craftsmanship with design. At RIMOWA we believe that great ambitions demand resilient companions. It’s why our tools are created with longevity in mind. Because the most meaningful journeys last more than a trip, they last a lifetime. Please join us to discover your own.

RIMOWA is at a very particular step of its development and if you have an entrepreneurial mindset and want to design the Supply Chain supporting the company’s growth, this job is for you! This is a full-time position located in our head office in Cologne, but we expect the willingness to travel to all our production sites and offices frequently (approximately 20%).

Join our Central Supply Chain Planning team as Central Production & Procurement Planning Manager (m/f/d). You will be in charge of central production and procurement topics:

 

Job responsibilities

1. Involvement in the S&OP Process:

• Calculation of the ideal production capacity at the 3 factories to match the finished goods needs
• Identify the gaps vs the current capacity and analyze the possible capacity adaptations with factories that will be discussed during S&OP
• Raw Material S&OP Lead
• Define the stock policy and consolidate the raw material supply needs for the 3 factories in the mid/long-term horizon
• Identify gaps vs the suppliers’ capacity in place and find alternative scenarios with the purchasing team

2. Production Planning management:

• In charge, with the team, of the Monthly PDP update for the 3 factories based on sales forecast, stock target, defined production capacity and procurement constraints
• Communication and daily production follow-up with the factories: production issues, backlog management, priorization and arbitration to ensure finished goods availability and avoid shortages
• Production KPI to implement, follow-up and communicate: measure gaps between real and expected production and identify the root causes

3. Coordination of the procurement planning across factories:

• Ensure that the execution of the supply plan by the local procurement team in factories respects the procurement policy
• Ensure with the factories an accurate procurement plan for short/mid-term to match the PDP needs, identify the potential bottlenecks and risks and arbitrate across factories if needed.
• Follow-up and communicate procurement KPI: raw material stock levels and suppliers performance

4. Novelties Management:

• Build the target production and procurement plan for novelties according to distribution needs
• Work with development and factories to establish the most realistic and reliable plan
• Follow-up with development, factories and suppliers to ensure the adherence to the plan, share the risks and give the alerts when it is necessary

5. Process improvement:

• Implementation of new production planning process, continuous optimization of current tools, processes and KPI
• Project of implementation of a new Anaplan tool for Production planning
• Ensure the harmonization of the processes among the 3 factories considering the specificities of each factory
• Manage the relationship with Central Purchasing department in order to review and improve contracts with suppliers

6. Animation and team management:

• Central Production & procurement planning team management and development
• Build a solid relationship with the 3 factories in order to improve the collaboration and better understanding of the production
• Animate the production and procurement community, identify and share best practices across the organization

Profile

• Master in engineering or business ideally with specialization in supply chain management
• Experience of 7 years in planning
• Result driven, strong analytical and critical skills
• Ability to simplify and communicate on complex topics
• Practical, innovative and agile mindset. Proactive and solution minded.
• Skills with Microsoft Excel, PBI and data crunching in general, Anaplan knowledge would be a plus
• Fluent English skills are mandatory, French and German would be a plus

 

Additional information

What you can expect from us:

• 30 days paid vacation per year
• Flexible working hours
• RIMOWA Essential Cabin suitcase as a gift after the probationary period
• Corporate benefits and 30% discount on the RIMOWA assortment
• Company pension scheme with a high employer contribution or other capital-forming benefits
• Great canteen with freshly cooked and affordable food
• Urban Sports Club membership, public transportation ticket & job bike (partly subsidized)
• International environment and development opportunities within LVMH

BECOME PART OF RIMOWA:

Please send us your complete application documents including your salary expectations and details of your possible starting date.

We look forward to receiving your application! Look for us on Instagram @RIMOWA or visit us on our RIMOWA Career page: https://career.rimowa.com/

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to RIMOWA’s DNA. We know that for our business to thrive, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.