Position Snapshot

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Line Manager: Supply Chain Co-Pilot CPW & NHS SEE

Position Summary

Nestlé Bulgaria is looking for a colleague for the position of Demand and Supply planner covering the CPW business in Bulgaria and Adriatics.

A day in the life of Demand and supply planner 

• Timely provide consensus and accurate demand plan for 18 months
• Consistently achieve improvements in demand plan accuracy: DPA and BIAS.
• Analyze and convey relevant information to senior management; identify gaps; investigate the impact of proposed measures and find optimal solutions; take all possible measures to ensure that all demand plans and actions are realistic and achievable.
• Influence demand by providing regular input on product launches, portfolio optimization, commercial decision justification, promotions, and customer behavior.
• Weekly review of production capabilities to meet demand, oos projection and freshness issues and actions (OPDSR).
• Organize and prepare sales and demand forecast reviews on a monthly basis (OFR/CR).
• Ensure that all needs for imported products are covered, inform the producing markets about demand changes or gaps weekly.
• Confirm shipment plans proposed by producing markets to ensure optimal availability of imported products.
• Organize and participate in regular Key Intermarket Planning Cycle meetings.
• Critically evaluate plans and discuss them with producers in case of conflicts of interest: production efficiency, inventory management policy, shipment invariability period, minimum order sizes, and production batches, etc.

What will make you successful?

• Higher education;
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience;
• Understanding of supply chain processes (customer service, physical logistics, production, procurement) and related drivers (e.g., lead time, inventory structure, distribution, key supply constraints);
• Strong analytical and communication skills, attention to detail, result-oriented, service and business improvement-oriented;
• Advanced MS Office user;
• Ability to work with large volumes of information;
• Excellent communication skills;
• English level from Intermediate and above and Bulgarian native language.

WHAT WE OFFER?
•    A culture that fosters inclusion, diversity and innovation
•    International work environment
•    Hybrid and flexible working model
•    Attractive package, including food vouchers, sports cards, additional days paid leave
•    Parental policy
•    Medical subscription for our employees and their spouse and children

What are you waiting for?

If you are interested in this career opportunity and what to join our team, please submit your application.  By sending us your CV you also give us the right to collect and process your personal data, as part of our candidate registration process.

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.

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