Production Planner at Nestle Foods

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues.

Nestlé’s products include baby food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé’s brands have annual sales of over CHF1 billion (about US$1.1 billion), including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer’s, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 194 countries, and employs around 333,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics company.

Nestlé is committed to enhancing the quality of consumers\\\’ lives through nutrition, health and wellness. Our mission of \\\"Good Food, Good Life\\\" is to provide the best tasting, most nutritious choices in a wide range of food and beverage categories and eating occasions, from morning to night.
Providing safe, quality nutrition for more than 140 years
Operations in more than 86 countries
2 000+ brands worldwide
CHF 92 billion sales in 2013
More than 330 000 employees

Objective to be the leader in nutrition, health and wellnessPosition 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.
We are looking for a Production Planner to prepare realistic short-term production schedules based on available production capacity, labour and materials.
The successful candidate will work closely with factory and supply chain teams to identify potential constraints early and help maintain product availability.

Responsibilities
A Day in the Life of a Production Planner:

Prepare short-term production schedules at SKU level, taking available capacity, labour and materials into consideration.

Ensure production orders are realistically sequenced to support product availability.
Provide capacity information to support production, shutdown and investment planning.
Provide information on labour requirements based on the agreed production plan.
Maintain accurate scheduling master data and ensure planning systems reflect actual production processes.
Work closely with Materials Schedulers to identify material shortages that could affect production.
Identify potential capacity issues early and propose appropriate actions.
Work with factory stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve production planning and scheduling.
Support the Concurrent Planner with risk assessments and contingency plans.

What will make you successful

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Economics or a related discipline.
At least 2 years of experience in production scheduling.
At least 2 years of experience within a manufacturing environment.
Good understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning, particularly detailed production scheduling.
Good understanding of the balance between customer service and cost.
Strong planning and prioritization skills.
Ability to act proactively, take ownership and influence stakeholders.
CPIM certification would be an advantage.