This role is for a senior demand planning professional who wants to operate at corporate level and shape how demand planning works across Vanderlande’s three business domains. You will play a key role in building a mature, transparent and integrated demand planning capability that supports tactical planning and the transition toward Integrated Business Planning (IBP).
The role
As Senior Demand Planner, you own and strengthen demand planning across Airports, Distribution and Warehousing (TAL). This is a corporate capability role in which you define standards, governance and ways of working together with demand planners in the domains.
You consolidate demand information from the three domains into one coherent corporate demand plan for the tactical planning horizon (6–18 months). You lead the demand review process, manage assumptions, risks and scenarios, and ensure demand is translated into clear inputs for resource, supply and financial planning.
You are also a key contributor to Vanderlande’s Integrated Business Planning (IBP) transformation, ensuring demand planning is fully embedded in the end‑to‑end planning cycle.
What you’ll do
Own and continuously improve the cross-domain demand planning framework, including standards, KPIs, governance and roles
Consolidate domain forecasts into one transparent and aligned corporate demand plan
Define and maintain a baseline forecast based on project pipeline, firm demand and master data
Lead the cross-domain Demand Review, creating a consensus unconstrained demand plan
Identify and manage demand risks, opportunities and scenarios, including assumption-based planning
Improve forecast accuracy through structured root-cause analysis and continuous improvement
Act as linking pin between Sales / Customer Centers, Domain Planning, Supply Planning, Resource Planning and Finance
Build demand planning capability through coaching, training and community-of-practice support
Represent demand planning in the IBP design and rollout
Partner with Anaplan, Power BI and ERP teams on data quality, analytics and planning transparency
What you bring
5–10+ years of experience in demand planning, S&OP or supply chain planning
Experience in process design, capability building or planning transformation
Proven ability to work across multiple business units or domains in a matrix organization
Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, comfortable planning under uncertainty
Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills
Ability to challenge assumptions while maintaining strong partnerships
Comfortable operating up to senior leadership and C‑level
Experience with Anaplan, ERP/planning systems and Power BI is a strong plus
About Vanderlande
Vanderlande is headquartered in Veghel, with a global team and worldwide impact. We design and deliver automated logistics systems for airports and distribution (parcel) operations. We are part of Toyota Industries Corporation. Warehouse automation sits within TAL (Toyota Automated Logistics), a separate organization within the group.
What we offer
We offer a position in an international and professional working environment with room for personal development and growth.
This position offers a competitive salary range of € 6.500 to € 7.600 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance).
On top of your fixed salary, you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:
40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days)
Flexible working hours
A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office)
A Health & Wellbeing budget worth € 300 per calendar year
Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of public transport
Working from home allowance
Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance
On-site company health centres with gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists
Vanderlande Academy and training facilities
A variety of Vanderlande network communities and initiatives
Ready to apply?
Are you interested in this position? Then apply directly via our Workday vacancy link with your resume and a short motivation.
Questions? Contact Carlijn Kneepkens (Recruiter) at [email protected].
Diversity statement
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
Skills Required
- 5-10+ years of experience in demand planning, S&OP or supply chain planning
- Experience in process design, capability building or planning transformation
- Proven ability to work across multiple business units or domains in a matrix organization
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, comfortable planning under uncertainty
- Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills
- Ability to challenge assumptions while maintaining strong partnerships
- Comfortable operating up to senior leadership and C-level
- Experience with Anaplan, ERP/planning systems and Power BI
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanderlande and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanderlande.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with day‑one eligibility in many U.S. roles and employer‑paid protections that reduce out‑of‑pocket exposure. Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision are a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting in the U.S. Feedback suggests this forms a solid pillar of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays are characterized as generous relative to peers. Compressed workweek options in some roles further support time away and recovery.
Vanderlande Insights
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
