Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Responsible for production plans creation

Ensure delivery of an optimised cross-site manufacturing supply plan, that can be scheduled, to maintain the target stock holding of all SKU s to deliver service to BU s.

Responsible to create constrained capacity production plans within the planning horizon

Responsible for the review of detailed line scheduling plans

Responsible for inventory and business waste projections with the market.

Responsible to prepare an execute Supply Review for Platform/Hub as part of the monthly iS&OP cycle

Monitor key service metrics and worst performers with Integrated Planning Lead and directors.

Analyse root-causes for worst performers and support on the definition of action plans

Integration point between Market and GBS

Enables product supply for the commercial change agenda:

Support NPD launches & phase in/phase out changes by ensuring supply planning systems are set up in advance

Effectively communicate changes to the scheduling teams, & the supply plan through the appropriate channels.

Leading on tracking JDA recommendations, planning QTY s and production performance on a weekly basis per site/item to ensure appropriate root cause and corrective actions for any VF impact.

Leading supply control preparation cycle and consolidating region capacity/DOH charts, potential risks and corrective actions on weekly basis.

Leading on daily PSA consolidation for full west europe snacks cluster.

NEW : SMR preparation focus: Preparation work entails 3 key activities, to be completed in a timely manner and in close coordination with BU Demand Fulfillment teams and Sector Capacity Planning teams.

Data preparation

Secure readiness and accuracy of all data needed for critical JDA updates (calendars, production rates, external forecast )

SMR template / plan preparation

Perform Cycle over Cycle analysis to understand changes from previous cycle

Prepare SMR plan using Blue-Yonder S&OP standard template, applying all necessary configuration changes, capacity and supply overlays.

Work on different scenarios to maximise supply and achieve KPI targets.

SMR deck preparation and handover

Run first and second pass plan analysis to identify and solve issues upfront

Prepare SMR deck as per standard template, including all visuals and actions/decision to make

Lead SMR handover meeting to Demand Fulfillment and Capacity Planning teams

Desired Candidate Profile

Responsible for the end to end finished goods supply plan for defined manufacturing facilities to deliver target service, including translating the rough cut capacity plan, as an input from the network modeler, into a daily supply plan within the 0-16wks weeks horizon: Manages inventory and waste risks and creates the distribution plan.

Additionally, supports operational planning and exceptional course correction.

Qualifications

Engineering graduate

Any relevant industry specific Certifications/Memberships (desirable)

Abilities:

Minimum 1 year experience in Supply Planning role (incl. inventory mgmt.)

Experience of planning in supply planning tools eg Manugistics / Prolink

Analytical skills

Masters planning methodologies, optimization etc

Very good collaboration skills and ability to interact with multi-cultural teams spread across geographies

Experience in ERP (SAP) usage must have

Good numeric abilities.

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel

Strong organization

Ability to make sense of complex data, extract and communicate key messages and decision to be made

Flucency in English is a Must