About this role
Join a High-Performance Culture That Drives Innovation and Excellence
At Vertiv, we don’t just hire talent—we cultivate leaders who drive innovation and engage teams to push the limits of what’s possible. As a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, we are scaling up to meet the demands of AI, data centers, and next-gen technology—and we need bold, high-performing individuals like YOU to take us to the next level.
Why Vertiv?
• High-Performance Culture: We empower you to think big, execute with excellence, and deliver impact. Our performance-driven mindset rewards those who challenge the status quo and drive meaningful change. Over 50 CEO Awards are given annually to recognize top talent moving the needle forward. • Leadership Without Limits: Leadership at Vertiv goes beyond just titles—it’s about accountability, trust, and ownership. Our leaders engage and drive with collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric thinking, setting the foundation for an action-focused culture. • Limitless Growth & Learning: We believe in continuous development. Whether through rotational programs or high-impact projects, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your expertise and grow your career. • A Place for Everyone: Our commitment to inclusion ensures that all employee’s unique strengths and perspectives are valued. Your voice matters, your growth is prioritized, and your success is celebrated.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Turn demand, inventory and supply signals into executable replenishment and deployment decisions across the EMEA service-parts network. The role moves planning from fragmented, reactive activity to central, exception-based control.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Run the agreed demand, inventory, supply and deployment planning cadence for assigned product families, customers or locations. • Monitor shortages, projected stockouts, E&O exposure, and supplier constraints; prioritize exceptions by customer and service impact. • Recommend replenishment, purchase, allocation, expedite and cross-network transfer actions; ensure approved purchase requirements are converted to released POs within the defined SLA. • Optimize safety stock, min/max and stocking policies using demand variability, lead time, criticality and target service level. • Maintain planning parameters and master-data quality; investigate data defects and coordinate corrective actions with accountable owners. • Support Kinaxis and related planning-tool deployment, validate recommendations and help transition repeatable low-risk decisions toward controlled automation. • Produce clear root-cause and recovery plans for stockouts and overdue supply and contribute to weekly/monthly performance reviews. • Partner with MU planners, Purchasing, Network Management, Order Management and suppliers to maintain one EMEA plan and rebalance inventory proactively. • Monitor excess stock and proposed E&O reduction and scrubbing.
EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES
• Experience in supply chain, operations, engineering, business or analytics. • Relevant experience in demand, inventory, supply, materials or service-parts planning. • Strong analytical skills; advanced Excel and experience with ERP/planning tools. Kinaxis, Oracle and Power BI are advantageous. • Able to convert data into priorities, decisions and concise management communication. • Comfortable working across countries, functions and time zones in English. • Structured problem-solving, ownership and an exception-management mindset.
SUCCESS MEASURES
• Service level / OTD and fill-rate performance. • Forecast accuracy and bias for assigned scope. • Stockout and projected-stockout recovery time. • Parts availability • Inventory turns, E&O reduction and rebalancing benefit. • Planning-parameter and master-data accuracy.
KEY INTERFACES
Head of Planning & Purchasing; Purchasing; Network Management; Order Management; Product/Engineering; Master Data/IT; suppliers and logistics partner.
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Diversity & Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Customer Focus
Operational Excellence
High-Performance Culture
Innovation
Financial Strength
OUR BEHAVIORS
Own It
Act With Urgency
Foster a Customer-First Mindset
Think Big and Execute
Lead by Example
Drive Continuous Improvement
Learn and Seek Out Development