Global Demand Planning Manager

Leon Cycle is an e-bike business that was established in Germany in 2014 and has since developed business operations in over 10 countries across Europe, North America and APAC. Leon Cycle offers a range of e-bike models from mountain bikes, folding e-bikes, trekking e-bikes and step thru e-bikes. Our range of products are sold via both our own online website as well as E-Commerce platforms and via our dealers and our own retail stores worldwide.

With strong growth and expansions in place, we are now seeking a Global Demand Planning Manager to join us based in London. This role will include but not limited to:

This role will require you to:

• Head up and manage Master planning, Demand Planning in Europe and North America, Production Planning for manufacturing / assembly facilities in Europe.
• Ensure that supply and demand planning are accurate, working very closely with logistics department to ensure on-time delivery of both finished goods and parts/components and reflects the amount of inventory that is needed by our businesses to grow
• Utilizing Excel, ensuring accuracy and changes in planning is updated on a timely manner
• Frequently liaising with our logistics and warehouse team in London, purchasing team as well as R&D and manufacturing business leaders and departments
• Follow up and ensure production on schedule, materials on schedule and our facilities can deliver finished goods on schedule
• Formulate weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual planning schedule in accordance to sales needs and company goals and objectives

Ideally you will have:

• 8-10 years of supply chain planning experience with a product that requires assembling and multiple hundreds of SKUs of spare parts and components
• Expert Excel skills
• Have worked with and managed overseas OEM factories before
• Have a background working in both MNC as well as Chinese companies
• Excellent English spoken and written ability
• Ability to manage and set up a team and also be very hands on
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with different stakeholders
• Able to work frequent overtime due to time difference and business operations abroad
• Strong character, able to drive and manage upper management as well as firmly push subordinates to deliver results
• Overseas working / study / living abroad experience highly regarded
• Full Time degree in Supply Chain Management

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