Demand and Supply Planner
Valmet Aktiebolag · Karlstad · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-11-10
Valmet Aktiebolag is hiring a **Demand and Supply Planner** to lead demand and supply planning for its Tissue Business within a global Sales and Operations Planning function. Working across sales, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and procurement, the role focuses on balancing capacity, cost, and delivery performance. Core responsibilities include preparing manufacturing demand forecasts, creating sales schedules during the sales phase, assessing manufacturability and material requirements, and modeling production and capacity scenarios with financial impacts. The position also entails analyzing operational risks, identifying bottlenecks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize project delivery plans. Candidates must have experience in **Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)** within industrial machinery or project-based engineer-to-order (ETO) environments. The role requires strong analytical skills, proficiency in planning and analysis tools such as Power BI and workflow automation solutions, an understanding of capacity planning across engineering and production, and clear written and spoken English. An engineering background is considered an advantage. Final employment is subject to standard **background checks and drug testing**.
Take the lead as Demand and Supply Planner in a global planning environment
Are you a proactive and analytical professional ready to shape how demand meets supply on a global scale? Join a dynamic Sales and Operations Planning function where you lead demand and supply planning for the Tissue Business. You work at the sales, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to balance capacity, cost, and delivery performance. You turn complex data into clear plans, enabling efficient operations and strong customer outcomes.
This is your opportunity to influence strategic decisions, drive collaboration across teams, and contribute to a high impact, international business environment.
Your responsibilities
- You prepare and maintain manufacturing demand forecasts using inputs from capital and service sales.
- You create and manage sales schedules during the sales phase, balancing demand with production, procurement, engineering, logistics, and capacity.
- You assess manufacturability and review material requirements together with manufacturing teams.
- You build production and capacity scenarios, including cost and financial impact, based on forecasts.
- You analyze risks, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize delivery plans and performance.
What we expect from you
- You have experience in S&OP (Sales and Operation Planning) in industrial machinery, or project‑based (ETO) environments.
- You bring strong analytical skills and you have proficiency in planning and analysis tools (e.g., Workflow automation solutions, Power BI).
- You have experience supporting sales phase planning, including cost, capacity, and scenario analyses.
- You understand capacity and resource planning across engineering and production.
- You communicate clearly in English, both written and spoken.
- Engineering background is considered as an advantage.
To succeed in this role, you will require the following:
You bring a structured and proactive mindset and enjoy turning data into actionable plans.
You collaborate effectively across teams and communicate insights that influence decisions.
You thrive in a fast-moving, global business environment and enjoy turning change and complexity into opportunities.
We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles - practical behaviors that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:
- Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through
- Lead with courage – Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly
- Build on trust – Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety
- Collaborate for growth – Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value
We offer
Join a Sales and Operations Planning team that works closely with sales, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chains to align demand and supply across the Business. The team focuses on balancing production capacity, improving forecasting accuracy, and enabling efficient project delivery. You will work in a collaborative, international environment where your insights directly impact business performance and customer satisfaction.
Valmet offers an inspiring and challenging position with opportunities for growth and development in a global network. You will benefit from a supportive team environment, modern tools, and flexible ways of working that support both your professional and personal development.
Want to know more?
Did we catch your interest? For further information, please contact Andrea Pieri, Director, Sales and Operation Planning, at andrea.pieri@valmet.com. Please not that we do not accept applications via e-mail.
Send us your application by November 10, 2026, by filling in our online application form. Please also attach your CV to the application.
We will start interviews before the application deadline, so please submit your interest at your earliest convenience.
We perform background checks and alcohol/drug testing for all employees in Sweden, in line with our commitment to a safe and secure workplace.
We kindly decline any assistance from recruitment and staffing agencies.
When everything works together
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 18,500 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.
At Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential, never on personal characteristics such as gender, gender identity, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views.
Join the team – and lead the way with us!
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