S&OPIBP Planner (all genders)

About tonies:

tonies is the globally leading interactive audio platform for children with more than 10 million Tonieboxes and 125 million Tonies sold. The intuitive and award-winning audio system has changed the way young children play and learn independently with its child-safe, wireless, and screen-free approach. Tonieboxes have been activated in over 100 countries, the content portfolio includes around 1,400 Tonies in several languages. Since its inception, tonies has achieved significant milestones, including listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in November 2021 as well as a globally present team of over 550 dedicated professionals operating from various countries.

Joining our tonies team means being part of an inspiring mission to create innovative and meaningful experiences for children around the world. Together, we’re shaping the future of play, learning, and imagination.

You as part of tonies:

Support the effective running and continuous improvement of tonies’ global S&OP / IBP process by owning the operational backbone of the monthly cycle. The role ensures meetings are well prepared and well documented, inputs are complete and consistent, and planning insights/KPIs are consolidated into high-quality packs that enable strong cross-functional decisions.

The S&OP / IBP Planner works closely with the S&OP / IBP Lead (Planning CoE) and cross-functional stakeholders to standardise templates, maintain calendars, track actions and decisions, and progressively strengthen data quality, reporting, and planning routines in a low-maturity environment. The role is hands-on and execution-oriented: “make it happen” for the cycle.

Scope

• Operational management and orchestration of the global monthly S&OP / IBP cycle (Demand Review → Supply Review → Pre-IBP alignment → Executive IBP).
• Consolidation of demand/supply/financial inputs into standard meeting packs and dashboards.
• Action, decision, and risk/opportunity tracking across the cycle, ensuring follow-up and transparency.
• Support to planning governance, data discipline, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

Key responsibilities

1) Process (run the monthly cycle “engine room”)

• Own the monthly S&OP / IBP calendar end-to-end: schedule all cycle steps, send invites, manage deadlines, and distribute pre-reads.
• Coordinate input collection across functions and markets (demand, supply, inventory, constraints, NPI, risks & opportunities, financial impacts).
• Ensure meeting readiness for each step (Demand Review → Supply Review → Pre-IBP alignment → Executive IBP): complete inputs, aligned assumptions, clear storyline, decision-focused content.
• Support facilitation during key meetings (timekeeping, parking lot topics, action capture, decision confirmations).

2) Methods (analytics, pack building, insights)

• Build and maintain standard decks/templates for each S&OP/IBP step; consolidate inputs into decision-ready packs (slides, dashboards, summaries) together with the S&OP / IBP Lead.
• Consolidate and validate key planning metrics (e.g., forecast accuracy/bias by horizon, service/OTIF, inventory health, plan adherence, exceptions) and produce concise insights for stakeholders.
• Create practical analyses to explain drivers and patterns (e.g., forecast error by SKU segment, launch vs steady-state performance, constraint drivers).
• Support scenario comparison materials (e.g., constrained vs unconstrained plans, allocation options, inventory trade-offs) for decision-making.

3) Governance (standards, traceability, follow-through)

• Document minutes, decisions, and trade-offs; maintain action logs with owners and due dates; proactively follow up to ensure closure.
• Maintain “single version of the truth” files and version control; ensure consistent structure, naming, and transparency of assumptions.
• Track and update risks/opportunities and mitigations (demand upside/downside, capacity constraints, supplier issues, expedites), and trigger escalations when thresholds are met.
• Support standard ways of working: playbooks, RACI, definitions, data dictionary, and process checklists; propose pragmatic improvements to recurring issues (late inputs, inconsistent assumptions, template gaps).

4) Systems (data discipline, dashboards, tooling enablement)

• Support improvements to data quality and planning master data (hierarchies, lifecycle flags, lead times, MOQs, calendars, planning parameters) in partnership with Planning/Operations/IT.
• Perform basic data checks and reconciliations (e.g., alignment between demand, supply, and KPI files) and surface anomalies early.
• Contribute to disciplined file structures, access management, and naming conventions to reduce errors and rework.
• Support reporting/tooling enhancements: document requirements, prepare test cases, support UAT, gather user feedback, and help bridge business needs with BI/system partners (dashboards, automation, data pipelines).

What we are looking for:

Required experience & capabilities

• 2+ years of experience in demand planning, supply planning, or S&OP / IBP coordination roles.
• Experience on both the demand and supply side of planning, whether through dedicated roles or through managing the intersection of both.
• Orchestrated or co-orchestrated a recurring planning cycle (e.g., monthly S&OP / IBP): collecting inputs from multiple stakeholders, consolidating data, preparing meeting materials, and driving follow-up.
• Experience coordinating across multiple markets, business units, or regions from a central or headquarters role.
• Strong data handling skills: comfortable working with large, imperfect datasets in Excel (pivot tables, structured data handling; PowerQuery a plus).
• Structured communicator who can present complex planning information clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders.
• Experience preparing decision-ready materials: slides, dashboards, concise summaries.
• Comfortable building and improving processes in environments where not everything is fully defined yet.

Nice-to-have

• Experience in durable consumer goods, consumer electronics, or toy industry supply chains.
• Experience with supply chains involving Asia-based manufacturing or sourcing.
• Familiarity with planning tools or BI platforms (e.g., Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau, SAP).
• Continuous improvement mindset: can spot patterns, simplify, and standardise without over-engineering.

Education & languages

• Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, or similar).
• Fluent English required; German a plus.

Why tonies?

• Global Teamwork: We collaborate across departmental and country borders on our vision to bring the Toniebox into every child's room in the world.
• Come as you are: This applies not only to the dress code but also to everything else. Because only where you truly feel comfortable can you give your best.
• Mobility: Choose the option that suits you best - a Deutschlandticket (public transport ticket) for unlimited mobility, a monthly contribution of fifty Euros for an office parking space, a leasing bicycle, or as a remote work subsidy.
• Enhanced Security: Benefit from subsidies for company pension plans, occupational pension schemes, and occupational disability insurance.
• Rest & Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of paid annual leave as well as three additional days off such as Rosenmontag, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. After one year of employment, you can also use up to 10 "toniecation days" (unpaid leave days).
• Flexible Working: Equipped with individual equipment, you can work from home for up to 2-3 days in consultation with your team - depending on your area of responsibility.
• Continuous Learning: Benefit from our internal and external training opportunities as well as an individual learning budget to continuously expand your knowledge.
• Language Learning & Relaxation: Improve your communication skills with the language learning app Babbel and find relaxation through our access to the meditation app Calm.
• Discounts: Benefit from attractive discounts on our entire range of tonies products.

Good to know:

As part of our principles, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity at tonies. We actively celebrate our colleagues’ different abilities, ethnicities, faith and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.

We look forward to receiving your digital application!

Vanessa Hubert-Man

Talent Acquisition Partner