Materials and Manufacturing Planning Specialist

Job Description

Join a High-Performance Culture That Drives Innovation and Excellence

At Vertiv, we don't just hire talent—we cultivate leaders who drive innovation and engage teams to push the limits of what's possible. As a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, we are scaling up to meet the demands of AI, data centers, and next-gen technology—and we need bold, high-performing individuals like YOU to take us to the next level.

Why Vertiv

• High-Performance Culture: We empower you to think big, execute with excellence, and deliver impact. Our performance-driven mindset rewards those who challenge the status quo and drive meaningful change. Over 50 CEO Awards are given annually to recognize top talent moving the needle forward.
• Leadership Without Limits: Leadership at Vertiv goes beyond just titles—it's about accountability, trust, and ownership. Our leaders engage and drive with collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric thinking, setting the foundation for an action-focused culture.
• Limitless Growth & Learning: We believe in continuous development. Whether through rotational programs or high-impact projects, you'll have the opportunity to expand your expertise and grow your career.
• A Place for Everyone: Our commitment to inclusion ensures that all employee's unique strengths and perspectives are valued. Your voice matters, your growth is prioritized, and your success is celebrated.
  
  

Position Summary

Turn demand, inventory and supply signals into executable replenishment and deployment decisions across the EMEA service-parts network. The role moves planning from fragmented, reactive activity to central, exception-based control.

Key Responsibilities

• Run the agreed demand, inventory, supply and deployment planning cadence for assigned product families, customers or locations.
• Monitor shortages, projected stockouts, E&O exposure, and supplier constraints; prioritize exceptions by customer and service impact.
• Recommend replenishment, purchase, allocation, expedite and cross-network transfer actions; ensure approved purchase requirements are converted to released POs within the defined SLA.
• Optimize safety stock, min/max and stocking policies using demand variability, lead time, criticality and target service level.
• Maintain planning parameters and master-data quality; investigate data defects and coordinate corrective actions with accountable owners.
• Support Kinaxis and related planning-tool deployment, validate recommendations and help transition repeatable low-risk decisions toward controlled automation.
• Produce clear root-cause and recovery plans for stockouts and overdue supply and contribute to weekly/monthly performance reviews.
• Partner with MU planners, Purchasing, Network Management, Order Management and suppliers to maintain one EMEA plan and rebalance inventory proactively.
• Monitor excess stock and proposed E&O reduction and scrubbing.
  
  

Experience & Capabilities

• Experience in supply chain, operations, engineering, business or analytics.
• Relevant experience in demand, inventory, supply, materials or service-parts planning.
• Strong analytical skills; advanced Excel and experience with ERP/planning tools. Kinaxis, Oracle and Power BI are advantageous.
• Able to convert data into priorities, decisions and concise management communication.
• Comfortable working across countries, functions and time zones in English.
• Structured problem-solving, ownership and an exception-management mindset.
  
  

SUCCESS MEASURES

• Service level / OTD and fill-rate performance.
• Forecast accuracy and bias for assigned scope.
• Stockout and projected-stockout recovery time.
• Parts availability
• Inventory turns, E&O reduction and rebalancing benefit.
• Planning-parameter and master-data accuracy.
  
  

KEY INTERFACES

Head of Planning & Purchasing; Purchasing; Network Management; Order Management; Product/Engineering; Master Data/IT; suppliers and logistics partner.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

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