SPS Business Planner

<h3>Job Title</h3>SPS Business Planner<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h3>Job Description</h3><div><h2><b>SPS Business Planner</b></h2><p>Drive material availability for service parts globally by managing end‑to‑end planning, lifecycle processes, and inventory performance across a complex international supply chain network.</p><h2></h2><h2><b>Your role:</b></h2><p>• In this role, you will make a significant impact by ensuring service parts availability for our global customers, directly influencing operational continuity of Philips medical systems used in hospitals worldwide.</p><p>• You will work within the SPS organization and be part of the Global Planning team — a group of around 40 planners across various regions — closely collaborating with Strategic Planners, Market Planners, Supply Management, Master Data, Business, Markets, and the ASAP Desk.</p><p>• You will engage in lifecycle management processes (NPI, Engineering Changes, Last Time Buy, Phase‑out), ensuring service readiness and operational excellence.</p><p>• You will drive corrective and preventive actions to continuously improve planning accuracy, inventory health, and supply performance.</p><p>• This role offers strong professional development opportunities: exposure to global stakeholders, participation in strategic supply chain initiatives, LEAN and Hoshin projects, and a chance to deepen your expertise in advanced planning tools, SAP, and complex service supply chains.</p><p>• From career growth opportunities to continuous learning programs, a career at Philips comes with all sorts of wonderful benefits. Be sure to speak to your recruiter about benefits in your region.</p><h2></h2><h2><b>You’re the right fit if:</b></h2><p><b>Experience:</b></p><p>• 5–8 years of experience in Supply Chain operations, preferably within a large international organization.</p><p>• Experience with Supply Chain Planning tools (SPM preferred) and strong knowledge of SAP ERP systems.</p><p>• Background in Customer Service or Healthcare industry is an advantage.</p><p><b>Skills:</b></p><p>• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.</p><p>• Clear communicator and effective team player, able to collaborate across global functions.</p><p>• Detail‑oriented, with the ability to make informed decisions based on available data.</p><p>• Creative mindset and proactive approach to driving improvements.</p><p>• Experience with LEAN methodologies is preferred.</p><p><b>Education:</b></p><p>• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Operations, Logistics, or a related field.</p><p><b>Anything else:</b></p><p>• Customer‑first attitude with a focus on delivering reliable service parts availability.</p><p>• Ability to work in a flexible working hours due to the close collaboration with the United States, typically falling between 10:00 and 18:00.</p></div><h2></h2><h2><b>How we work together</b></h2><p>We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.</p><p></p><p>Indicate if this role is an office role in Łódź.</p><p></p><h2><b>About Philips</b></h2><p>We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won&#39;t stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.</p><p>• Learn more about <a href="https://www.philips.com/a-w/about.html" target="_blank">our business</a>.</p><p>• Discover <a href="https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/our-history.html" target="_blank">our rich and exciting history</a>.</p><p>• Learn more about <a href="https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/environmental-social-governance/our-purpose" target="_blank">our purpose</a>.</p><p>If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care <a href="https://www.careers.philips.com/global/en/our-culture" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><h2></h2><h2>#LI-EU</h2><h2>#LI-HYBRID</h2>