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.

(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.

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

• 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 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
• Set the standard and process for day-to-day disposition, ordering and stock-cover monitoring
• Act as the escalation point for supplier delivery issues, shortfalls, and stock discrepancies that your team cannot resolve independently
• Remain operationally capable of stepping into hands-on execution when required (e.g. team absence, critical supply disruption) - this is not a purely strategic, hands-off role
• Own the supplier and warehouse-interface relationship at a strategic level, while day-to-day communication is run by your Controller
• Ensure goods receipt/issue booking accuracy and supplier-side complaint handling are executed reliably by your team, with clear standards you set and monitor

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

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• lead and develop your Supply Chain Controller
• Act as the primary point of contact for supply chain planning and product availability topics within Western Europe
• 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

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in supply chain planning, 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 strategic level while remaining hands-on capable when needed
• Excellent analytical skills with high proficiency in Excel
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous, cross-functional situations
• Experience hiring, managing and developing a team
• Experience in raw/frozen pet food, meat, or other cold-chain/perishable categories
• Experience integrating acquired businesses or brands into existing supply chain processes
• 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
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays