Supply Planner
Nestle
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lisbon • 🇵🇹 Portugal
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Establish Monthly Production Review with internal and external manufacturers;
- Follow a feasible 18 months production plan, built by the manufacturer and based on total requirements;
- Establish committed capacity, including timing proposals for suppliers shutdowns, investments;
- Ensure successful product launches and phase-outs by liaising with the Category Demand Planner in order to understand if launch or phase-out information has been submitted to the markets;
- Analyze and evaluate the supply plans and net dispatch requirements to satisfy customer needs taking into account the network complexity and the supply constraints;
- Consistently achieve sustainable Stock Availability levels across markets within the Working Capital and Freshness objectives by ensuring that the weekly planning process is executed on time;
- Plan and optimize mixed loads taking into account transportation constraints and costs;
- Check and challenge Market's stock availability and stock cover results;
- Challenge and support Demand Planner to drive forecast accuracy improvement;
- Optimize inventory levels in the International Distribution Centers;
- Optimize and automate processes in order to improve the ways of working of the team.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field would be relevant
- Experience in one of the following areas: Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Production Planning or Supply Chain from multinational companies
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel)
- A preliminary experience with SAP-APO and SAP-R3 is a plus
- Skilled with PowerBI and Python would be a plus
- Fluency in English
- Analytical skills and an eye for detail
- Ability to think outside the box and challenge the status quo
- Ability to set priorities and highly proactive
- Strong team player
- Stakeholder management and engagement
- Tradeoff management
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Supply PlanningDemand PlanningProduction PlanningSupply ChainAnalytical skillsForecast accuracy improvementInventory optimizationProcess automationMixed load planningStock availability management
Soft skills
Attention to detailProactiveTeam playerStakeholder managementEngagementTradeoff managementAbility to set prioritiesCritical thinkingChallenging the status quoCommunication
Certifications
Master’s degree in Engineering