Sales Inventory & Operations Planning Manager EMEA / APAC in Hilversum

‘Winning with people’: that is how the Aalberts way can best be described. And winning is what Aalberts Industries does. With 16,000 valuable employees worldwide, working in four different divisions, Aalberts Industries continues to grow strongly. These divisions are market leaders in their niches and provide innovative total solutions to a global customer network.

This position is part of the Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems who engineers the most advanced integrated piping systems for the distribution and control of liquids and gases for key verticals. Aalberts IPS is an international organization, with energetic employees who are persistent to offer the best integrated piping system. As part of an integrated piping system for heating or cooling designed by Aalberts, their products contribute to energy savings and therefore to a more sustainable future. That is how Aalberts makes sustainable impact.

Recruitment Consultant Martin Dröge: ‘In the past, I have had the pleasure of recruiting several professionals for Aalberts Industries. What struck me during those processes is that Aalberts offers the best of both worlds. The power, professionalism, and size of a large corporate on one hand. And on the other hand, a highly stimulated local entrepreneurship on-site, which almost feels like an SME. Initiative is appreciated, and personal development is encouraged. There are always plenty of projects and ad-hoc challenges that previously mediated candidates are eager to tackle with rolled-up sleeves’

To realize the ambitions of this global player, Objeqtive Recruitment is exclusively looking for a Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) Manager.

As the SIOP Manager EMEA/APAC, you will lead the implementation and coordination of the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process across the region. This key role involves overseeing forecasting, planning, and inventory control to ensure we meet customer demand (on-time and in-full) while optimizing inventory and enhancing supply chain efficiency.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams —sales, marketing, production, and finance—to ensure alignment and streamline operations.

With production sites in the Netherlands, France, Hungary, and Taiwan, as well as distribution hubs in the Netherlands and the UK, you will report directly to the Supply Chain Director of Aalberts IPS EMEA/APAC.

Your key responsibilities

• Implement and lead the end-to-end SIOP process, including demand forecasting, supply planning and inventory management.
• Facilitate monthly SIOP meetings with cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, production, finance) to align demand and supply planning.
• Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to gather input for accurate demand forecasts.
• Monitor and optimize inventory levels to ensure that production and delivery schedules are met without overstocking or stockouts.
• Work closely with senior leadership and functional departments to communicate SIOP outcomes and align on business priorities and strategies.
• Develop and maintain KPI’s to measure the effectiveness of the SIOP process, including forecast accuracy, production performance, inventory turnover and OTIF targets.
• Implement corrective actions when performance deviates from established targets or when issues arise.

For this position S&OP Manager vacancy, we are looking for:

An analytically strong connector with natural leadership qualities. You intuitively understand interests, are able to remove emotion from decisions, and facilitate strategic choices with substantiated analyses. You are communicatively strong and able to build relationships independently at an international level.

Besides being attracted to the Aalberts story and values, we ask the following requirements:

• Master degree in supply chain / logistics or business administration;
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, demand planning, or operations planning, with at least 2+ years in a managerial role;
• Proven experience with the implementation of SIOP processes, demand forecasting and inventory management.
• Previous change management leadership experience.
• Ability to work with data and develop reports and insights using tools like Excel, and (Power) BI.
• Detail-oriented and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Practical and proactive problem solver: confident, mature, calm under pressure, with a positive attitude.
• Currently living in the Netherlands, due to the location of our office/team.
• Fluent in English (both spoken and written).

Aalberts IPS offers you:

A very challenging role in an international environment with ample development and growth opportunities within the IPS division and beyond.

The employment conditions are excellent, including:

• A good base salary;
• Excellent profit-sharing scheme;
• Attractive pension scheme;
• 34 vacation days.

Interested? Respond immediately or contact Martin Dröge, Recruitment Consultant at Objeqtive, via +316-29435083

The procedure:

After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible to answer any questions from both sides. From there, we will schedule a (digital) introductory meeting to get a better picture of your background, personality, and ambitions. Subsequently, we will schedule a first meeting with the client in the short term, where you will get a comprehensive picture of the organization, the team, and the key stakeholders.

Martin Dröge will guide you through to the signing (and beyond) of the contract with your new employer!

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