Supply Planning Specialist Supply Planning Specialist

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Town of Islip, NY

1d • $70,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Planning Specialist will be responsible for providing a short-term finite capacity-constrained production schedule with an optimal, feasible and realistic sequence of materials in accordance with the availability of resources (production lines/labor) and materials. This is done through the SAP/APO methodology focused heavily on eliminating waste in the value chain. As a Factory Supply Planning Specialist, you will also work strategically with our Production, Supply Planning and Corporate functional teams to support reducing costs, while realizing optimal inventory levels. This role will work onsite Monday to Friday at our Facility in Bohemia, NY (Long Island area).

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2+ years of professional work experience in Supply Planning required, preferably within a Manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated fluency in MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint) is required.
• Must have excellent communication (oral and written), presentation, organizational and stakeholder management skills (including the ability to develop and maintain strong, cross-functional stakeholder relationships).
• Must have strong problem-solving skills and must be an effective decision maker.
• Willing and able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Must be agile, team-oriented and able to work/navigate through change management.
• Experience with SAP and/or Production Scheduling is strongly desired.
• Willing and able to travel up to 5% based on the needs of the team and the business.

Responsibilities

• Create a feasible production plan within the detailed production scheduling period by day that takes into consideration available capacity, labor and materials while respecting the product sequencing laid out by the Long-Term Planner and optimizing the factory costs to produce.
• Review the detailed production schedule on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to ensure it continues to meet business priorities and requirements.
• Work with factory operations team to identify practical issues that may cause plant shutdowns in the future and relay this information back to master production scheduling for long-term planning of product promotions.
• Utilize GLOBE/SAP tools during production scheduling and capacity planning exercises to determine the optimal schedule for cost and service.
• Convert production schedule to process orders for production as required.
• Publish weekly production schedule to plant, and review all production changes, limitations, priorities to meet customer orders and abnormal events covering all planning time fence.
• Provide information in advance detailing swings in labor requirements within the DPS planning horizon.
• Act as the liaison between the factory and corporate supply chain to properly determine the priorities of the business.
• Maintain DPS planning master data, performing routine maintenance to ensure system integrity.
• Ensure production scheduling sequencing complies with government and Nestle standards for food safety and quality while also minimizing changeover costs.
• Monitor and action plan Factory Attainment and Service Levels for your lines.
• Engage in LEAN, End to End Value Stream continuous improvement initiatives to improve costs and efficiencies throughout our manufacturing and planning process.

Benefits

• Nestle Offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with a company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED