Job Title Personal Health Planning & Distribution Capabilities Leader Job Description The Planning & Distribution Capabilities Leader is accountable for developing, sustaining, and scaling planning and distribution capabilities across Planning & Distribution to enable execution excellence and future readiness. The role ensures that planning and distribution fundamentals, advanced capabilities, and new ways of working are embedded, adopted, and matured across regions, businesses, and planning & distribution roles through impactful training, clear standards, and measurable maturity uplift. In this role the Planning & Distribution Capabilities Leader expressly leverages (agentic) AI to optimize existing and new processes. Own the end‑to‑end Planning & Distribution Capability agenda across Demand, Supply, Inventory, S&OP/S&OE, and up- and mainstream Distribution Define and maintain a clear capability roadmap from fundamentals (systems, processes) to future‑ready capabilities, catering for the end-to-end value stream flow Develop Planning Principles & Policies governing systems, operation rules and processes driving fit-for-purpose standards Shape Planning & Distribution organization and roles design embedded with journey towards world-class capabilities Build a strong, future-ready Planning Capabilities team able to drive capability design, adoption and maturity at scale Deliver impactful training with clear curricula and comprehensive content enabling planners confidence & sustained adoption Anchor capabilities into S&OP and S&OE through training and assessment, enabling operational drumbeat Own capability funnel management with effective governance & strong orchestration across stakeholders driving from demand intake through adoption Lead and steer cross-functional support to drive the end-to-end Planning Capability program with consistent priority, robust tracking and transparent communication Deliver value realization from capabilities investment driven with robust sets of leading and lagging indicators Leverage digital and AI capabilities to scale learning & insights, drive productivity and accelerate decision-making Act as a thought leader in planning excellence, influencing stakeholders at all levels driving change management Own and drive a 360 degree inventory approach and lead the inventory workstream for PH

Requirements

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Experience

Professional

Experience

15+ years of experience in Planning, Supply Chain, Transformation, or Planning Excellence roles within complex, global organizations. Proven experience working across end‑to‑end planning (Demand, Supply, Inventory, S&OP/S&OE, Distribution), with strong understanding of both macro (strategic, long‑term) and micro (operational, execution‑level) perspectives. Demonstrated success in leading large‑scale capability, transformation, or excellence programs from design through full adoption. Proven expertise in the field of applied AI in Planning and/or Distribution. Leadership, Problem Solving & Execution Strong lean leadership and structured problem‑solving capabilities, with the ability to challenge the status quo and drive higher quality standards. Proven ability to sense, assess, and manage risks early, using data, leading indicators, and forward‑looking insights. Disciplined in PDCA monitoring, ensuring initiatives are followed through until completion and sustainable results are achieved.

Experience

with scenario planning and trade‑off decision‑making, particularly in uncertain and complex environments. People, Stakeholder & Talent Management Strong experience in people development and talent management, including building high‑performing teams and future‑ready capabilities. Excellent people and stakeholder management skills, able to orchestrate across functions, regions, and levels of seniority. Recognized as a storyteller and influencer, capable of translating complex topics into clear, compelling narratives. Outstanding communication skills, able to adapt messaging effectively for senior leaders, experts, and operational teams. Program Orchestration & Change Leadership Proven capability to orchestrate complex, cross‑functional initiatives, aligning priorities, dependencies, and stakeholders. Strong change management experience, embedding new ways of working into operational rhythms and behaviors. Comfortable working in environments requiring continuous learning, with high personal learning agility and curiosity mindset. Strategic Orientation & External Perspective Strong orientation toward long‑term planning and capability sustainability, beyond short‑term delivery. Ability to build and leverage networks across the organization and externally, including benchmarking and collaboration with external companies, partners, or thought leaders. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. This is an office based role. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Compensation and benefits Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is €93.049 Gross to €155.081 Gross. Pay within the range is determined using objective factors, including the skills required, relevant experience, role responsibilities, internal equity and local market considerations. The role is eligible for a maximum 6% bonus, linked to KPIs and company results. The full reward approach will be discussed during the interview process. Health and well-being programs supporting mental and physical well-being. Career-growth resources, including a personal development budget, training and coaching. 25 days of annual leave, with the option to purchase up to 20 additional days per year. Company pension, collective health-insurance options, and opportunities to purchase Philips shares and products at a discount. About Philips We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. • Learn more about our business. • Discover our rich and exciting history. • Learn more about our purpose. If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here. # LI-EU #EOS At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. 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