Strategic Planning Lead

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Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on global supply chain operations? We are seeking an experienced and motivated Strategic Planning Lead to join our management team. In this vital role, you will oversee global demand requirements across key functions—Production, Commercial, and Spares—ensuring seamless alignment and execution of our planning strategies.

As the Strategic Planning Lead, you will serve as the strategic link between suppliers, procurement, and planning teams, leading efforts to unify and streamline our approach across a global network. You’ll be the primary point of escalation for planning-related issues, empowering cross-functional teams to resolve challenges and drive continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate embodies our core values of supportiveness, collaboration, and innovation. If you’re passionate about optimizing supply chain processes and are excited to grow within a forward-thinking organization, we’d love to hear from you!

What you’ll do at Elekta

Your role will include (but not limited to)

• Coordinate global demand forecasts and supply planning to ensure they are in sync.

• Analyze trends, sales data, spares data, and production capabilities to accurately predict and address future supply needs.

• Inventory Management: Design and enforce inventory policies aimed at reducing excess stock and minimizing stockouts. Continuously monitor inventory performance metrics and implement corrective actions as required.

• Support the team in managing planning parameters, such as safety stocks and minimum order quantities (MoQ), and in applying effective forecasting methods.

• Facilitate demand meetings with internal Elekta customers, acting as the primary escalation point for service, production, and commercial internal stakeholders.

• Lead and support team members through engineering change processes to ensure efficient transitions to new part numbers, thereby reducing obsolescence.

• Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy and serve as a mentor to other team members.

• Collaborate with the team to maintain optimal inventory levels across various supply chain stages, aiming to achieve high customer satisfaction while mitigating inventory risks.

• Escalate issues appropriately within Elekta’s supply chain to ensure resources are adequately allocated to minimize delays.

• Lead recovery planning efforts in instances of deviation from planned outcomes.

• Foster team skill development through training and personalized development plans.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams.

• Communicate supply chain performance, challenges, and opportunities effectively to all relevant parties.

• Act as the primary escalation point for any strategic  planning-related issues.

• Drive cost reduction initiatives while maintaining service levels.

• Prepare and manage the supply planning budget, ensuring adherence to financial targets.

• Conduct financial analysis and reporting to support strategic planning.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices across supply planning activities.

• Develop training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of the supply planning team.

The right stuff

• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment

• Experience in working in supply chain-related roles.

• Knowledge & understanding of materials requirement planning.

• Highly analytical with high problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication skills and effectively communicate on all levels both internal and external.

• Commitment to learning and expanding professional and technical knowledge.

• Ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.

• Interested and passionate about supply chain management Knowledge:

• Understanding of inventory management principles.

• Knowledge of supply chain best practices.

• Familiarity with demand forecasting techniques.

What you bring

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain planning, inventory management, or a related role.

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Management Science, Operational Research, Business, Economics, Statistics/Mathematics, Engineering, or related fields preferred.

• Strong analytical skills with desire to learn scripting languages for data analysis and data visualization.

What you’ll get:

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

• Hybrid work option (you are required to work on location at least 3 days/week)

• Up to 25 paid vacation days (plus bank holidays)

• Holiday Purchase Scheme

• Private Medical Insurance

• Attractive Employer Pension Contribution Package

• Cycle to work scheme

• Life Assurance

• Onsite subsidized restaurant, offering budget-friendly dining

• Love electric (Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme)

Hiring process

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.

Your Elekta contact

For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Sarah Elmasry, at [email protected]. We do not accept applications through e-mail.

We are an equal opportunity employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.