Demand and Supply Planner

Job description

Nestlé UK & Ireland

Are you looking to broaden your skill-set in a role that offers development and progression? Are you keen to make your mark in an established global company? Then this could be the role you're looking for…

We're looking for a Supply Stream Planner , based in our Supply Chain team in Tutbury. You'll be rewarded with an attractive package (depending on experience, up to 8% bonus and excellent wider benefits). More importantly, you'll be working with a range of products that will inspire you

Our Story
Nestlé SA is the world's leading health, wellness and nutrition company, with over seven thousand employees in the UK and Ireland alone across the 19 sites. We are proud to produce some of Britain's best loved brands such as Kit Kat, Nescafé, Smarties, Buxton, Go Cat and Shreddies. Around 95% of UK households consume our brands and more than two billion Nestlé products are sold in the UK every year.

Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after circa £500 million investment over the last few years. The factory is a centre of excellence for Nescafé products around the world producing freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee technologies and is at the forefront of coffee innovation globally.

Our Opportunity
We have a great opportunity for a Supply Stream Planner to join our team in Tutbury.

Reporting to the Product Supply Stream Lead, you will be responsible for creating and managing a supply plan recognising all constraints within the supply stream for those assets you manage, so as to meet customer demand.

Main responsibilities include:
Planning the detailed schedule for the short term horizon (2-3 weeks with production).
Planning the long term capacity, managing stock projections in the long term and ensuring the plan meets our demand requirements. This also includes SNP which is managing stock by location, both in the UK and Export Markets.
Working daily with demand planning, the factory and customer services to ensure we have the optimum level of stock cover and maintain excellent customer service whilst minimising cost/complexity in the factory.
Managing stock in both the UK and export markets and working with other members of the supply planning stream to ensure we can produce what's required to meet the deployment plan.

You
Ideally of Graduate calibre (or equivalent) you will have strong knowledge and experience of supply chain preferably in an end to end planning role. You'll have a strong problem solving mindset, as well as the ability to challenge and improve existing processes. You'll have business experience, preferably gained in a Supply Chain background.

The role involves working with large teams and interacting with people of all levels (both internally and externally) and you'll be required to be an effective influencer and communicator. With excellent numeracy and analytical skills you'll also demonstrate an excellent understanding of software applications e.g. Windows & Microsoft Office.

Your excellent teamwork and communication skills, will be accompanied with a self-motivated attitude and flexible approach. This is a great opportunity to work within a talented and dedicated team, in what will be a challenging role. In return we will offer you all the support and guidance necessary to succeed in this role with the opportunity to support a great career in an international FMCG.

What you need to know
The closing date for this role is 9 th October 2015. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don't delay in submitting your application online.

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