Procurement & Planning Manager

Why join us?

Founded in Copenhagen in 2002 with the ambition of creating contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories for modern living, HAY’s vision is to create high-quality and well-designed products in collaboration with some of the world’s most talented, curious, and courageous designers. Through the commitment to sophisticated industrial manufacturing processes, HAY strives to make good design accessible to the widest possible audience.

PROCUREMENT & PLANNING MANAGER
Based in Horsens

Do you love to lead a team and collaborating across functions to create results? Do you have solid experience with procurement, supply planning and supply chain roles? You wish to become a part of a Danish design brand in an international context?

If yes, please read on!

At our office facilities by the harbor edge in Horsens, you will become part of an energetic office community, consisting of approx. 100 colleagues looking forward to welcoming you to our team.
 

About the job

As Procurement & Planning Manager at HAY, you will lead a well-functioning Procurement & Planning team covering the Furniture and Lighting categories — two of HAY’s important and complex product areas.

At HAY, we support each other, value respect, and stay committed, motivated, and focused even in a high-paced environment. Your daily work will involve balancing strategic priorities with hands-on execution and driving multiple critical initiatives simultaneously.

Travel to suppliers in Europe and Asia (approximately 20 days per year) is expected.

Furthermore, the Procurement & Planning Manager secures stable, efficient, and compliant end-to-end supply execution across HAY’s Furniture and Lighting categories. The role leads Operational Procurement & Planning, ensuring accurate supply planning, disciplined purchase-to-pay execution, strong data quality, and reliable supplier performance — driving improvements in performance and inventory across the business through close collaboration across functions and strong, trust-based supplier partnerships.

More specifically, your daily tasks will include:

• Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead, support, and develop a Procurement & Planning team (10 employees)
  • Set clear direction, drive motivation, and ensure strong execution discipline
  • Foster a team-oriented culture focused on collaboration, shared ownership, and daily operational results
  • Step into operational tasks when needed to secure business continuity
• Operational Procurement Execution
  • Manage daily PO creation, confirmations, delivery follow-up, and supplier escalations
  • Ensure contract adherence and strong P2P process compliance
  • Continuously optimize internal procurement and planning processes through hands-on involvement in daily operations
  • Maintain close coordination with Category Buyers / Sourcing Managers, Sales Operations, Logistics, and Quality
• Supply & Inventory Planning
  • Lead supply planning for Furniture & Lighting and translate forecasts into feasible supply plans.
  • Identify and mitigate supply risks, long lead times, and capacity constraints.
  • Provide clear supply visibility to Commercial, Product Development, and Category Management.

• Supplier Performance & Tactical Buying
  • Monitor operational supplier performance (OTIF, confirmation time, lead time adherence)
  • Build, maintain, and strengthen close working relationships with suppliers to ensure high delivery performance and proactive issue resolution
  • Resolve issues in close collaboration with Category Buyers / Sourcing Managers
  • Execute tactical buying within agreed contracts and sourcing strategies
  • Support onboarding, audits, compliance, and documentation processes

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Ensure smooth transitions from Sourcing and Product Development into operational readiness
  • Support Sourcing Managers with launch readiness, timelines, and supply implications
  • Coordinate inbound performance, packaging, and receiving with Logistics and Warehouse teams
  • Communicate planning updates and supply insights to Commercial and Leadership teams

Are you the Procurement & Planning Manager we are looking for?

Role expectations

• You have experience in leading teams, coordinating projects, or driving operational initiatives
• You are highly team-oriented and motivated by collaborating across functions to create results together, every day
• You combine stakeholder openness with a structured, fact-driven improvement mindset.
• You collaborate naturally and follow through to ensure successful implementation
• You see the big picture while managing details with a customer- and business-oriented mindset
• You are motivated by building clarity, structure, and momentum for your team
• You have strong communication and stakeholder management skills
   

Experience required

• 5+ years of experience in procurement, supply planning, or end-to-end supply chain roles
• Experience within furniture or high-mix industries is an advantage
• Strong IT and analytics skills (D365, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong process, data, and governance mindset
• Fluent in Danish and English

You want to be a part of HAY?

Then do not hesitate to send us your application and CV, preferably in English, as soon as possible and no later than Sunday 1 February 2026. We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis.

If you have any further questions regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact John Cain at [email protected].

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. HAY is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at  [email protected].