EMEA Supply Planner

Supply Planner EMEA

Weir Minerals

Location: Onsite/Hybrid/Remote

Purpose of Role:

As part of the EMEA Supply Planning team, the Supply Planner plays a critical role in supporting our SIOP process. You will be responsible for driving production, procurement, and inventory planning to ensure material availability and optimal stock positioning across the region. This role involves close collaboration with demand planning, procurement, manufacturing, and regional teams.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It's a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual's contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Supply Planning & Inventory Management

• Ensure optimal inventory levels at the right locations to support aftermarket sales and production across EMEA.
• Collaborate with demand, inventory, and procurement teams to improve forecast accuracy and material availability.

Production and Procurement Planning

• Develop and maintain a 3–12 month rolling production and procurement plan.
• Collaborate with internal production facilities and procurement teams to reduce lead times and improve responsiveness.

Capacity Planning

• Balance manufacturing capacity across EMEA sites and provide a rolling monthly plan for the next 12 months.
• Address constraints proactively through cross-functional planning.

Inventory Optimization

• Monitor and manage inventory levels to prevent excess and SLOB (Slow and Obsolete) inventory.
• Work with divisional and regional teams to reduce aging and excess stock.

Process Improvement & Digitalization

• Support deployment of global planning standards and automated SIOP tools.
• Participate in digital transformation initiatives (e.g., Mastering Systems program).
• Contribute to ongoing system enhancements and process optimization.
• Act as a Key User for supply planning-related processes in SAP, Kinaxis, and Celonis, supporting system enhancements, testing activities, and training initiatives to ensure optimal system usage and continuous improvement.

Safety First:

• Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications: Any equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for candidates who can perform the objectives above.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field or equivalent appropriate experience.

• 5+ years of experience in supply planning or operations planning, ideally in a regional or global context.

• Strong knowledge of ERP and planning tools (e.g., SAP, Celonis, Kinaxis, Excel).
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills; proficiency in scenario planning.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Fluent in English; additional EMEA language(s) are a plus.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir's technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

Compensation:

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.