Teamlead Demand Planning

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You're passionate about efficient supply chain processes, you think data-driven, and you want to drive real impact projects in a fast-paced environment? Then you're exactly who we're looking for As Teamlead Demand Planning & Forecast Management, you take full end-to-end responsibility for precise, agile, and scalable demand and production planning at IronMaxx — becoming a key driver of our international growth strategy.

In this role, you lead a Planning & Ordering team, work closely with Sales, Procurement, Product Development, and Production, and ensure that our supply chain becomes smarter, faster, and more efficient every single day.

Ready to perform? Your tasks with MAXXimum focus
Operational Excellence

• Ownership of creating, enhancing, and maintaining accurate forecasts, demand plans, and production plans.
• Close collaboration with Sales, eCommerce, Finance, and Product Development to ensure precise demand alignment.
• Efficient use and continuous improvement of our demand-planning tools (e.g., SAP Business One, Streamline) to increase forecast accuracy.
• Steering of material planning, production planning, and supply chain processes across all stages.
• Monitoring production progress, delivery status, stock levels, and potential bottlenecks.
• Analysis of forecast deviations, derivation of corrective actions, and implementation of sustainable improvements.
• Ensuring smooth material and product flows through close coordination with all internal interfaces.
• Managing and coordinating suppliers — including contract handling and proactive communication.
• Supporting projects focused on efficiency, cost optimization, and process improvement within the supply chain.

Strategic Development

• Expansion and optimization of company-wide planning and sourcing processes.
• Active contribution to IronMaxx's international supply chain and procurement strategy.
• Further development of the demand-planning strategy based on market trends, seasonality, and technological innovation.
• Creation of scenario analyses and business cases in collaboration with Sales, eCommerce, Finance, and Management.
• Identification of risks, opportunities, and optimization potential across the entire supply chain.
• Participation in cross-functional projects related to process optimization and the implementation of new technologies.

Leadership & Team Empowerment

• Functional and disciplinary leadership of a cross-functional Planning & Ordering team.
• Establishing transparency, ownership, and high-performance structures within the team.
• Acting as a sparring partner for Management, Sales, Procurement, and Product Development.
• Responsibility for budget, KPIs, performance monitoring, and reporting of relevant metrics.
• Deputizing for the Head of Forecast / Demand Planning / Ordering and taking on extended leadership responsibilities.

Your skillset - as strong as our protein

• Completed degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a comparable field.
• Several years (5+) of experience in Demand Planning / Forecasting / Supply Chain (ideally in FMCG/Food/E-Commerce/Pharma).
• Confident handling of ERP and planning tools (e.g., SAP Business One, Streamline) plus strong analytical and Excel skills.
• First experience in functional leadership or team coordination.
• Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented way of working.
• High affinity for process optimization, data, and KPIs.
• Very good English language skills.

About us

Quality & Innovations from IronMaxx Nutrition

Premium sports nutrition - Designed in Germany

Producing the best sports nutrition worldwide is the goal of IronMaxx.

The production of highly efficient sports nutrition of the best quality and the constant further development of our products led to the award of the State Prize for Excellent Food Quality by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. However, this is no reason for us to rest on our laurels - we are constantly working with the greatest passion to offer you supplements that inspire, work and taste great The integration of the latest study results and the evaluation of practical field research in cooperation with professional sports clubs and our customers have led to permanent innovation in the development of new sports and fitness nutrition at IronMaxx Nutrition since the company was founded in

In addition to the basics of sports nutrition in the areas of strength/endurance, muscle building and diet, this includes effective nutritional supplements for health and prevention, intelligent new combinations of active ingredients and improved dosage forms, such as our Tricaps.

In the area of protein products, for example, IronMaxx has set a milestone in the evolution of the latest sports nutrition products with the development of water-based protein powders in over 31 flavors. The sweet spread with the world's highest protein content, IronMaxx Protein Creme, also comes from us.

Designed in Germany - as a German sports nutrition manufacturer, IronMaxx is also committed to outstanding quality and seamless quality control.

High performance - the goal is the goal.

Well-known professional clubs, such as the eight-time German ice hockey champions, the "Kölner Haie", or the traditional handball club VfL Gummersbach with its unique success story, have relied for years on the efficient sports nutrition from IronMaxx and on our expertise in the use and mode of action of nutritional supplements.

While in many areas of life the "path is often proclaimed as the goal", our customers usually have a very clear idea of their "dream body" and its desired performance. This passion to achieve their personal goal is something we share with all our partners and customers - be it an athletic body, achieving new personal bests, reducing body weight or achieving sporting team success.

IronMaxx products have therefore become an integral part of the product range of many European fitness studios, wholesalers, pharmacies and body stores in recent years due to their high quality.

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