Volume Planning Assistant Manager (M/F/D)

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Volume Planning Assistant Manager (M/F/D)

at Kia Italia in Milan, Italy

Kia is, together with its sister brand Hyundai, the fifth-largest automotive company in the world. Since its foundation in 1944, Kia has been a significant player in the booming automotive industry, not only in South Korea but worldwide. People drive KIA cars in about 180 countries.

At Kia, the best and brightest employees contribute their different perspectives and knowledge to innovative and creative mobility solutions. The company fully supports its workers through policies that outline clear goals that include a free and creative working environment. We offer all-out support to realise a creative corporate culture, one in which people can lead a happy work-life balance.

The Volume Planning Assistant Manager is responsible for coordinating all planning activities across the volume and demand planning process, from sales forecasting to factory ordering. By working closely with Product, Supply Chain, and Sales teams, the role ensures consistency and accuracy of volume plans, secures stock availability to meet commercial targets, and minimises ageing risk, while optimising stock allocation within compound capacity limits. This role plays a strategic function in aligning planning operations with Kia’s business goals and market dynamics, thanks to a close collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders.

Your Mission: 

• Coordinate planning activities, ensuring consistency across sales forecasts and plans, production planning, and order strategies.

• Support the development and accuracy of volume plans, ensuring alignment with market demand, sales objectives, and stock levels.

• Collaborate closely with Product and Supply Chain teams to define and implement the optimal ordering strategy based on retail forecasts and network needs.

• Monitor and analyse dealer network stock status, supporting stock allocation activities and identifying potential imbalances or shortages.

• Track and review order intake trends, ensuring consistency with planning targets and reacting promptly to deviations or opportunities.

• Act as a point of contact with European Headquarters for production volume discussions and order feasibility.

• Provide regular reporting and scenario analysis to support decision-making on volumes, order strategies, and stock allocation.

• Work cross-functionally with key departments and teams (Sales, Product, Logistics, Finance) to ensure cohesive and efficient planning processes.

• Identify planning gaps, risks, or inefficiencies and proactively propose corrective actions or optimisations.

Your Talents:

• University degree

• Proven experience in volume or demand planning, preferably within the automotive industry (2-3 years)

• Proficiency in inventory management systems

• Italian: fluent, spoken and written

• English: fluent, spoken and written

• MS Office proficient

• Working knowledge of Tableau and/or Anaplan will be considered a strong plus

  
  

The ideal candidate has a consistent analytic background, precise, proactive and with an enquiring attitude.

S/he has excellent communication skills to interact effectively with internal teams and external customers.

S/he can adapt to a fast-paced environment and work collaboratively.

Contractual grade: First Level CCNL or above.

Some of the Benefits:

⏰ Flexible Hours

💻 Hybrid working (up to 2 days a week remote working)

🚗 Special Leasing Options for Kia vehicles

🎁 Complementary permits (birthday leave, family care permits …)

👶 Enhanced Paternity Leave

🍕 15€ meal voucher

📚 Subscription to LinkedIn Learning

🎉 Recreational activities for employees

Location:

Kia Italia Head Office is based in the Pharo building in Milan, strategically located between Portello and CityLife in a vibrant, service-rich area. Pharo is a symbol of sustainability, featuring energy and water efficiency, reduced CO2 emissions, and high-quality indoor environments, earning the prestigious LEED Platinum certification. This alignment with sustainability underscores our dedication to a greener future, which is a core value of our company and is embodied in our headquarters.

The offer is addressed to people of both genders in compliance with Legislative Decree n. 198/2006.

The interested candidates should send a detailed resume providing explicit authorisation of Personal Data Treatment (GDPR - Regulation EU 679/2016). We also recommend mentioning whether a work permit/visa to live and work in the country of recruitment is required.