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Nestle Factory Planner in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Factory Planner
POSITION SNAPSHOT
Location: Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Company: Nestlé Saudi Manufacturing
Full-Time Contract
Reports to: Factory Planning Manager
POSITION SUMMARY
Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, if you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.
We are looking for a Materials Planner, providing consistently Materials Requirement Plan, complying with Raw & Pack Inventory Policies.
Focus of this role is to:
Review Raw & Pack inventory levels against stock cover policy on a regular basis and align with procurement team on the needed requirements
Check weekly and monthly production plans from Raw & Pack availability perspective and coordinate with production planner for production plans adherence
Coordinate with Factory Logistics team for receiving priorities
Coordinate with QC Team for inspection priorities
Review stock cover policy for Raw & Pack to cover against Demand & Supply Variability
Create feasible production plan within DSP period as per the agreed rules and taking into consideration the factory situation (Line availability, capacity, resources, etc)
Ensure Materials availability and avoid line stoppages
Ensure Supply to fulfill the Business targets
A DAY IN THE LIFE …
Functional Responsibilities
Cost and service: Define clear rules to be used for planning in the factory and align with all stakeholders. These rules must take into consideration the Business objectives and Priorities. Review regularly the rules based on the evolving environment and factory situation.
Service: Create feasible and optimized materials plan taking into consideration Lead Times, Minimum Order Quantity, Total Shelf Life, Targeted Service Level and Demand & Supply Variability.
Process Compliance: Facilitate and create alignment in weekly planning reviews. Provide key outputs involving multiple functions in monthly Planning Reviews (Demand & Supply Team, Production Planners, Business Unit, Supply Chain & Factory) to ensure alignment between Operations and Business
What will make you successful…
Academic Experience: Bachelor degree in Supply Chain / Procurement
Operational Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience of which 2 years at a supervisory level.
MRP (Material Requirement Planning)
Logistic Coordinator
Warehousing
Production / Production Planning
Demand & Supply Planning
Exposure to:
Factory Master Data Management
Factory / Supply Chain KPIs Management
Customer Service