Planning Global Process Owner (GPO)

Descripción del empleo

WERFEN is a global leader in specialized diagnostics in the fields of hemostasis, acute care, autoimmunity, transfusion, and transplant. Our core business revolves around the research and development, manufacturing, and distribution of diagnostic innovative systems for hospitals and clinical laboratories, for the improvement of patient care.We are a family-owned company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.Analyzes the business needs of users and designs information systems and applications suited to their needs.

The Planning Global Process Owner (GPO) plays a critical role in shaping how Planning

contributes to Werfen’s business performance. This role acts as the global architect, orchestrator

and capability builder of Planning processes, ensuring standardized, scalable and future‑ready

ways of working across regions, markets and divisions. By driving stabilization, harmonization

and continuous innovation, the GPO enables better decision‑making, improved customer service,

optimized cash flow and sustainable cost efficiency. Being change leader, the GPO engages,

inspires and empowers global community members to provide input to a continuous

improvement process, fostering best‑practice sharing and end‑to‑end process excellence

Key Accountabilities

1. Global Process Ownership & Governance

• Act as the global owner and guardian of end‑to‑end Planning processes, ensuring clarity,

consistency and health across the organization.

• Define, maintain and continuously evolve global standards, SOPs and methodologies,

ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements.

• Ensure process outcomes are aligned with Supply Chain and company strategic objectives.

2. Process Design, Innovation & Transformation

• Design and continuously improve simple, customer‑centric and best‑in‑class Planning

processes.

• Drive process‑related innovation leveraging SAP, analytics and emerging AI capabilities.

• Lead the integration of new tools and ways of working into Planning processes, ensuring

scalability and adoption.

3. Community, Capability & Knowledge Development

• Build and lead global Planning process communities across regions and functions.

• Develop state‑of‑the‑art knowledge, capabilities and reference materials within the

organization.

• Oversee the creation and maintenance of training content and learning paths related to

Planning processes.

4. Change Leadership & Implementation

• Drive process implementation, adherence and change management across the organization.

• Engage, inspire and empower stakeholders to actively contribute to continuous improvement

• Ensure effective handover of process changes to Regional and Local Planning teams.

5. Cross‑functional Collaboration & Benchmarking

• Work cross‑functionally with key stakeholders across Supply Chain, IT, Commercial, Analytics,

PMO, Finance, Manufacturing, Service, Logistics and Customer Service.

• Benchmark Planning processes against industry peers and translate insights into tangible

business improvements.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:

This role requires a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, business

administration, engineering or a related field.

This role requires at least five years’ experience in Planning related activities, including at least

one to two years’ prior leadership/managerial experience.

Speaks fluent English. Spanish highly recommended and other languages will be a plus

Skills & Capabilities:

The ideal candidate demonstrates the following traits:

● Focuses relentlessly on process efficiency and in our customers experience

(internal-external)

● Works well under pressure

● Works well in teams

● Pays attention to details

Soft Skills:

● Excellent Communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation

● Interpersonal skills, including the skill of persuasion

● Analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to conduct a root cause

analysis

● Project management skills

● Conflict management skills

● Ability to coach and advise team members

● Ability to provide actionable and well-supported recommendations

● Ability to multitask

Hard Skills:

● Proficient in analytical skills

● Good understanding of main Demand, Supply Planning and production planning

processes

● Understanding of end-to-end supply chain, including customer order management,

invoicing and logistics

Travel requirements:

Up to 10% of time

Información extra

Status

Activa

Estudios requeridos

E.S.O

Localización

Barcelona

Tipo de contrato

Trabajo estudiantes

Publicado el

22-05-2026

Carnet de conducir

No

Vehículo

No

Carta de motivación

No

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