Head of Demand Planning & S&OP

Prague, Czech Republic, Remote. Posted 16 days ago

The role

You will build the Integrated Business Planning/Sales and Operations Planning department from the ground up. You will own the Group demand forecast, establish the global S&OP cadence, and lead a team to automate planning routines.

What you will do

Hire and develop the IBP/S&OP team
Own the Group demand forecast end-to-end
Deliver the daily operational forecast brief to the CEO
Establish the Group S&OP cycle
Define planning responsibilities, KPI definitions, and escalation rules
Act as the business owner for custom planning products
Partner with Marketing, Commercial, Supply, Fulfilment, Last Mile, Finance, and BI
Drive plan attainment and forecast accuracy

Required qualifications

5+ years of progressive experience in Demand Planning, S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, or Supply Chain operational planning
Demonstrated experience building or re-platforming a planning function from scratch
Direct experience driving the automation of manual planning routines alongside BI, Data, or Engineering teams
Ability to distil complex, multi-market data into clear, concise updates for the CEO
Proven track record running S&OP or demand reviews across multiple countries, sites, or business units
Strong understanding of service, cost, and cash trade-offs
Willingness to balance strategic function-building with daily operational detail
Fluent English

Nice to have

Knowledge of Czech, Slovak, German, or Hungarian
Background in online grocery, perishables, or fast-moving, high-SKU retail environments
Experience acting as a product owner for internal or custom-built planning tools working alongside ML and Product teams

Benefits

Strong fixed salary
Free lunch every day
Fresh fruit & veggies in the office
Three days in the office, 2 days Home Office
Unlimited paid vacation
Peer credits to use in our internal cafeteria
Free Xtra membership
10% cashback on everything you buy on Rohlik.cz
Company sports challenges
Subsidised Multisport card

About the company

Rohlik is Europe’s leading online grocery delivery service. The company is an AI-first company scaling across five countries.