Senior Manager, Materials Strategic Planning

Imagine shaping the strategic direction of material flow for the world's largest jewellery brand's supply chain. If you thrive on connecting inventory strategy to business outcomes and leading strategic programs across a complex organization, then you might be our next Senior Manager, Materials Strategic Planning at Pandora Production.

We love that you will…

- Establish effective communication channels to manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment on material ordering and inventory strategy.
- Provide recommendations and support key decisions in mid to long term on both material strategy and material availability to local and global stakeholders.
- Establish procedures for inventory control, monitor inventory levels, and implement computerized systems to optimize the inventory process.
- Assure a supply of materials with optimized inventory levels and minimum deviation between planned and actual results, aligning with Finance and Global Supply Chain.
- Closely manage dependencies and create transparency on strategic priorities that impact material scope and initiatives in other functions, locally and globally.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of processes, policies, and constraints across Supply Chain & Sustainability and the Value Chain to facilitate effective operational decisions and trade-offs.
- Collaborate with project teams to develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource requirements related to material objectives.
- Lead and motivate project teams, providing guidance, direction, and support to ensure successful project execution.
- Monitor own performance and address gaps/improvement opportunities; prepare monthly/quarterly performance reports.

We love that you are…
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred, in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience at management level in the supply chain field, in any industry but preferably related to manufacturing.
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in a consulting firm is a must.
- Passionate about business process improvements, with strong business process management skills as part of a cross-functional team.
- Able to align people, business processes, and systems with business strategy.
- Data-driven and strong analytical skills, able to drive solutions to the most complex business problems.
- Possess strategic perspective and create sustained results for Pandora (financial and non-financial).
- Demonstrated ability to make hard decisions and the right trade-offs.
- Able to effectively plan and efficiently deliver exceptional work while handling both volume and complexity.
- An inspirational leader who practices genuine humility and places the team above their own interests.
- Self-motivated and hungry to work hard; willing to change.
- Able to lead, manage, motivate, and run a team of talented individuals.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to interact effectively within the organization.
- Good computer skills in Microsoft Office and ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Good English communication and self-confidence.

About Pandora
Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 37,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery using only recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 31.7 billion (EUR 4.2 billion) in 2024.

About Pandora Production Thailand
Pandora started crafting its jewellery in Thailand in 1989, where our founders fell in love with the delicate craftsmanship of the Thai people. To date, there are two crafting facilities in Thailand, Bangkok and Lamphun, and we employ more than 13,000 skilled craftspeople. By the end of 2024, 113 million pieces sold globally were all hand-finished here in Thailand by our skilled craftspeople using high-quality raw materials and sustainable methods.