Planning Manager

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About the role

Yubico is looking for a Planning Manager to lead integrated planning across EMEA and APAC and strengthen the connection between regional demand, manufacturing, sourcing and our supplier network.

This role is central to building a proactive and reliable planning model. You will translate market requirements into realistic supply, capacity, material and inventory plans, while improving visibility and collaboration with suppliers and external manufacturing partners.

You will work across Manufacturing & Sourcing, Logistics, Product, Finance, regional commercial teams and Global Planning to identify constraints early, develop scenarios and ensure that supply commitments reflect known capacity, lead-time, configuration and lifecycle realities. You will report to VP, Supply Chain Operations.

The role combines strategic planning, supplier collaboration and hands-on implementation, with a strong focus on supply reliability, inventory health, launch readiness and better decision-making across the network.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Integrated Planning

• Lead EMEA/APAC planning inputs and outputs for global SIOP, supply review and S&OE exception management.
• Reconcile demand, supply, capacity, materials, inventory and product lifecycle considerations into a clear, decision-ready regional plan.
• Develop constrained and unconstrained supply scenarios across relevant planning horizons.
• Translate the consensus demand plan into capacity, material, production, inventory and logistics requirements.

Supplier & Manufacturing Collaboration

• Establish structured forecast-sharing and exception-review routines with key suppliers and external manufacturing partners.
• Work closely with Manufacturing & Sourcing to understand lead times, yields, capacity, order commitments and alternative supply options.
• Ensure supplier, component and manufacturing constraints are accurately reflected in the integrated plan.
• Challenge assumptions and commitments where needed and coordinate actions to resolve material or capacity constraints.

Supply Risk & Inventory

• Identify material, supplier, capacity, quality, logistics and geopolitical risks and develop mitigation scenarios before they affect customer commitments.
• Support inventory segmentation, safety-stock, reorder-point and inventory-positioning decisions.
• Balance service and resilience with working capital, obsolescence and expedite risk.
• Ensure inventory assumptions and exposure across regional nodes and external partners are visible and understood.

NPI, EOL & Lifecycle Planning

• Coordinate planning readiness for product launches, ramp-ups, phase-outs and EOL events.
• Ensure supplier commitments, manufacturing capacity, component availability, master data and inventory run-down plans are aligned.
• Integrate lifecycle assumptions and risks into SIOP and S&OE.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure transitions are executable and risks are identified early.

Planning Excellence

• Standardise regional planning routines, assumptions, data and issue-management processes.
• Improve the use of ERP, analytics and planning workflows to create transparent and traceable supply assumptions.
• Establish clear decision rules and reduce reliance on ad hoc workarounds.
• Share repeatable planning practices across regions, functions and external partners.

Skills and Experience

• Strong experience in supply, material, capacity, production and inventory planning, including constrained planning and scenario development.
• Proven ability to work effectively with suppliers, contract manufacturers and sourcing teams to resolve material and capacity constraints.
• Strong understanding of procurement, sourcing, lead times, supplier performance and the planning implications of commercial decisions.
• Ability to evaluate supply options across service, inventory, cost, working capital and risk.
• Advanced analytical and scenario-planning skills, with the ability to structure incomplete information and communicate clear options and consequences.

You should also be comfortable influencing stakeholders across countries, functions and external organisations, and experienced in designing and embedding more disciplined planning processes.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business or a related discipline.
• Typically 7+ years of experience in supply planning, material planning, manufacturing planning, sourcing/procurement, inventory planning or SIOP/S&OP.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with suppliers, contract manufacturers or external production partners.
• Experience developing supply, capacity or material scenarios across multiple countries, sites or supply-chain nodes.
• Practical experience with NPI, ramp-up, phase-out and EOL planning, including supplier and inventory implications.

Experience with ERP, planning and analytics platforms is required; experience with NetSuite or comparable systems is an advantage.