DEMAND PLANNING SPECIALIST

Ariston Group is a global leader in sustainable thermal comfort that offers a unique, extensive range of solutions for hot water, space heating, and air treatment, as well as components and burners. Listed on Euronext Milan since November 2021, in 2023 the Group reported almost 3.1-billion-euro revenues, with over 10,000 employees, direct presence in 40 countries in 5 continents, 29 production sites, and 29 research and development centers. The Group demonstrates its commitment to sustainability through the development of renewable and high-efficiency solutions, such as heat pumps, water heating heat pumps, hybrids, domestic ventilation, air handling, and solar thermal systems. The Group also stands out for its continuous investment in technological innovation, digitalization, and advanced connectivity systems. The Group operates under global strategic brands Ariston, Elco, and Wolf, and brands such as Calorex, NTI, HTP, Chaffoteaux, Atag, Brink, Chromagen, Racold, as well as Thermowatt and Ecoflam in the components and burners business.

The Spare Parts BU of Ariston Group, whose HQ is located in Manno - Ticino (Switzerland), aims to reinforce the Planning department by introducing a

DEMAND PLANNING SPECIALIST PARTS

In this role, you will be part of a highly enthusiastic, professional, and skilled team responsible for the overall planning process. This includes analyzing historical sales trends and drivers, supporting the forecasting process, and interacting with internal and external suppliers. Your mission is to achieve an outstanding level of service for the customer by ensuring the availability of the needed spare parts while keeping stock levels under strict control. You will also be involved in specific analyses related to goods consumption, stock and footprint optimization, and new product launches. In this position, you will interact with several departments within Ariston Group (R&D, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, technical team, etc.) and a wide range of external suppliers managing various types of components and products.

Your main tasks in this role are:

1. Managing external suppliers’ (mainly located in the EU) orders to ensure goods availability by monitoring stock levels.
2. Managing intercompany material flows from production facilities.
3. Providing production priorities to the SP warehouse based on availability.
4. Maintaining and updating the planning tool with the required parameters (safety stock, reorder point, service level, etc.).
5. Acting as the reference point for the sales administration team to provide availability information.
6. Acting as the reference point for the technical team and project managers regarding new SP availability related to product launches.
7. Analyzing stock and coverage levels for the components and spare parts assigned to your responsibility.

For the ideal candidate, we require:

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Logistics, or equivalent.
2. Experience in Planning and Supply Chain (2–3 years or more).
3. Knowledge of SAP planning modules.
4. Strong proficiency in Excel.
5. Fluency in Italian and a good knowledge of English and German (mandatory).
6. Flexibility, communication and negotiation skills, teamwork ability, and a sense of responsibility.

What do we offer?
We offer the opportunity to join a leading company in its field, where customer experience represents a daily opportunity to make a difference. You'll join a team of professionals in a pleasant working environment, benefiting from high-quality training, modern work tools, and two smart-working days per week.
We look forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, and certificates).
Are you interested? Apply online.

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