Head of Supply Chain & Planning, Western Europe

Come and join us for this exciting opportunity!

We are looking for a Head of Supply Chain & Planning for Western Europe.

The Nutriment Company, Düsseldorf, Germany

(on-site, with regular travel to our Crailsheim distribution site)

Fluency in both German and English is required

About The Nutriment Company

At The Nutriment Company we are entrepreneurs, visionaries and doers. We operate in one of the fastest growing segments of FMCG right now - pet food - and we are proud to be Europe's leading company within the natural, raw/frozen premium segment. Our headquarters are in Stockholm and Düsseldorf, and we currently have 850+ employees spread across Europe. We generate 250+ million EUR turnover with strong profitability, and we are owned by the Nordic private equity company Axcel.

At The Nutriment Company, we have a highly motivated, ambitious, and fun team that aspires to take our company to the next level, as we expand at a high pace both through organic growth and acquisitions across Europe.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Head of Supply Chain & Planning to build and lead supply chain planning for our Western Europe business, today with its core operational footprint in DACH and BENELUX.

This is a newly created leadership role, giving you the mandate to build proper demand & supply planning and clean out-of-stock (OOS) and inventory management from the ground up, while staying close to day-to-day operations. The role is deliberately split roughly 50/50 between strategic planning and hands-on operational execution.

You will report to the COO and work closely with commercial, finance and warehouse operations. You'll also play a central role in planning ahead for capacity and growth, as we continue integrating newly acquired brands (we've made several acquisitions across Europe in the past two years) into a single planning process.

Strategic Planning & S&OP (~50% of the role)

• Build and run a proper Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process for Western Europe, including a rolling demand & supply plan, replacing today's short-term, reactive approach
• Own inventory and out-of-stock (OOS) management end-to-end: establish clear ownership and escalation paths for raw material shortages and OOS situations, and for reconciling differences between physical and system stock — both currently unclear
• Develop demand forecasts across our brands, factoring in sales data, seasonality (e.g. seasonal items) and market trends
• Plan warehouse and frozen storage capacity ahead of need, particularly around seasonal peaks and future network growth
• Build a repeatable process for integrating newly acquired brands and their supply chains into planning and systems
• Monitor and report supply chain KPIs (service level, stock cover, OOS rate) to senior leadership, with clear corrective actions

Operational Execution (~50% of the role)

• Oversee day-to-day disposition and ordering for all articles stored in Crailsheim, working closely with your Supply Chain Controller
• Maintain ongoing oversight of stock cover and inventory levels, and act as the escalation point when your team needs support
• Own the relationship and day-to-day communication with suppliers and internal warehouse interfaces — proactively requesting and tracking delivery quantities, timing and shortfalls, rather than chasing this information after the fact
• Ensure goods receipt and goods issue are booked accurately and on time in our systems
• Handle supplier-side complaints (quality, quantity, timing) — not end-customer complaints
• Coordinate the operational rollout of assortment changes decided by Sales/Category Management (adjusting order quantities, briefing suppliers)

Cost & Data Transparency

• Maintain visibility on supply-side costs and cost models for materials and resale products, and flag margin risks or opportunities to Finance and Category Management
• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate cost-of-goods data for budgeting, forecasting and pricing decisions
• Report on supply chain KPIs, highlighting variances and corrective actions

Note: commercial price negotiations and supplier terms remain owned by Category Management/Procurement. This role is expected to inform that process with data and analysis, not to run negotiations directly.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and develop your Supply Chain Controller, setting clear objectives, and grow the team further as the department matures
• Act as the primary point of contact for supply chain planning and product availability topics within Western Europe, within the clearly defined boundaries below
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Warehouse Operations to ensure supply plans reflect business priorities
• Present supply chain performance, risk and OOS updates to senior leadership

What is explicitly not part of this role

• Price negotiations and supplier terms/conditions (owned by Category Management/Procurement)
• Assortment decisions — new listings or delistings (owned by Sales/Category Management; this role executes the resulting order changes)
• End-customer complaint handling

Skills & Experience Essential

• Proven experience in supply chain planning or operations management, ideally in food, frozen/cold-chain, or FMCG distribution
• Strong demand forecasting and S&OP experience, including building a planning process from scratch
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and hands-on operational level — this is not a purely strategic role
• Excellent analytical skills with high proficiency in Excel
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous, cross-functional situations
• Experience managing and developing a team

Desirable

• Experience in raw/frozen pet food, meat, or other cold-chain/perishable categories
• Experience integrating acquired businesses or brands into existing supply chain processes (relevant given our ongoing M&A-driven growth)
• CIPS qualification (or working towards)

What you can expect

• The opportunity to build a supply chain function from the ground up in a fast-growing, PE-backed company
• Competitive salary
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Your Application

If you believe The Nutriment Company is right for you, please send your resume as soon as possible and no later than August 14th. Interviews are held on a rolling basis, and the position may be filled before the deadline.

For questions about the position, please contact Mette Schneider, Head of HR and Talent Development mette.schneider@nutriment.com