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Position Summary: 

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Factory Supply Chain, this position offers the opportunity to work with minimal supervision while collaborating regularly with Operations Leaders. As the Supervisor of the Production Planner/Material Scheduler staff, you will play a crucial role in leading a 2-person team and spearheading the efforts to prepare the production schedule.

In this position, you will oversee the daily scheduling activities, ensuring maximum output for the facility. Your responsibilities will be critical in ensuring the timely supply of materials for production and, consequently, the supply of finished goods for exceptional customer service. Additionally, you will have a direct impact on the timeliness of invoice payment and will be responsible for resolving any invoice discrepancies.

If you are a self-driven individual with a strong attention to detail and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities: 

Lead Supply/Planning Team:

• Provide leadership and direction to the Material Planning/Production Scheduling staff to ensure key objectives are met.   This includes developing, coaching, supervising and providing day-to-day guidance to the team.  

Production Scheduling:

• Lead the Material Planning/Production Scheduling team in the following:
• Coordinates daily, medium-term, and long-term production schedules.  Analyzes corporate master schedule to integrate into the plant’s capabilities and constraints.  At the same time, communicate with corporate planners regarding priorities, yields, production attainment, and other pertinent issues.

• Conducts weekly production planning meeting to present finalized production schedule to plant management.
• Utilizes the weeks of supply reports to react to production issues.
• Generates production requirements in Globe.

• Works with all manufacturing, technical and engineering departments’ coordination of projects within the plant.  Balancing supply chain needs with the needs of those departments (Production, Quality, and Engineering).

Ensuring Supply:

• Lead the Material Planning/Supply Scheduling team in the following:
• Generate Material Requirements Plan and evaluate for proper material needs.  This should be done in a method that controls working capital/stock cover balanced with flexibility to ensure supply. 
• Create purchase orders in SAP.  Execute Purchase Orders to the vendors and track the confirmations of these orders.  This includes trouble-shooting any delivery issues that may arise with an order/supplier.
• Communicate and confirm Purchase Orders with Suppliers.  Coordinate with Nestle corporate buyers to set up and maintain contracts.
• Create and Manage material shipments.

Continuous Improvement:

• Focus on Departmental Key Performance Indicators and improvement projects in relation to Factory Dashboards, NQMS, and NCE (eg Workload Balancing, Stock Cover, Supplier Service, Schedule Attainment, Exceptional Inventory, etc.).  This includes reporting, investigating, and improvement.

Operational Tasks:

• Serve as contact for elevated issues within all material planning elements.  This includes supply shortages, order discrepancies, and requests for changes in procedures.
• Take part in and also lead meetings with other departments and corporate in order to assist operations.  This may include miscellaneous work assigned from these meetings.
• Monitor the late items report and open order reports.  Acquire the necessary feedback from suppliers and other planners to facilitate a new plan when necessary.

Safety and Environmental:

• Follow factory safety & environmental objectives & targets
• Follow the plant safety rules; report incidents & unsafe conditions immediately
• Maintain compliance with regulations, and refer to the Safety & Environmental Management System(s) on all related procedures and programs.
• Understand the environmental aspects of the position and take action to reduce these environmental impacts by conserving paper, electricity, water etc. Will also recycle all appropriate materials (paper, plastic, food, etc.)

Quality:

• Follow factory food safety, quality objectives & targets
• Follow Nestle Good Manufacturing Practices; report food safety and quality issues immediately.
• Maintain compliance with regulations, and refer to Nestle Quality Management System on all related procedures and programs.
• Understand the food safety and quality aspects of the position as indicated on QMS, OJT's and SOP's that apply.

Throughout all of these responsibilities, maintains a focus on continuous improvement.

Experience & Education Requirements: 

• Associate degree in Manufacturing Requirements Planning or Production Planning.  Will consider 2+ years of experience in Production or Inventory Control/Materials Planning in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in Production or Inventory Control/Materials Planning/ Production Scheduling required
• Solid manufacturing/production operations experience
• Expertise in demand and supply planning
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel (Intermediate level) is required; SAP experience is highly preferred
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, with a strong drive to effect positive change across different levels
• Demonstrated experience in coaching, mentoring, and developing team members
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Exceptional prioritization skills to manage tasks and responsibilities with agility and a strong sense of urgency
• Service-oriented approach, committed to delivering exceptional customer service
• Active listening skills to understand and address the needs of team members and customers
• Strong problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset and a strong sense of curiosity to tackle day-to-day challenges, efficiently identifying and resolving issues
• Hands-on approach to problem-solving
• Detail-oriented approach to ensure accuracy and precision in work
• Flexibility to work varying hours

The approximate pay range for this position is $100,000.00 to $110,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.  Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)

Requisition ID: 350585 

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