Job Title: Demand Planning Manager D2C
NL
About the role:
As Demand Planning Manager D2C, you will own the demand plan across Western Europe D2C channels (own .com and marketplaces), delivering a reliable and unbiased forecast that supports strong availability, healthy inventory levels, and commercial performance. This role combines forward-looking planning with a hands-on execution mindset, ensuring demand signals accurately reflect commercial reality in a fast-moving D2C environment. Acting as the bridge between Commercial teams, Marketplace teams, and Supply Planning, the planner drives forecast quality and enables fact-based decision making.
The impact you’ll make:
-
Owns SKU-level forecasting across Western Europe D2C channels and ensures the demand plan reflects current commercial dynamics.
-
Improves Forecast Accuracy and Forecast Bias through root-cause analysis and structured review cycles.
-
Translates promotions, campaigns, pricing actions, launches, and marketplace dynamics into a realistic demand signal.
-
Enables strong On Shelf Availability while highlighting inventory risks and excess exposure.
-
Acts as the planning partner to Commercial teams, leading alignment discussions and constructively challenging assumptions.
-
Proactively identifies risks, scenarios, and opportunities and translates these into clear actions.
-
Maintains daily awareness of demand deviations and adjusts forecasts where required.
-
Leverages data and analytics to generate insights and improve forecast quality.
-
Ensures strong data discipline and signal reliability across D2C channels.
-
Uses SAP and IBP for demand planning, analysis, and performance tracking.
-
Drives continuous improvement in planning tools, automation, and reporting.
Key KPIs
-
Forecast Accuracy
-
Forecast Bias
-
On Shelf Availability
-
Inventory Levels / Inventory Health
The skills and knowledge you’ll bring:
- Experience in Demand Planning, Supply Chain, or e-commerce planning preferred
-
Strong analytical and data-driven mindset.
-
Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to influence Commercial teams.
-
Ability to combine structured long-term thinking with pragmatic execution
What we’ll give you in return:
- Internationally competitive base salary | benchmarked against global industry and market leaders
- Performance-based Annual Incentive Program | rewarding those who dare and achieve more
- Top of the market pension scheme | with higher-than-average company contributions
- Work from home, commuting and phone allowances | to support your daily commute, home office setup & business connectivity
- Balanced office-based working | With a strong focus on in-office collaboration, we offer flexibility to work from home based on team needs and individual circumstances.
- Work from abroad | Up to 30 days per year.
- Structured holiday policy | Includes defined care days, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, and a capped option to purchase additional leave days annually.
- Bicycle Plan | possibility to select a company bicycle for daily commute along with accessories & insurance
- Health Insurance Discount | when signing up with our partner insurance
- Gym Membership Discount | to support your focus on health and wellbeing
- Product Discounts | on all Versuni products which are sold under the Philips brand and our other brands
- An office that feels like home | easily accessible and modern office location in Amsterdam with lots of tasty lunch choices around
- High growth environment | offering exciting learning and career development perspectives beyond your first role
- Inclusive working culture and family spirit | we embrace our international community & diversity as competitive advantage
Ready to make an impact?
From developing game-changing air fryers to perfecting the art of coffee making, Versuni’s purpose is turning houses into homes — and we’re calling on your talent to bring it to life. Join our global team of 6,000+ passionate individuals, work with world-class brands, and shape the future of home living. We’re ready for you — are you ready for us?