PH Planning Transformation Program Leader

Role purpose
The Planning Transformation Program Leader is a senior planning leader responsible for driving PH E2E Planning Transformation agenda within the Voyage program. The role combines deep demand and supply planning expertise with proven program leadership and strong change-management capability. It translates the global planning vision into executable transformation roadmaps, mobilizes cross-functional teams, and ensures sustainable adoption and measurable business value across businesses, regions, markets, functions and IT.

This is not a traditional project-management role. Success requires a leader who understands planning processes in practice, can challenge and shape the future-state operating model, and can influence senior stakeholders and drive adoption without direct reporting authority.

Key responsibilities

Planning transformation leadership

• Shape and lead the end-to-end Planning Transformation roadmap across demand planning, supply planning and connected planning capabilities, ensuring alignment with PH Integrated Supply Chain strategy.

• Translate executive direction and functional strategy into pragmatic transformation priorities, operating-model choices, process designs and deployment plans.

• Act as the planning subject-matter leader for the program, bringing hands-on understanding of planning processes, performance drivers, data dependencies and digital planning solutions.

• Challenge existing ways of working and ensure that transformation choices improve planning quality, efficiency, decision-making, resilience and business performance.

Program ownership and delivery

• Lead a complex, multi-year and multi-disciplinary transformation program, integrating process, people, data, technology and governance workstreams.

• Develop and manage the integrated program plan, including milestones, resources, dependencies, risks, decisions, budget and benefits realization.

• Establish clear governance, decision forums, KPIs, ROI tracking and executive reporting to maintain transparency and delivery discipline.

• Identify and resolve cross-program dependencies with related initiatives, including master-data and data-readiness programs, Order-to-Cash simplification and digital planning deployments.

• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of issues while maintaining momentum and accountability across workstreams.

Change leadership and capability building

• Lead organizational change and adoption across multiple functions, businesses and regions, often without formal authority over participating teams.

• Build a compelling transformation narrative and tailor communication for executives, functional leaders, planners, IT teams and regional stakeholders.

• Design and steer stakeholder engagement, change-impact assessment, capability building, training and adoption plans.

• Create commitment to new planning processes, governance, roles and digital solutions, and address resistance constructively.

• Mentor project leaders, planning professionals and analysts to strengthen Philips' long-term planning-transformation capability.

Cross-functional orchestration

• Mobilize and align senior leaders and experts across Planning, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, Data, IT and regional organizations.

• Direct cross-functional task forces and external partners, clarifying accountabilities and ensuring decisions are converted into action.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing fact-based recommendations, transparent progress updates and clear choices.

• Promote standardization and reuse while balancing global design principles with legitimate business and regional requirements.

Quality and continuous improvement

• Embed Philips quality standards, regulatory requirements and appropriate controls into program design and delivery.

• Use data, structured problem solving and continuous-improvement methods to identify root causes, measure impact and sustain results.

• Encourage knowledge sharing, external benchmarking and adoption of leading planning practices.

What success looks like

• A clear, credible and executable Planning Transformation roadmap endorsed by senior leadership.

• Strong adoption of new planning processes, capabilities, governance and digital solutions across regions and functions.

• Measurable improvement in planning performance, planner productivity, decision quality and business outcomes.

• Effective coordination of program dependencies, risks and resources, with transparent value realization.

• A stronger internal community of planning and transformation leaders capable of sustaining the change.

Candidate profile

Essential experience and capabilities

• At least 10 years of experience in supply chain planning or a closely related supply-chain discipline within complex, international value chains.

• Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Business Analytics or equivalent.

• Strong hands-on expertise in demand planning and/or supply planning; experience spanning both is highly desirable.

• Demonstrated experience leading a major planning transformation, planning operating-model redesign or digital planning implementation from design through deployment and adoption.

• At least 5 years of leadership experience in complex program management, transformation leadership or an equivalent role.

• Proven ability to lead organizational change, engage difficult stakeholders and influence senior leaders without direct authority.

• Strong program-governance skills, including integrated planning, dependency management, risk management, decision management, budgeting and benefits tracking.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, training and storytelling skills, with the ability to make complex topics clear and actionable.

• Structured problem-solving capability and confidence using data and visualization tools such as Excel and PowerPoint.

• Sound financial acumen, including business-case development, budgeting, forecasting and value realization.

• Strong understanding of advanced digital planning solutions and the role of data, analytics and AI in planning.

Preferred background

• Experience in an organization with mature, integrated planning capabilities, for example in FMCG, consumer goods, healthcare technology or another global, high-volume environment.

• Direct participation in a successful enterprise planning transformation involving multiple regions, functions and technology platforms.

• Experience working with executive leadership teams, global process owners, regional organizations and IT delivery partners.

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business Administration or another relevant field.

Location and ways of working

• The role is based in Amsterdam and requires regular in-person presence in the office, at least three days per week.

• Relocation support is not offered for this position.

• The role operates in a highly international environment and may require travel to engage regional and business stakeholders.

Compensation and benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is €93,049 Gross to €155,081 Gross. Pay within the range is determined using objective factors, including the skills required, relevant experience, role responsibilities, internal equity and local market considerations. The role is eligible for a maximum 6% bonus, linked to KPIs and company results. The full reward approach will be discussed during the interview process.

• Health and well-being programs supporting mental and physical well-being.

• Career-growth resources, including a personal development budget, training and coaching.

• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to purchase up to 20 additional days per year.

• Company pension, collective health-insurance options, and opportunities to purchase Philips shares and products at a discount.

About Philips

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Candidates who meet many, but not all, of the requirements are encouraged to apply. They may still be the right candidate for this or another opportunity at Philips.

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