Global Supply Planner (f/m/d)

NovaTaste is a global leader in taste innovation. With its broad portfolio of renowned brands such as WIBERG, Gewürzmüller, Gewürzmühle Nesse, Mühlehof Gewürze, Eppers, McClancy, Piasa, AMCO, Redbrook, BSA WIBERG, and THE MIGHTY, NovaTaste offers a range of value-add savory ingredients and blends to improve taste and texture, as well as extend the shelf life of food products for its customers. NovaTaste has over 2,400 employees and supplies food manufacturers, butchers and foodservice players across Europe, North America and Asia.

About the Role

As a Global Supply Planner you will define and optimize the global supply network strategy, develop inventory policies, and lead the monthly S&OP process to translate demand into supply plans. Your role includes monitoring global capacity, resolving constraints, and driving process improvements and digital transformation. You will collaborate with Finance, Sales, Operations, and regional teams to align strategies and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Your Responsibilities

• Define and optimize the global supply network strategy
• Develop global inventory policies and while ensuring required service levels
• As key contributor to the monthly S&OP process, translate the consensus demand plan into medium- and long-term supply strategies that balance capacity, materials, and logistics constraints. Lead the regional supply and global supply review meetings
• Monitor global capacity utilization and production allocation, escalating and resolving major constraints or structural imbalances
• Lead cross-functional alignment with Finance, Sales, Operations and regional supply teams, presenting supply scenarios and recommendations to senior leadership
• Drive global supply planning process improvements and digital transformation to enhance end-to-end visibility and decision-making
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that standardize and simplify the global supply chain, improving performance and resilience
• Willingness to travel globally: 10–20%

Your Profile

• 6–8+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Production Planning, or Strategic Planning
• Excellent command of English and good proficiency in German required
• Strong strategic thinking and project management skills; experience in continuous improvement and change management
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across cultures and time zones
• Proficient in SAP and MS Excel; comfortable working with large data sets
• Flexible, resilient, and open to change in a dynamic global environment
• Good business acumen and understanding of end-to-end O2C processes

What We Offer

• Excellent lunch options at gourmet level in our company restaurant
• Attractive discounts on our products
• Professional, free support for mental health through our partner nilo.health
• Physiotherapy with low co-payment, company doctor, and company pension plan
• ClimateTicket Salzburg and company bike leasing
• Flexible working hours through an attractive flexitime model and home office options
• Flat organizational structure with a first-name culture and agile decision-making
• Innovative working environment in a successful international company
• Free professional mental health support via nilo.health

The minimum gross salary for this position is € 3,832.75 per month based on full-time employment (38.5 hours). A significant overpayment according to your qualifications and experience is, of course, part of our offer.

Are you ready to shape the future of our global supply chain? Join us and play a key role in building resilience, efficiency, and innovation across our network.