Junior Demand Planner - Power Conversion
€3,300 - €3,700 per month
Key Skills
Job Description
Do you want to start your career in supply chain and turn data into decisions that make a real impact? Are you analytical, curious, and eager to learn how demand, production, and inventory come together in a high-tech environment? Then this could be the perfect opportunity to kick-start your career as a Junior Demand Planner at Prodrive Technologies. About About the role As a Junior Demand Planner, you will learn how to translate customer demand and business data into reliable demand plans. Working closely with experienced colleagues, you will help ensure that customer needs, production capacity, and inventory levels are well balanced. From the start, you will be given responsibility while receiving the guidance you need to develop your planning, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills. You will work with colleagues from Production, Procurement, Project Management, Account Management, and Logistics, giving you a broad understanding of how our supply chain operates. Your Responsibilities Include Supporting the creation and maintenance of accurate demand plans. Analyzing historical sales data, customer forecasts, and planning trends. Identifying differences between forecasts and actual demand and investigating their causes. Working together with Production, Procurement, Project Management, Account Management, and Logistics to align demand and supply. Supporting communication with internal stakeholders and, as you gain experience, with customers. Identifying potential supply-chain risks and helping the team determine appropriate actions. Contributing to improvements in planning processes, reporting, and data quality. Gradually taking ownership of your own products, customers, or planning activities. What We Offer Performance-based salary growth that rewards your results 33 vacation days per year, including public holidays Flexible working hours Time-for-time compensation when working extra hours Strong focus on personal development, supported by a tailored growth and learning plan Extensive career opportunities, with progression across a wide range of functions and projects A young, entrepreneurial, and innovative company culture where initiative is encouraged Free access to the company gym Free lunch, dinner and healthy snacks available every day on-site What You Bring Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field. This role is suitable for graduates and young professionals. Strong analytical skills and an interest in working with data. Good knowledge of Excel; experience with Power BI or other analytical tools is a plus. An interest in supply chain, demand planning, forecasting, and production. A proactive and curious mindset and the confidence to ask questions. Good communication skills and an eagerness to work with different teams. You enjoy solving problems and turning data into practical actions. Fluent in English, both spoken and written. We are Prodrive Technologies Power Conversion Power Conversion provides robust, performance-critical power electronics solutions tailored for professional and industrial use, serving major OEM clients. The Power Conversion business line operates across key sectors, including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, healthcare, the professional automotive industry, and renewable energy, including advanced megawatt-scale hydrogen power conversion technologies.
Core Responsibilities
Support the creation and maintenance of demand plans by analyzing sales, customer forecasts, and planning trends, and investigating differences between forecasts and actual demand. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align demand and supply, identify risks, improve planning processes and data quality, and gradually take ownership of assigned products, customers, or planning activities.
Requirements
A bachelor's or master's degree in supply chain management, industrial engineering, business administration, operations management, or a related field is required; the role is suitable for graduates and young professionals. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, good Excel knowledge, an interest in supply chain and demand planning, effective communication skills, a proactive and curious mindset, and fluency in spoken and written English; Power BI or similar tools are a plus.
Benefits
- Performance-Based Salary Growth
- 33 Vacation Days Per Year, Including Public Holidays
- Flexible Working Hours
- Time-Off Compensation for Extra Hours
- Personal Development and Tailored Learning Plan
- Career Progression Opportunities
- Innovative and Entrepreneurial Company Culture
- Free Gym Access
- Free Meals and Healthy Snacks
About Prodrive Technologies
Industry: Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Prodrive Technologies is a Dutch high-tech company headquartered in Son, the Netherlands. Since 1993, we have been designing and manufacturing advanced electronics, software and mechatronic systems that are used worldwide in sectors such as healthcare, semiconductors, infrastructure & energy, mobility and industry. We combine engineering and manufacturing within one integrated organization. From concept and system architecture to testing, industrialization and life cycle management, teams work across the full development and production process. This enables us to translate technical innovation into scalable and manufacturable solutions while maintaining a strong focus on quality, reliability and continuous improvement. Our technologies are used in environments where performance and reliability are essential. Examples include systems used in semiconductor manufacturing processes, components and subsystems for medical imaging equipment such as MRI systems and charging solutions for electric mobility. By developing and producing key technologies largely within our own facilities, we maintain a high level of control over process, quality and innovation. This integrated approach enables us to support customers throughout the entire product life cycle and contribute to solutions that address some of today's most important technological challenges. Our mission: creating meaningful technologies that make the world work.