Capacity and Production Planner - Perugina

Position Snapshot

• Nestlé in Italy, San Sisto Factory (PG)
• Graduates in Management Engineering or equivalent. 
• At least 2 - 3 years of work experience in Production Planning and Supply Chain 
• Full-time contract 
• Strong analytical skills
• Fluent in Italian and English
   

Position Summary
In this rolw you will support cross-functional team by providing information (e.g. labor requirements, material availability) to establish a feasible production plan within the short-term horizon, by explaining the Production process, the key KPIs (Service Level, Stock Cover, etc) and main constraints specific to the Nestlé factories in scope. You will also contribute to the Detailed Production Planning process on the short-term horizon with a fair understanding of the concepts and methodologies and with a basic usage of the standard Nestlé tools (e.g. SAP/APO). 

Key Outputs / Deliverables      

• React quickly to changes in both supply and demand to realign or reprioritize the production plan to minimize supply risks in an optimized way.
• Integrate processes with Information System applications (SAP) to reduce manual activities and improve automatism.
• Implement processes improvements to deliver tangible benefits (e.g.: time saving, increased efficiencies, etc.).
• Identify conflicting objectives and challenges that have an impact on the production plan within the short-term horizon with the objective of reducing total delivered costs.
• Identify and effectively address all production issues or constraint within the short-term horizon (e.g. plant shutdown) and to review production cycles, lot sizes, plant capacity & utilization, etc. in a dynamic context.
• Liaise with the MRP planner to ensure that material availability will not impact production plans and work with them towards the best resolution to protect customer service in case of shortage.
• Cooperate with Production & Technical to ensure information flow and right prioritization.

 

What will make you successful

• Management engineering degree or equivalent
• Fluent English & Italian
• At least 2 - 3 years of work experience in Production Planning and Supply Chain 
• Good knowledge of Excel, Power BI, SAP 
• Strong communication and relational skills
• Collaborate proactively with innovative and constructive approach
• Mental agility, insight, analysis and synthesis