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Tactical Planner

Location:

Lodz, PL, 90-530

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role:

Under the management of the Tactical Planning Manager, the Tactical Planner will be responsible for developing long-term plans (tactical horizon) for Barry Callebaut European production facilities. As part of the monthly S&OP process, the tactical planner will optimize profitability by solving imbalances between demand and supply for the European network. Additionally, the tactical planner will participate in key initiatives and projects to support continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain production plans, inventory plans and external supply plans for the tactical horizon that meets the sign off forecast while optimizing the use of shift regimes in the factories, total inventories and backup supply costs

• Assess and proactively solve lost sales resulting from the plans

• Proactively identify and solve supply chain issues

• Bring unsolvable issues to the relevant decision forum (as part of S&OP)

• Follow-up on actions resulting from the S&OP meetings and ensure implementation of decisions impacting supply taken in the S&OP

• Deliver long-term RM requirements, both for Cocoa and non-Cocoa ingredients; Ensure tactical planning alignment with Cocoa and Sourcing (in collaboration with Regional RM planning)

• Ensure alignment on export plan with other chocolate regions

• Ensure integration/continuity of tactical plan with operational plan; Build bridges with operational team to ensure alignment and adherence to tactical targets and S&OP decisions

• Trigger the production transfer process towards operational planning, to ensure sufficient supply options to absorb volatility in execution, and to foresee BCP options

• Ensure continuous alignment with (/buy-in of) Plants on production volumes, based on agreed planning parameters