Regional Supply Planner

About the Role

The Regional Supply Planner plays a pivotal role in ensuring customer satisfaction by managing the availability of products across regional warehouses. This position involves owning the supply process end-to-end using SAP IBP (DRP), integrating demand forecasts, manufacturing output, and supply chain constraints to develop actionable and realistic plans. The role requires proactive decision-making, challenging existing forecasts, and handling trade-offs to maintain service levels, healthy stock, and commercial success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and ongoing adjustment of the regional supply plan in SAP IBP, aligning factory production, demand, and logistics constraints into a feasible plan.
• Ensure optimal product availability at regional warehouses to meet service targets while balancing stock levels and capital usage.
• Define and manage inventory policies, including safety stock parameters, for ongoing SKUs, new launches, and transitions.
• Oversee the entire purchase order cycle from generation to completion, ensuring accuracy and adherence to supply plans.
• Identify supply risks such as capacity issues, delays, or demand fluctuations early and provide solutions and follow-ups.
• Conduct weekly stock-at-risk assessments to minimize out-of-stock events and reduce excess or obsolete inventory.
• Coordinate with Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, and Finance teams to align priorities, resolve conflicts, and communicate supply status.
• Deliver clear, timely communication about product availability, risks, and mitigation strategies to prevent surprises.
• Utilize SAP IBP, Excel, and reporting tools to translate complex supply data into actionable business insights.
• Continuously seek improvements in supply planning accuracy, process simplification, and system/data utilization.

Candidate Profile

• Experienced in comprehensive supply planning or distribution requirements planning, preferably within global manufacturing or FMCG sectors.
• Skilled at managing supply across multiple warehouses or regions, balancing service, cost, and inventory trade-offs.
• Strong understanding of the interplay between supply, demand, and manufacturing processes and the ability to question inconsistencies.
• Proficient with SAP IBP or similar planning platforms and advanced Excel capabilities to develop and modify supply plans.
• Adept at cross-functional collaboration influencing different teams without formal authority.
• Self-driven with a proactive approach to ownership, decision-making under uncertainty, and accountability for outcomes.
• Capable of operating in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and complex trade-offs.

Success Factors

• Deep knowledge of end-to-end supply chain integration and realistic plan development.
• Excel at converting SAP IBP and Excel data into precise, quick decisions.
• Comfortable making independent trade-off decisions and standing behind results.
• Proactively manages supply risks and inventory balances to optimize performance.
• Effectively aligns multiple functions around actionable supply strategies.
• Strong communication skills providing transparent and timely updates on supply matters.
• Focused on measurable outcomes including service levels, inventory health, and risk mitigation with continuous improvement focus.

Company Overview

WaterWipes traces its roots to a personal need for a pure, gentle baby wipe free from unnecessary ingredients, created by the founder after his newborn suffered skin irritation. Now a globally trusted product, WaterWipes maintains a simple, direct culture emphasizing ownership, clear decision-making, and swift problem-solving without excess bureaucracy.

Additional Information

• Location: Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland
• Work Model: Hybrid with occasional international travel
• Reports To: Global Demand Planning Manager
• Part of a global supply chain team

Why This Role Matters

This position offers the opportunity for genuine accountability, direct influence on supply chain performance across markets, and the ability to shape and enhance supply operational processes in a fast-paced, evolving setting.