Supply Planner

About this Role

We are seeking a Supply Planner to join our Network Logistics function in Budapest. You will execute tactical and operational supply planning, ensuring that supply chain plans align with business priorities and delivery requirements. The role focuses on identifying material and capacity constraints, developing feasible mitigation scenarios and managing planning exceptions through resolution or appropriate escalation.

You will contribute to Vodafone’s digital supply chain capability, supported by SAP Integrated Business Planning and connected enterprise systems. Working across supply planning, procurement, inventory, asset management, finance, engineering and deployment, you will help balance material availability, service levels, working capital, asset utilisation and cost.

What you’ll do

• Establish supply plans by evaluating supplier commitments, budget constraints, available returns inventory and material availability through the Asset Marketplace.
• Recommend feasible supply scenarios and support the prioritisation and allocation of materials and capacity.
• Prepare clear, decision-ready insights for Supply Review Meetings.
• Share monthly material requirement forecasts with suppliers and identify potential risks or constraints across the planning horizon.
• Contribute to collaborative forecasting meetings and participate in supplier discussions with relevant stakeholders.
• Analyse supplier performance, identify root causes of delivery or supply issues and help develop practical solutions.
• Support the definition of inventory targets and monitor stock levels against agreed expectations.
• Analyse and report inventory risks, including aged and potentially excess inventory.
• Monitor approved supply plans and identify exceptions caused by significant demand or supply changes and material shortages.
• Prepare response scenarios, apply established exception-management protocols and follow actions through to resolution.
• Escalate exceptions that require further review or approval.
• Recommend and implement agreed improvements to supply planning processes.
• Collaborate with deployment, engineering, finance, procurement and planning teams to maintain alignment with business priorities.

Who you are

• You have at least five years of relevant supply chain experience.
• You can manage both expected and unexpected planning changes while working with limited information and time constraints.
• You can develop and compare supply scenarios to support effective decision-making.
• You can bring together inputs from deployment, engineering, finance and supply planning to create a joined-up planning view.
• You understand how to balance customer service, working capital, asset utilisation and cost.
• You communicate clearly and work effectively with colleagues, suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• You are fluent in English.
• A degree in engineering is preferred.

What's in it for you

• The opportunity to contribute to a large-scale digital supply chain transformation.
• Exposure to integrated planning across procurement, inventory, asset management, finance, engineering and deployment.
• Collaboration with suppliers and stakeholders across a complex international telecommunications environment.
• The chance to influence decisions affecting material availability, inventory health and supply performance.
• A role where your analysis and recommendations can directly improve planning quality and operational outcomes.

What skills you will learn

• Advanced tactical and operational supply planning.
• Scenario modelling and structured exception management.
• Collaborative forecasting and supplier performance analysis.
• Inventory optimisation, ageing analysis and risk identification.
• Cross-functional decision support within an integrated planning environment.
• Practical application of SAP Integrated Business Planning concepts.
• Root-cause analysis and continuous improvement in supply chain processes.

Who we are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.

As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.

We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.

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