We have an exciting role in the Supply Chain team - Production Planner.
As a Production Planner, you will be in charge of the construction of a medium-term production plan covering CW+5 to CW+16 within agreed parameters, including capacity, safety stocks, RFS cycles, and RM availability. You will maintain APO master data and identify slow-moving and expiring stock for possible distribution/scrapping. Additionally, you will liaise with project managers for new product introductions and management of FG PIPO.
Maintain an optimum balance between manufacturing efficiency and inventory levels in order to deliver availability targets, ensuring that there is enough buffer to account for normal production variability and stock level targets across both MTO & MTF categories.
Work with key stakeholders to minimize the impact of production and supply issues.
About you
To be successful in the role, you will be:
1. Degree educated
2. Experienced in Chem/pharma, food manufacturing, FMCG manufacturing
3. Proficient in SAP R/3 and APO, product knowledge, project management, and medium-term planning
4. Able to manage and motivate a team
5. A good communicator, comfortable working with diverse individuals at different levels in the organization
6. Possessing good problem-solving skills, balancing analysis and action
7. A highly motivated individual, prepared to make step changes to current SC performance indicators
8. A strong leader, ready to drive cultural and organizational change
9. Experienced in companies with a lean manufacturing culture
Critical experience required
1. Experience in Supply Chain/Logistics and production planning; ideally with experience of the production process
2. Experience in SAP implementation (or working in that environment) is an advantage
3. Experience with Power BI
About Danone
Danone is a major FMCG company in the UK, with market-leading brands across three divisions: Waters (Evian, Volvic), Dairies (Actimel, Activia, Shape), and Specialized Nutrition (SN) (Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Neocate, Fortisip).
The Specialized Nutrition category offers nutritional solutions with the shared goal of improving the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals. This ambition stretches from the first day of pregnancy into old age, focusing on allergies, from prevention to treatment, with Early Life Nutrition and Advanced Medical Nutrition working hand-in-hand.
Nutricia is Europe’s largest specialist nutrition company and the market leader in the UK, specializing in the delivery of medical nutrition for the very young, the old, and the sick. Our purpose is to pioneer nutritional discoveries that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Here at Danone, we put people at the center of everything we do – whether we’re developing ground-breaking new products, taking care of individual patients, or supporting the community.
Job details
Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition.
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