As a Supply Planner, you ensure the continuous, timely, and cost-effective supply of the terminals we operate across The Netherlands. You are responsible for inventory, supply, and capacity planning, and based on that, you optimize logistics, stock targets, and fleet utilization. As part of an international, entrepreneurial team, you maintain close information exchange with your colleagues across the entire VARO Group as well as with our trading and logistics partners. You are also closely involved in planning and logistics processes.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process information related to inventory, demand, production, fleet, terminal constraints, supply, market structure, and margins;
• Particiate in daily optimization meetings;
• Manage loans, deliveries, and third-party inventories (including CSO) of counterparts;
• Make short-term transport decisions (chartering/rental);
• Optimize logistics to achieve inventory targets, improve margins, and maximize fleet utilization of our customers;
• Determine the optimal mode of transport, volume, and supply source for execution together with our operators and other counterparts.

YOUR PROFILE

• You have successfully completed your studies or vocational training in business, supply chain, or logistics. Ideally, you already have professional experience in logistics or supply chain management – preferably in the oil industry;
• Ideally, you have initial experience in rail logistics and/or barge logistics;
• You are able to communicate clearly, confidently, and professionally, and you are an enthusiastic team player;
• You enjoy working in cross-functional teams and you are available for periodic on-call duties;
• You show initiative and act responsibly, independently, and in a structured manner. You think analytically, proactively, and above all solution-oriented in a fast-changing market environment;
• You have experience with ERP and EPRM systems and ideally knowledge of JD Edwards (Oracle).
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FURTHER COMPETENCIES

• Hands-on/can do attitude;
• Team player: flexible, energetic and able to perform in a rapidly changing environment;
• Creativity and innovative capacity to constantly find solutions;
• Stress resistant;
• In addition to English, you are fluent in Dutch, both spoken and written;
• Self-driven and proud to take ownership.

WE OFFER

• A professional and very well connected work environment with a young and international team in a growing company, on the cutting edge of the energy transition;
• Contributing to excellent work delivered by the team, where quality and team spirit are key;
• An attractive workplace in the office in our brand new Rotterdam offices with development opportunities in an international, corporate environment;
• Attractive salary structures, as well as a (partly) employer-financed pension an (electrical) bicycle scheme and more;
• Further benefits such as health management, including for example health consulting. We also cooperate with a specialized external provider, offering services in the realm of personal advice and professional coaching.

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About VAROPreem:
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VAROPreem is a leading energy company created through the combination of VARO and Preem, built on scale, capability, and a proven track record.
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VAROPreem operates an integrated value chain — from sourcing and manufacturing to storage, distribution, marketing, and trading — combining conventional and sustainable energies.
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As Europe’s third-largest independent refiner, we own and operate critical infrastructure, playing a key role in strengthening energy security and enabling the energy transition. Our integrated supply network is among the largest in Europe, meeting nearly 10% of road and marine fuel demand and supporting mobility, trade, and industrial activity every day.

At the same time, we are enabling our customers the shift to lower-carbon energy. VAROPreem is Europe’s second-largest producer of renewable fuels and the 6th largest in the world, with 1.3 million tonnes per year of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) capacity, scaling solutions that deliver real emissions reductions today.

Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with a strong presence across Europe, VAROPreem combines global energy markets expertise with deep customer relationships, operating as a new leading force in energy.

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