Senior Demand Planner

Senior Demand Planner

Can be based either in Eindhoven, Netherlands OR Cambridge, UK (Hybrid working model)

Closing Date: Thursday 7th May 2026

As Senior Demand Planner within EMEALA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America) here at Illumina, you will lead the regional demand planning and forecasting activities that support both internal and external customers across a diverse and evolving product portfolio. The role is part of the Commercial Operations EMEALA organization This role serves as the integration point between Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain, ensuring a clear, consensus-driven demand signal to enable effective decision-making.

You will be accountable for translating data, market intelligence, and business assumptions into a robust total demand picture that supports Sales and Operations Planning and drives operational excellence. Working in a highly collaborative environment, you will embody our Win Together value by bringing stakeholders (EMEALA Leadership, Subregional Sales Leadership, Global Supply chain, Global Demand Planning) together to deliver shared outcomes that ultimately help make our customers heroes.

Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include, flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and much more!

WHY YOU:

You are an experienced demand planning professional with a strong track record of managing complex forecasts across multiple product lines and time horizons. You bring solid knowledge of demand planning systems and methodologies, ideally within life sciences, medical devices, or high-tech environments, and you are comfortable working with SAP or similar tools.

You thrive in cross-functional settings, confidently facilitating demand reviews and consensus meetings while balancing commercial ambition with supply realities. With strong analytical capability, attention to detail, and clear communication skills, you take accountability for results, challenge assumptions constructively, and continuously look for better ways to improve forecasting accuracy and planning effectiveness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Develop operational and revenue demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation across the EMEALA region and multiple planning horizons.
• Create, maintain, and continuously improve forecast models using SAP Demand Planning and other demand management tools.
• Analyze historical sales trends, research demand drivers, and interpret statistical baseline forecasts, enriching them with market and customer intelligence.
• Coordinate cross-functional analysis to investigate significant variances and update forecasts based on sales, marketing, and financial assumptions.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Finance to understand and align on key demand drivers and risks.
• Partner with Supply Chain and New Product Development teams to highlight growth opportunities, capacity constraints, and product lifecycle impacts.
• Lead the regional consensus demand planning process, facilitating stakeholder meetings to finalize forecasts with transparency and shared ownership.
• Support supply planning by providing clear demand inputs, inventory strategy recommendations, and insights on new product introductions and phase-outs.
• Communicate customer action plans and demand changes clearly and proactively to supply planning partners.
• Design, develop, and maintain demand planning databases, reports, and performance metrics to track forecast accuracy and S&OP effectiveness.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen demand planning capability, governance, and cross-functional collaboration in line with our commitment to excellence.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

Our team members are bright, energetic, and dedicated - they are the driving force behind our innovation and impact. To attract the best and brightest, we offer a competitive employee benefits program. We view it as a smart investment in our people, one that recognises the tremendous value they bring to our business every day. At Illumina, we push boundaries. We think beyond the conventional. We dream big. With the energy of so many bright and accomplished people, the opportunities are endless.