The Job

Your Mission

1.    Customer Planning & Forecasting

• Create and maintain customer forecasts for the current season plus three future seasons.
• Ensure plans are aligned with brand strategies.

2.    Performance Measurement

• Monitor and report on key planning measures such as turnover value.
• Track KPI’s such as stock rotation and forecast accuracy.

3.    Data Analysis & Insights

• Utilize historical trends and sell-through data to inform planning decisions.
• Analyse customer expectations to optimize allocations.

4.    Planning Execution

• Develop budgets, sales plans, demand planning, and short-term operational logistics.
• Apply planning logic at customer level (algorithm, OTB, etc) to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

5.    Collaboration & Alignment

• Work closely with Sales teams for offering and assortment planning.
• Connect with the planning team of the customers through regular calls for alignment.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain for efficient operational execution.

6.    Scope & Delivery

• Focus on top 25 customers to achieve planning goals across FOB, warehouse, and shopfloor levels.
• Manage delivery splits by order type and plant.

7.    Tools & Reporting

• Use Excel for planning and ensure timely updates to the supply chain cube.
• Provide monthly updates and maintain planning accuracy across multiple levels.

Your Talent

• Advanced Excel and analytical tools; 
• Strong understanding of forecasting and planning methodologies; 
• Ability to interpret complex data and translate into actionable plans; 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Bachelor in business studies or equivalent;
• 3–5 years of experience in Retail (preferred);
• Background in planning, forecasting, or supply chain is a plus;
• English on proficiency level (spoken and written); 
• Analytical, result oriented, commercial.

This role is based in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. Working remotely from other countries is not possible.
To apply for this role, you must already have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We will not apply for work or residence permits.

We Offer

•    Our salaries are based on 38 hours per week, but fulltime work is 40 hours per week. Instead, you choose between a lot of holidays; 37 per year ór choose for a 40-hour salary per month with still 28 holidays. You can switch every six months;
•    Annual bonus scheme;
•    New hires (introduction) days;
•    Great offer of e-learnings and a training offer for personal development;
•    Enough free fruit for you daily vitamins;
•    Provided lunch for low cost;
•    Choose between lease-bike, NS Business Card or travel by car for € 0,23 per km (>10km).
•    8% holiday allowance, employee insurances and a good pension scheme;
•    Employee discount on the PUMA, Levi’s, Fuelforfans and BMW Lifestyle websites;
•    Hybrid working. On fulltime basis 3 days in the office and 2 days at home (incl. allowance for home working);
•    Flexible working hours, modern workspace and a good working atmosphere;
•    International working environment with colleagues of more than 50 different nationalities;
•    Wellbeing activities (f.e. yoga, pilates and bootcamp);
•    Community involvement (stichd impact tool);
•    stichd drinks 5/6x per year in the city center of Den Bosch;
•    Work hard, play hard. Our stichd-events are legendary.
 

About Us

As a family of experts - currently employing over 750 people - we focus on creating exceptional products within our categories. From branded socks and underwear to fashionable swimwear and iconic fanwear, we are proud to Consciously Craft Convenience for customers and consumers.

Partnering with global A-list brands our current brand portfolio includes PUMA, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Head and Calvin Klein for our Essentials. For our Fanwear business: BMW Motorsport, Formula 1, Williams Racing, Porsche Motorsport, Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team, Aston Martin F1 Team and Manchester City Football Club. And for our Lifestyle business: BMW Lifestyle. 

Through weaving together Design, Sales, Logistics, Operations, Marketing and Digital, we create a seamless one-stop-shop environment. A member of the PUMA Group, stichd is a licensee with its head office located in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. In addition, stichd has a global presence with sales offices throughout Europe, China, in Southeast Asia and North America. The company’s warehousing and logistics are in Tilburg, Netherlands, Mexico City, Malaysia and the United States of America.

If you’re interested in this position and meet the requirements, click 'Apply' now!

Acquisition as a result of vacancies is not appreciated.

stichd provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at stichd and PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.