Business area: Nestle Purina  
job Title:  Supply Planner  
Location:  Crawley, West Sussex  
Salary: Circa £39,000 based on experience plus competitive benefits  

Although this is a full-time Permanent opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs, don’t let this stop you from applying. 

Position Summary 

We have a great opportunity for an individual to join the Nestlé Purina Supply Chain team as a Supply Planner 

Do you have experience of a dynamic fast paced supply chain environment?  Do you have the ability to analyse and interpret data? Do you have the mind-set and initiative for continuous improvement? Then this could be the role you’re looking for. 

At Nestlé PURINA Pet Care, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too.  As a world leading company in pet care and nutrition, Nestlé PURINA has been helping pets’ live healthy, happy lives for over 85 years. We are proud to produce some of the UK’s best loved brands including FELIX®, WINALOT®, BAKERS® and BONIO, trusted and bought by millions of pet owners. We believe that pets and people are better together which is why our employees can bring their dogs to work at our Crawley and Sudbury sites. 

A day in the life of a Supply Planner 

With knowledge and a clear understanding of Supply Chain, you will maintain forward visibility of future Out of Stock risks, preventing shortages and communicating upcoming issues to key stakeholders. You will engage with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels both from across our European Network and within the UK&I. There is significant opportunity to challenge current ways of working and processes and be integral in shaping the Purina Supply Planning team’s focus for the future. 

Key responsibilities include:  

Manage supply across our Supplying factories and multiple Third Party locations across 100 SKUs 

Leveraging relationships with Factories, Demand Planning, Distribution, Event Management, Customer Facing Supply Chain and Sales colleagues to ensure the highest possible service levels 

Acting to maintain best in class standards of Communication on upcoming Supply Issues to key stakeholders 

Ensuring the optimum levels of stock across our Hams Hall, Primeline and Direct to Consumer distribution locations to deliver excellent customer service, while maximising Freshness and eliminating Waste 

Ensure Agile Availability in order to support the Business in delivering short-term opportunities and driving profitable growth 

Participate in cross stream projects and problem solving focused on root causing supply issues and implement improvement plans to prevent reoccurrence 

What will make you successful? 

As the successful candidate, you have strong operational experience with significant experience within Supply Chain. If you come from a forecasting or planning background, this would be an added advantage. 

You will have the ability to plan ahead and meet deadlines and be able to achieve results and make an impact whilst building strong relationships with key stakeholders. 

Other competencies required are: 

IT Literate with intermediate to advanced Excel skills, and it would be advantageous to have experience working with and analysing using Power BI.  

Attention to detail  

Analytical skills  

Strong learning agility to adopt new tools and processes 

Continuous Improvement mind set 

Influencing skills 

Lead team projects 

In return, the Supply Chain team will offer you all the support and guidance necessary to succeed. This is a great opportunity to work within a talented and dedicated team.  

What you need to know 

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth. 

The closing date for this role is 24th May 2024. 

We will be considering candidates as they apply and will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. 

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion | Nestlé (nestle.co.uk) 

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken! 

Crawley, GB, RH10 9AD