CHEP
European Demand Planning Lead
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** européenne – Demand Planning Director**
About CHEP CHEP helps transport more goods to more people, in more places than any other organisation on the planet, using over 347 million pallets, crates, and containers. With 13,000 employees across 60 countries, we operate a pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model. Our world’s biggest brands trust us to move their goods more efficiently, safely, and with less environmental impact.
What it means for you: You’ll join an international organisation—big enough to take you anywhere, but small enough to get you there faster. You’ll help reshape global supply chains while driving sustainability. You’ll bring your true self to work, collaborate with a diverse, high-energy team, and enjoy work-life balance via our Hybrid Work Model.
The Role
We’re looking for a strategic, data-driven leader to shape and drive Demand Planning across Europe, overseeing a multi-country environment and defining the future of scalable, demand-led decision-making.
This is a high-impact role, accountable for: ✅ Creating a single, fact-based demand view for Europe ✅ Aligning commercial, supply chain, and financial stakeholders ✅ Accelerating transformation through data, analytics, and planning excellence
You’ll report to senior leadership and partner across Commercial, Supply Chain, and Finance—standardising, governing, and stretching performance across the entire planning cycle.
What You’ll Lead & Deliver
- Strategic Leadership: Define and execute European Demand Planning strategy, ensuring alignment with business growth and performance goals.
- Single Source of Truth: Own and orchestrate unified demand data—proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and trade-offs.
- Performance Excellence: Improve forecast accuracy, reduce bias, and enable better decision-making.
- Scenario Planning: Lead demand-led decision support, testing assumptions in a dynamic market.
- Process Standardisation: Implement and embed S&OP / S&OE frameworks, governance, and best practices across Europe.
- Data-Driven Planning: Leverage analytics and market insights to drive measurable improvement.
- European Demand Review: Facilitate aligned forecasting, budgets, and commercial strategy workflows.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Connect Commercial, Retail, Supply Chain, and Finance stakeholders for cohesive decision-making.
- Team Development: Build and strengthen demand planning capability, enhancing skills, accountability, and mindset.
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Scope & Impact
✔ Pan-European leadership across multiple markets ✔ Team responsibility (~9 FTE) ✔ Direct impact on revenue, profitability, service levels, and asset productivity ✔ Ownership of forecast accuracy, bias reduction, and planning effectiveness
What You’ll Bring
Experience
✔ S&OP / S&OE Governance: Demonstrated success in implementing demand review forums and decision-making cadences ✔ Business Performance: Proven ability to drive results through planning ✔ Multi-Functional Alignment: Experience aligning Commercial, Supply Chain, and Finance around unified planning ✔ Relevant Industry: Background in FMCG, logistics, or complex operations (preferred) ✔ Scenario Planning: Track record in assessing trade-offs and guiding decisions under uncertainty ✔ Matrix Leadership: Skill in influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority
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Skills
🔹 Business Acumen: Challenges assumptions and converts data into actionable insights 🔹 Analytical Storytelling: Simplifies complexity and creates compelling narratives 🔹 Performance Mindset: Outcome-focused, not process-driven 🔹 Stakeholder Influence: Drives alignment without formal authority 🔹 Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Uses scenarios to guide action in volatile markets
Work Model
📍 Hybrid Remote
Skills for Success
The ability to:
- Coach and develop teams
- Work cross-functionally
- Think disruptively
- Display emotional intelligence
- Give clear, actionable feedback
- Demonstrate inclusive leadership
- Influence without authority
- Lead organisational change
- Drive customer-centric results
- Provide mentorship
- Prioritise effectively
- Execute process improvements
- Deliver strategic projects
- Engage in strategic planning
Our Commitment
CHEP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We foster a diverse workforce, free from discrimination based on race, colour, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Our atmosphere celebrates individual strengths while driving collective success.
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