Sales Planner
Posted 6 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Sales Planner ”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyBusiness Administration, Economics (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Study levelCertificate
Company Description
KOSTAL Group is a globally active, family-owned German company renowned for delivering innovative, market-leading solutions in the solar and automotive industries. Founded in 1912, the company has grown into a worldwide organization with around 20,000 employees across 47 locations in 22 countries.
As part of its continued expansion, KOSTAL established KOSTAL Business Services (KBS) in 2022, marking the launch of its first Business Service Centre in Hungary. This hub provides high-level support across key functions including IT, finance, procurement, master data, sales, and human resources.
Designed as a global centre of excellence, KBS focuses on delivering complex, high value-added services that strengthen and support KOSTAL’s international operations.
Job Description
Overall Purpose of the Role
The Sales Planner is responsible for ensuring reliable, transparent, and cross-functionally aligned sales planning. The role involves preparing, maintaining, and analyzing forecasts, planning figures, pricing assumptions, and management reports to support effective decision-making. Working closely with the Head of Sales Planning, the Sales Planner contributes to the company’s continued global growth and strategic development.
Main Tasks, Roles, and Responsibilities
- Prepare, consolidate, present, and analyze short- and long-term sales forecasts in close coordination with the Head of Sales Planning.
- Collect, validate, and follow up on project and pipeline information from internal and external sources.
- Conduct variance analyses, comparing customer demand with vehicle production volumes, market data, and internal planning assumptions.
- Organize, prepare, and support management meetings and account reviews by providing clear planning and performance insights.
- Coordinate and consolidate planning activities across international sites and with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Maintain, review, and update planning figures in the ERP system, ensuring data quality, consistency, and full traceability of changes.
- Communicate planning updates and deviations to Finance, Production, and Logistics, supporting the early identification of potential capacity constraints.
- Develop and continuously improve standard weekly and monthly reports, as well as provide ad hoc analyses in response to management requests.
- Consolidate and prepare data on prices, volumes, and revenue to support decision-making and business performance tracking.
- Monitor business development, nominations, and future opportunities, ensuring transparent status reporting across departments.