Demand Planner Manager

GROW WITH US: Tandem Diabetes Care creates new possibilities for people living with diabetes, their loved ones, and their healthcare providers through a positively different experience. We’d love for you to team up with us to “innovate every day,” put “people first,” and take the “no-shortcuts” approach that has propelled us to become a leader in the diabetes technology industry.

STAY AWESOME: Tandem Diabetes Care is proud to manufacture and sell the Tandem Mobi system and t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ+ technology — an advanced predictive algorithm that automates insulin delivery. But we’re so much more than that. Our company’s human-centered approach to design, development, and support delivers innovative products and services for people who use insulin. Because many of our own team members live with type 1 diabetes, or have a loved one impacted by diabetes, the work is personal, and we are committed to the cause. Learn more at tandemdiabetes.com
A DAY IN THE LIFE:

At Tandem Diabetes Care , we are creating new possibilities for people living with diabetes, their loved ones, and healthcare providers through a positively different experience.

We are looking for a Demand Planer Manager to join our International team. This role is based in the Netherlands and offers a remote working arrangement. The successful candidate should be willing and able to travel regularly to other international locations as required to support business needs.
In this influential role, you will lead demand planning, forecasting, inventory allocation, and operational coordination across Tandem’s international distributor and direct markets. You will help align customer demand, product availability, revenue expectations, and fulfilment plans while strengthening the processes and partnerships that support our continued international growth.

STAY AWESOME:

Tandem is dedicated to making diabetes technology more intuitive, innovative, and human. We combine advanced technology with a personal connection to our mission, always keeping the needs of people living with diabetes at the heart of what we do.

As our Demand Planer Manager, you will turn market insights and commercial priorities into clear, actionable demand plans. Working across Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Marketing, Regulatory, and distributor partners, you will help identify risks early, optimise inventory, and ensure international markets are ready for product launches and changing customer needs.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

In this role, you will:

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Own the monthly demand planning and forecasting process for Tandem’s international distributor partners and direct markets.

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Consolidate market forecasts and analyse forecast accuracy, bias, demand variability, purchasing patterns, and emerging trends.

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Establish effective planning rhythms, including monthly reviews with direct markets and quarterly demand reviews with distributor partners.

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Lead and participate in S&OP discussions covering demand, inventory health, service levels, purchasing patterns, and operational risks.

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Build strong partnerships with country leadership and distributor teams to gather real-time market intelligence, commercial insights, competitive developments, tender opportunities, and launch information.

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Challenge assumptions and investigate material forecast changes, demand spikes, demand erosion, inventory imbalances, and unusual ordering trends.

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Create consensus demand plans that balance market expectations, inventory availability, supply constraints, financial objectives, and operational capabilities.

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Align forecasts with open orders, shipment plans, product availability, and fulfilment expectations in partnership with Operations Specialists, Logistics, Fulfilment, and Supply Chain.

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Support new product introductions, software releases, product enhancements, and discontinuations by developing market-specific forecasts, inventory strategies, and transition plans.

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