In short:

As the Senior Lead - Regional Integrated Business Planning (IBP), EMEA, you will own the end-to-end IBP cycle for the EMEA region, acting as a strategic partner to steer decision-making and ensure alignment across all functions. You will leverage your analytical and communication skills to interpret complex data, foresee opportunities and risks, and drive a unified business plan that balances commercial strategy with operational excellence. Reporting to the Head of Demand Planning, EMEA, you will act as the key liaison between regional teams and global, ensuring our growth is powered by a clear, data-informed plan.

Your Mission:

• Own, architect, and continuously evolve the end-to-end Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle for the EMEA region, ensuring all planning activities are synchronised with global strategy


• Act as the strategic liaison between regional and global teams, proactively influencing global IBP forums by highlighting regional performance, risks, and strategic opportunities


• Lead and facilitate regional executive meetings to drive cross-functional consensus and approve a single, unified business plan that balances regional customer needs with inventory and cost targets


• Develop the strategic framework for key IBP metrics and KPIs, leading recurring deep-dives and root cause analysis to identify systemic issues and drive long-term strategic improvements across the region


• Champion and drive the adoption of global IBP best practices, tools, and strategic frameworks within the region, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic thinking


• Analyse and report on inventory management, tracking key KPIs alongside inventory health and lifecycle metrics to drive actions that balance availability and prioritisation across all commercial channels

Your Story:

• 7+ years of experience in Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Finance, or Supply Chain, with deep expertise in analytically focused roles within a multi-channel product company navigating a fast-paced, high-growth environment


• Experience with finance, analytics and data technologies such as Microsoft Dynamics, Looker and Anaplan is strongly preferred


• Proven ability to provide direction and support to others on cross-functional initiatives, leading complex projects that have a significant impact across teams and regions


• A curious and open mindset with the ability to foresee where issues may arise and balance necessary trade-offs


• Exceptional analytical and communication skills, with a track record of translating complex data into clear, compelling messages that drive consensus and action across all levels of the organisation


• Ability to synthesise the concerns and needs of various stakeholders, aligning diverse interests with business outputs to ensure a unified approach to our collective goals

Attributes of a successful candidate: 

• Action-Oriented: Taking on new opportunities proactively, with high energy and a sense of urgency


• Manage Ambiguity: Operating effectively when things are not certain 


• Collaborate: build strong partnerships across all levels of the organisation to meet shared objectives 


• Being Resilient: viewing challenges as opportunities to grow and learn

Your Team:

The Regional Operations Team is the engine of On. We are the driving force behind operational excellence, meticulously ensuring the right product reaches our fans at the right time. Our team embodies a relentless commitment to productivity, efficiency, and quality, putting them at the core of everything we do. We leverage data-driven decision-making, adaptability, and a proactive mindset, consistently challenging the status quo to innovate how we work. Collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders, we analyse and balance current supply and demand dynamics to support the business's global growth, delivering excellence in all that we do.