Alfa Laval in Lund is looking for a Global Supply Planner ( Fixed Term 14 Months )
 Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers, and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping. As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build careers too.

About the job

Heat exchangers are vital to the global energy transition, and as the world’s leading manufacturer, Alfa Laval delivers technologies that are up to 50% more energy-efficient than traditional solutions, helping industries reduce energy use today while scaling the clean technologies needed for net zero. Each year, Alfa Laval enables customers to cut energy demand by 100 GW and reduce carbon emissions equivalent to an entire country like Sweden. Business Unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers (BU GPHE) is a global market leader, generating nearly €1 billion in revenue and bringing together 1,500+ experts across the full value chain—from sales and service to R&D and operations—across key hubs in Sweden, China, India, and the United States.

As a Global Supply Planner, you will run the global supply planning process as part of our overall GPHE S&OP process. The job includes responsibility for keeping all participants in the supply planning process on track and moving toward resolution of supply gaps for the defined cycle. Another key responsibility is to implement and support our factories to optimize our inventory. Key purpose of supply planning is to support the S&OP process to be able to answer the question: “how can Operations meet the demand and what will the consequences of the plan be”.

As our Global Supply Planner your responsibilities include:

• Drive the Strategic/tactical Supply Planning process, including capacity and inventory planning
• Close collaboration with Global Demand Planner and S&OP Manager to secure a fully integrated global plan

• Perform impact assessments and improvements
• Support the local planners
• Coordinate alignment between factories, including data consolidation and ways of working
• Perform analysis and give insight/recommendations in case of gaps, risks and opportunities
• Coordinate and consolidate local plans based on both global and local requirements
• Run the Global supply review meetings
• Build supply chain planning awareness within GPHE

The position is based in Lund, Sweden and you will report directly to the Business Controller in BU GPHE, with functional reporting to the S&OP Manager. This role is a fixed term maternity leave cover for 14 months.

What you know

You have a university degree in supply chain management, business administration, technical discipline, or equivalent qualifications gained through experience or certification. You are familiar with planning, Microsoft Office, and business intelligence solutions, and bring experience in reporting, data analysis, and IT systems. Experience in implementing planning processes or systems is an advantage. You communicate confidently in English, while knowledge of Swedish is an advantage.

Who you are

 You take ownership and show leadership in your work, confidently managing a broad range of responsibilities while keeping the bigger picture in mind. You communicate clearly and bring strong presentation and meeting facilitation skills, helping teams work together effectively.

What's in it for you?    

We can offer you a challenging role in an international team, and an open and friendly work environment. We focus on performance and support personal and professional development through well-established people, processes, and opportunities.            

Assessment practicalities     

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games. Playing the games is mandatory.      

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.    

Alcohol and drug testing  

As part of Alfa Laval’s commitment to a safe and healthy workplace, alcohol and drug testing are applied during the pre-employment process.  

For more information, please contact  

Jakob Nilsson, Business Controller BU GPHE, jakob.nilsson@alfalaval.com   

Alexandra Kristensson, GPHE S&OP Manager, alexandra.kristensson@alfalaval.com

Tanja Sukaj, Talent Acquisition Partner, tanja.sukaj@alfalaval.com  

For union information, please contact 

Monica Anderberg, Unionen, at Monica.Anderberg@alfalaval.com 

Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna at Johan.Ranhög@alfalaval.com 

Stefan Sandell, Ledarna at Stefan.Sandell@alfalaval.com 

We review applications continually, so please send yours no later than 25th of November 2026. If the right candidate appears, the ad will be closed earlier. Applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) .