Senior Planner/Planner- With agile working
Pubblicato il 13-09-2026 - Alpinestars in Asolo
Alpinestars is the leading global performance motorsports apparel, protection and footwear manufacturer. For over 55 years the company has been providing the world’s best athletes and motorsports enthusiasts in the pursuit of performance excellence with the most technologically advanced products which fuse protection, innovation and style. Thanks to the outstanding quality and continuous innovation of our products, we are currently going through a solid expansion phase on the global market, for w hich we aim to reinforce our strongly international teams with top talent from anywhere in the world.
We are currently on the lookout for a skilled Senior Supply Planner to join our Planning Department , located in Asolo . In this role, you will be responsible for translating Demand into precise Supply Plans, balancing seasonality of products with suppliers capacity. This hands-on role is perfect for someone who is looking to introduce advanced planning methods and external best practices in a dynamically growing work environment.
Supply Planning: You will build medium (6-12 months) and long-term (12-24 months) supply plans for the assigned product categories (eg. You will translate demand forecast into purchase plans (including issuing PO), considering product seasonal peaks, MOQs, lead times, tooling constraints into all your capacity decisions, so to prevent cost escalation and minimize surcharges. You will work with Make-to-Stock and Make-to-Order flows, including replenishment for eCommerce.
You will identify supply risks (capacity, delays, constraints), report on capacity utilization, highlighting inefficiencies and proposing continuous improvements in order to reduce wasted capacity. You will collaborate with Demand Planning to challenge the plan when capacity constraints or cost risks arise.
You will work closely with Purchasing and Supplier Management teams, actively contributing to ensure a timely plan execution.
Inventory Planning & Optimisation: You will develop inventory plans aiming to balance service level goals with inventory turns, excess/obsolete risk, and budget constraints. You will perform ABC and criticality analyses to prioritize availability of Never Out of Stock (NOOS) items. You will also actively work on aged and obsolete inventory, implementing reduction plans, coordinating with Demand on clearance actions, as well as ensuring aging risk is addressed before stock becomes dead.
Continuous Improvement
You will bring to the table your ability to challenge “the way we’ve always done it”, particularly when it limits performance. You will bring forward improvement ideas, methods, and external best practices to improve availability and speed of response within the end-to-end supply chain. A minimum of 5+ years’ experience in inventory and / or capacity planning, ideally within a global consumer goods environment.
Expert-level knowledge of supply planning and inventory optimization techniques, capacity planning logic, and supply chain best practices. Solid data analysis and KPIs reporting skills – i.e. service level by ABC classification, capacity utilization % vs. plan, inventory turns and excess/obsolete levels. Previous experience with leading ERP systems - SO99+, AS400, Microsoft Dynamics (preferred), and BI tools.
Advanced proficiency in Excel. With your strong communication and influencing skills, you will be able to challenge assumptions and driving cross-functional discussions. Comfortable working in a fully English-speaking environment.
Location – Asolo (On-site) Compensation Package - From €40,000 (Depending on experience)