Supply Chain Specialist (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities:

• Developing inventory plans for finished goods based on sales forecasts and production schedules. 
• Developing air shipment plans based on the change of international shipment, production and sales.
• Setting and maintaining safety stock levels to avoid stockouts or overstock and adjusting the planning according to the sales strategy
• Tracking KPIs such as turnover rate, days of inventory and slow-moving items to optimize inventory performance. Generating inventory health reports and present insights to stakeholders.
• Managing inventory distribution across multiple warehouses or regions to support reallocation needs.
• Regularly refreshing RMA product clearance guidance and monitor the progress of the refurbishment
• Collaborating with Sales, Purchasing, PMC, Production, Operation and Warehouse teams to ensure execution of inventory plans. Managing supplier lead times and optimize purchase order cycles. 
• Handling demand changes, urgent orders, or customer pull-ins with timely planning adjustments
• Analysing root causes of inventory variance and implement corrective actions.
• Using warehouse management systems to configure and manage planning modules.
• Support implementation of inventory models in WMS. Developing inventory dashboards and reports to improve visibility and decision-making.

Your Profile:

• Successfully completed academic degree (Bachelor or higher) in Supply Chain, Logistics, Statistics, or Business Analytics.
• Experience with stock & operations planning or supply planning processes is a plus.
• Full working proficiency in English and Chinese and additional working proficiency in German is beneficial
• Advanced Excel proficiency (Power Query/Power Pivot is a plus); SQL/Power BI preferred.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems and inventory optimization logic

What we offer:

• An independent role with own responsibilities in an innovative, and market-leading international company. 
• A friendly and motivated team, great opportunities to develop yourself with the company.
• Partial home office possible.
• An attractive salary with target-related OTE bonus.
• 28-31 annual holidays. 
• Company pension scheme (betriebliche Altersvorsorge).
• Good incentive plan including monthly food voucher, voucher for birthday, presents for on- and offboarding, marriage, childbirth, company anniversary, International Women’s Day, and so on.
• Employee referral award. 
• Regular team events (monthly tea time, quarterly team building, Christmas party, etc.).
• Ergonomic office chairs and height-adjustable workplaces.
• Modern office with free parking places.
• Free drinks and good tea and coffee.
• Employee discounts on our wide range of our products.

About us

Headquartered in the United States, TP-Link is a global provider of reliable networking devices and smart home products, consistently ranked as the world’s top provider of Wi-Fi devices. The company is committed to delivering innovative products that enhance people’s lives through faster, more reliable connectivity. With a commitment to excellence, TP-Link serves customers in over 170 countries and continues to grow its global footprint.

With a proven heritage of stability, performance, and value, TP-Link has curated a portfolio of products that meet the networking needs of all individuals. Now, as the connected lifestyle continues to evolve, the company is expanding today to exceed the demands of tomorrow.

TP-Link Deutschland started in April 2009 in Germany, housing the Sales and Marketing team for DACH region, and providing support and central warehouse for the WEU region. Through our renowned distribution, online and retail partners, we distribute a comprehensive range of award-winning SOHO products (WLAN, DSL, Powerline, repeaters, UMTS / LTE, print servers, IP cameras, smart home devices) and SMB products (Switch, router, SFP modules, media converters, network adapters, video surveillance) and so on.