Professional Component Planner

Are you ready to kickstart your career in planning and make a real impact in a global organization?

Do you want to be part of a collaborative team where your analytical skills and fresh perspective will help shape the future of our E2E planning organization? Read on to find out how you can join Arla as a Component Planner and grow with us!

Being a Planner at Arla means you are right at the heart of our supply chain, helping to ensure our production sites have the necessary packaging and ingredients available to maintain consistent production. You’ll work closely with colleagues from across the business incl. dairies, procurement and product management. Learning quickly and making a genuine difference every day.

How you will make an impact

As a Component Planner, you manages orders and deliveries of packaging and ingredients to ensure consistent availability while driving process improvements and securing close collaboration with procurement and suppliers. Your specialist position allows you to oversee a broad portfolio and collaborate across sites, enhancing standardization and empowerment. Supported by technology, you will prepare escalations for S&OE and S&OP forums, create scenario plans to mitigate risks, and assess demand fluctuations. Further you will support new product design changes, launches and delistings while reducing waste.

You’ll work within established processes, with the opportunity to bring your own ideas to the table as you develop your skills. Your responsibilities will include:

• Actively manage orders and deliveries of components from both external and internal supplier to ensure consistent availability
• Execute packaging design changes, launches and delisting together with Global product management team and site
• Prepare escalation to daily/weekly S&OE forums with potential resolution options
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather input, identify constraints, and create mitigate plans.
• Scenario planning to mitigate availability risks, reduce waste, and assess the impact of finished goods demand fluctuations
• Monitoring and evaluating key performance indicators (e.g. waste) to assess planning effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.

This is an entry-level position, ideal for recent graduates eager to launch their careers.

What will make you successful

We are looking for someone who is eager to learn and collaborate, with a passion for planning and process improvement. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about numbers and eager to drive improvements through data. To succeed, you bring:

• A relevant academic background (recent university graduate or up to 4 years of experience for Bachelor’s, up to 2 years for Master’s).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work well in a team and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• An openness to feedback and a proactive approach to learning and development.
• A keen interest in supply chain, operations, or planning.

What do we offer?

At Arla, we’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. You’ll join a market leader that produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world. In our planning team, you’ll find a welcoming environment that values your ideas and supports your growth.

Would you like to join us?

If you want to play a key role in shaping our operations and develop your career in planning, seize this exciting opportunity. Please apply as soon as possible, as we will process applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.

For additional information, please call Senior Specialist – Operational Network Planner, SC Component Planning, Lisbeth Nørgaard Ejlersen, at +45 8938 1369.