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Nestle Supply Planner - Fixed-term in Assago, Italy
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Nestlé Confectionery in Italy, Milan HQ - Assago
Fixed-term contract (1 year)
Relevant operational experience (1/2 years), in at least one of the following areas: Production Planning; Factory Planning, Supply planning, Purchasing, Factory Production Leadership or Demand Planning
Fluent in Italian and English
Nestlé welcomes people with disabilities
Position Summary
We offer you dynamic job with exposure to experts with various educational and professional backgrounds and opportunity to work in an international company with high standards and opportunities for continuous carrier development.
We are looking for results driven with high attention to detail professional to join our Nestlé Demand and Supply planning team. Your main mission will be managing and optimising the supply flows for our Inter Market Supply products. This will include driving continuous improvement in the planning processes of the end to end supply stream.
The role will allow you to be in a close touch with the EUR DSP community by being part of the Confectionery Above the Market Team. Besides the stakeholders in your area of responsibility, you will therefore have the chance to be in contact with planners of other EUR Confectionary factories and markets.
A day in the life of a Supply Planner
The key responsibilities for this role include:
Looks after Inventories and ensure optimal levels, considering stock covers, DC’s capacity, production cycles and risk management.
Establish and periodically review stock policies for Finished Goods
Balance the need for product availability versus the need to minimise costs of inventory to ensure optimum stocks of the right material in the right location
Analyze exceptions, take business decisions within agreed Framework (based on priorities or after arbitration and prodcut allocation) and adjust planning results accordingly. Establish production requirements for short and long term and to follow up on production plans.
Analyse and effectively communicate relevant information to respective Stakeholders. Highlighting all supply issues in proper advance. Detailing impacts of proposed actions and related trade offs. Ensuring actions and Supply Plans are realistic and achievable in accordance with the Business Planning process.
Challenge Production Planners to manage lot sizes, cycle times to drive optimum FG inventory and required Freshness level. Also challenge Demand Planner to improve Demand Planning Accuracy
Ensures proper Master Data settings and Event Management related SNP visibility (launches, re-launches, discontinuations)
Participate in initiatives to improve the efficiency, reliability, TDC (Total Delivered Cost) and agility of the end-to-end supply stream.
What will make you successful
The successful candidate will focus on providing a fantastic service in satisfying our customer demand whilst optimising cost. To be considered for this role, we’re looking for someone with the following skills and experience:
Relevant operational experience (1/2 years), in at least one of the following areas: Production Planning; Factory Planning, Supply planning, Purchasing, Factory Production Leadership or Demand Planning
Demonstrable experience of managing multiple stakeholders both externally and internally
A good awareness and understanding of business and market trends
An ability to adapt and prioritise effectively in a changing environment
The Closing date for this role is: 3rd July 2024
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