Director, Network Planning

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At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

 

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

 

 

Position Summary:

The Director of Network Planning develops and leads strategic initiatives that ensure Nestlé’s Distribution network provides dynamic agility and speed at scale in support of our customer fulfillment activities. This role is responsible for everyday throughput, effective long-term sizing of our network, throughput capability and primary and secondary deployment of finished goods throughout all networks. The director collaborates across key internal business groups, including Physical Logistics (Transportation/Warehousing/Customer Service), Planning, Finance, Division/Operating Company leadership as well as external business partners to design and execute strategic initiatives that contribute to on-time delivery, total delivered cost, and market-share increasing customer segmented solutions. 

 

This role is based in Solon, Ohio and works a hybrid schedule blend of in office/work from home.

 

Job Responsibilities:

Manage the teams responsible for Network Strategy, Deployment, and Business Optimization and Strategy to achieve maximum throughput and capability of Nestlé’s Fulfillment network and ensuring COF at the most optimal cost.  Utilize the Talent Performance Management and other Nestle team/employee tools to ensure adequate resources, development and succession within the team. 
 
Network Planning People Leadership

• Create and foster high performance culture (through leadership of direct reports and across greater supply chain organization), focused on engagement, accountability, innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and Nestlé Ways of Leading.
• Hire, develop, coach, evaluate, reward, and retain a highly-qualified team of supply chain professionals.
• Ensure that the organization has strong end to end mindset as well as analysis, problem solving, and continuous improvement skills.
• Lead and develop a team that consistently delivers to improvement of inventory flow, service and cost goals, as well as seamlessly navigates change and transitions to commercial and route to market strategies 

 

Network Strategy and Execution 

• Develop end-to-end product flow strategies to optimize availability and costs across all Divisions and Operating Companies and product groups.
• Responsible for communication and establishment of  Fulfillment key metrics to business stakeholders

 

Own/deliver Fulfillment Update to business stakeholders 

• Responsible for the tactical execution and direct prioritization of the networks including leading cross functional Network Execution meetings to ensure operations stays on time to our customers.
• Responsible for key cross functional inputs needed for planning based on actual performance (throughput, appointments, pallet positions).
• Coordinates outside storage needs based on requirements determined through short and medium term distribution plan including shared space capacity considerations across operating companies and influencing outside storage requirements where needed
• Assess network and inventory optimization needs based on supply chain complexity, performance goals, and 
  through partnership with IT teams, ensure that analytics tools best support them.
• Responsible for regular customer boundary alignments and routinely identify optimal cost to serve, reliability and network feasibility