Materials Planning Team Leader
About the Role
Join our Planning & Logistics HUB in Barcelona and take the lead in shaping how materials planning drives service excellence. As Material Planning Team Leader, you will guide a team of Materials Planners, ensuring strong execution, continuous improvement and talent development, while staying close to day‑to‑day operations.
This is a hands‑on leadership role where you will combine people management, stakeholder collaboration and data‑driven decision‑making to secure materials availability at the right place, time and cost.
What You Will Do
Drive materials planning excellence: Apply and embed standard Materials Planning best practices defined by the PLEx team across the Hub.
Lead and develop people: Manage, coach and grow a team of Materials Planners, fostering accountability, engagement and high performance.
Ensure availability and performance: Safeguard material availability in the right location, quantity and timing to optimize customer service, working capital and cost.
Connect the ecosystem: Act as a key interface between the Hub Supply Planning teams and internal and external stakeholders.
Monitor and improve performance: Define, track and act on KPIs, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Enable transformation: Play an active role in the Supply Planning Transformation roadmap, embracing digital tools and new ways of working.
Drive continuous improvement: Contribute to the Team Leaders network and PLEx initiatives, identifying and implementing improvement opportunities.
Who You Are
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management or a related technical field.
4+ years of experience in production planning, materials management, forecasting or inventory management.
Previous people management experience or a strong, proven capability to lead and develop others.
Strong analytical mindset with excellent problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
Confident communicator with the ability to influence and manage multiple stakeholders.
Advanced user of MS Office; experience with SAP or other ERP/planning tools is a strong plus.
Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well‑Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well‑being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.
Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
31 may 2026
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Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, is to enable customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.
Our leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa. In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 146bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity!
