At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high quality food & recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world & beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group & the world's leading meal kit company, active in 16 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes & fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy & sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: GreenChef, EveryPlate, Chef's Plate, Factor, & Youfoodz.

YOUR ROLE

We are seeking a Senior Downstream Planning Manager to address our currently fragmented planning processes & create a single, company-wide process for downstream planning with a focus on production & labor planning. This role is central to unlocking significant operational & financial efficiencies by translating demand & capacity plans into actionable production & labor strategies. You will support the Central Planning team in the new centralized EU/ANZ operations, helping to shift our process from reactive to proactive.

YOUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Lead the design & standardization of global production & labor planning processes by auditing current practices across markets. You will define unified processes & translate business requirements into seamless system integration with Tech.
• Develop & maintain an advanced mid-term labor prediction & optimization process in collaboration with the Tech team to translate production volumes into labor needs. This will incorporate factors like productivity, absences, & attrition to improve accuracy & reduce costs.
• Co-lead the implementation & roll-out of the new standardized processes & tools across all markets, working alongside the Tech team to ensure all markets meet the defined standard.
• Define & track key planning KPIs, establish & lead a regular cadence of performance review meetings with market stakeholders to discuss results, challenges, & create action plans.

YOUR PROFILE

• A university degree in Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field with a focus on planning.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in resource planning, operations planning or in a similar role.
• Strong data analytics skills, with experience in Google Workspace, SQL, & data visualization tools.
• A collaborative & influential communication style, with a proven ability to work with multiple stakeholders in different countries & persuade them toward a common goal.
• Excellent project management skills with a careful & thorough approach to accomplishing tasks.
• A keen interest in operational processes & their continuous improvement.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Modern & comfortable working space with great co-workers in Berlin-Kreuzberg*
• Discount for HelloFresh boxes & Convini products
• Development possibilities along with internal trainings & a yearly Learning & Development budget 
• Flexible working hours including Work From Home/Work from Abroad/Sabbatical Policy, as well as a home office set up budget 
• Extensive Onboarding & Buddy Program
• Social events including team events, Friday beers, company runs, book club, etc.
• Discounted fitness offers with our Urban Sports Club & John Reed partners & yoga classes
• Well-being initiatives in cooperation with Headspace & Spill
• Childcare & company pension scheme benefit 
• Monthly transportation budget via NAVIT