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Your role

As a Junior Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) Team Manager, you will lead a team of DRP planners within the End-to-End Planning organization. You will be responsible for ensuring optimal inventory deployment and replenishment across the distribution network, balancing product availability, inventory levels, and customer service performance.

In this role, you will act as both a people leader and a subject matter expert, driving planning excellence, supporting business decision-making, and continuously improving planning processes and ways of working.

This role is NOT intended for professionals whose experience is primarily focused on transportation planning, logistics operations, freight management, warehousing operations, or production planning.

Your tasks

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Distribution Requirements Planners (around 14 direct reports), fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment.
Ensure effective inventory deployment and replenishment across warehouses and distribution centres to achieve service level targets.
Monitor and manage inventory levels, stock availability, and key distribution planning KPIs.
Identify supply and inventory risks through scenario analysis and support mitigation plans and decision-making.
Drive exception management and ensure timely resolution of supply and distribution challenges.
Collaborate closely with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Logistics, Customer Service, and Commercial teams to optimize product availability.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning processes, operational efficiency, and system utilization.
Support and develop planners with varying levels of experience, ensuring consistent execution of planning activities.
Champion planning excellence and promote best practices across the distribution planning function.

Your profile

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related field.
Minimum 6-9 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, with strong exposure to Distribution Planning, DRP, Replenishment Planning, or Inventory Planning.
Minimum 3 years of people management experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
Strong understanding of inventory management principles, network replenishment processes, stock balancing, and service level management.
Proven ability to analyze complex data, manage KPIs, and make decisions based on scenario modelling and risk assessment.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and organizational levels.
Experience working in a fast-paced environment and managing competing priorities.
Continuous improvement mindset with a track record of driving process enhancements and operational excellence.
Fluent English.
FMCG experience will be considered a strong advantage.
Experience with planning tools and ERP systems such as SAP APO, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, OMP, Excel, Power BI or similar solutions will be an asset.

What You'll love about working here

Practical benefits: yearly financial bonus, private medical care with Medicover with additional packages (e.g., dental, senior care, oncology) available on preferential terms, life insurance and access to NAIS benefit platform.
Award-winning development programs to support your career at every stage. Connected Manager - our leadership development program has already helped over 300 employees accelerate their growth!
Access to over 70 training tracks with certification opportunities (e.g., GenAI, Excel, Business Analysis, Project Management) on our NEXT platform. Dive into a world of knowledge with free access to Education First languages platform, TED Talks and Udemy Business materials and trainings.
Cutting-Edge Technology: Position yourself at the forefront of IT innovation, working with the latest technologies and platforms. Capgemini partners with top global enterprises, including 145 Fortune 500 companies.
Enjoy hybrid working model that fits your life - after completing onboarding, connect work from a modern office with ergonomic work from home, thanks to home office package (including laptop, monitor, and chair). Ask your recruiter about the details.

Get to know us

Capgemini is committed to diversity and inclusion, ensuring fairness in all employment practices. We evaluate individuals based on qualifications and performance, not personal characteristics, striving to create a workplace where everyone can succeed and feel valued.

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About Capgemini

Capgemini is the business transformation partner for enterprises in the age of AI. We help organizations imagine and build an intelligent, sustainable future, combining AI, technology and human ingenuity to transform how they operate, innovate and grow. With unique end-to-end capabilities spanning strategy, technology, engineering and intelligent operations, we bring together deep industry expertise and market-leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data to turn ambition into measurable business outcomes at scale. Supported by a robust ecosystem of partners and nearly 60 years of expertise, Capgemini is a responsible and diverse global organization of over 410,000 team members in more than 50 countries. The Group reported 2025 revenues of €22.5 billion.

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Junior Distribution Requirements Planning Team Manager

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