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.

• 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

• Engineering graduate
• Any relevant industry specific Certifications/Memberships (desirable)
• 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
• Fluency in English is a Must