Supply Planning Manager

## Supply Planning ManagerPresenta candidaturalocations: Casole d'Elsa, Italytime type: A tempo pienoposted on: Offerta pubblicata 6 giorni fajob requisition id: JR15041**S****iamo Pramac, un'azienda Generac, leader nell'evoluzione verso soluzioni energetiche più resilienti, efficienti e sostenibili.**A partire dal 1966, anno della nostra fondazione, ci siamo costantemente evoluti e trasformati, ampliando il nostro portafoglio prodotti e diventando il punto di riferimento globale per la produzione di generatori e attrezzature per la movimentazione dei materiali da magazzino. Le nostre diverse linee di business garantiscono all'azienda un ruolo di primo piano in un’ampia gamma di mercati globali.**About the Role**Pramac is looking for a **Supply Planning Manager** to join the Headquarter Team at our main manufacturing site in Casole d'Elsa.The ideal candidate is a proactive, highly analytical leader who thrives on optimizing operations and driving supply chain efficiency. In this role, you will be responsible for steering the planning team and ensuring maximum product availability while strategically balancing inventory costs, production constraints, and supply chain risks.**Main Accountabilities*** **Strategic Tactical Planning:** Build short-term (up to 8 weeks) and medium-term (2–8 months) supply plans for the Power and BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) product categories.* **Supplier Management:** Manage and optimize a complex, international portfolio of European and Non-European suppliers.* **Team Leadership:** Supervise, mentor, and develop the Material Planning Team (4 people), fostering a high-performance culture and supporting their professional growth.* **End-to-End Execution:** Maintain a hands-on approach in translating market demand into actionable purchase plans and issuing purchase orders. Balance seasonality, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs), lead times, production capacity, and collection-related constraints to control costs.* **Inventory Ownership:** Own and deliver material targets for the Casole site, including Inventory Value, Coverage, DIOH (Days Inventory On Hand), Safety Stock sizing, and Master Data accuracy.* **Plan Continuity Operations:** Take full ownership of the material plan and shortage mitigation, collaborating closely on a day-to-day basis with Operations Planning and Production.* **Flow Project Monitoring:** Manage both Make-to-Stock (MTS) and Make-to-Order (MTO) flows. Monitor PECS projects in alignment with the SOP Manager through weekly cross-functional meetings with RD.* **Continuous Improvement:** Proactively identify supply risks (capacity bottlenecks, supplier delays, constraints), highlight systemic inefficiencies, and propose continuous improvement initiatives to reduce wasted capacity.* **Cross-Functional Alignment:** Partner with SGS, Operations, and Finance teams to ensure timely plan execution and cross-functional alignment on the invoicing process.* **Digital Transformation:** Act as the key reference point for transformation projects within the supply chain planning department. Drive the implementation and optimization of IT planning systems, gather functional requirements, liaise with IT development teams/system integrators, and ensure effective user adoption of new ways of working.**Role Requirements:****1. Hard Skills Qualifications (Technical Requirements)*** **Experience:** Minimum of 10 years of experience in supply chain planning, preferably within global industrial manufacturing companies, including **at least 5 years** of proven experience in team coordination and people management.* **ERP BI Systems:** Previous experience or solid working knowledge of **Oracle** environments (or equivalent tier-1 ERPs) and business intelligence tools.* **Software Proficiency:** Advanced proficiency in MS Office, with expert-level skills in **Excel** for data modeling, forecasting, and analysis.* **Education:** Master’s degree in Engineering (Management/Industrial preferred), Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, or a strictly related field.* **Languages:** Fluency in **English** (written and spoken) is mandatory. Knowledge of additional languages is a strong plus.**2. Core Competencies Soft Skills (Behavioral Methodological)*** **Supply Chain Expertise:** Deep, advanced understanding of supply planning principles, inventory management theories, capacity planning, and end-to-end supply chain dynamics.* **Advanced Analytical Mindset:** Strong data-driven approach with hands-on experience in complex data analysis, KPI tracking, digital reporting, and translating dense datasets into actionable business insights.* **Change Management Digital Familiarity:** Ability to comfortably navigate digital transformation, translate complex operational bottlenecks into clear functional IT requirements, and lead teams through software transitions.* **Leadership Mentoring:** Strong people-management skills with a collaborative mindset, capable of motivating a team and interacting effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels.* **Proactive Problem Solving:** A structured, highly organized, and detail-oriented approach to work, with a natural inclination toward risk mitigation and process optimization**What We Offer*** **The opportunity to drive the operational and planning strategy** of a leading global brand in the power equipment and energy storage sector.* **A challenging role with significant responsibility and visibility** within the organization, leading the core planning department of the Group's main headquarters.* **Professional growth and development opportunities** within a dynamic, international company at the forefront of digital transformation.### WelcomeWe believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.br#J-18808-Ljbffr