Business Unit: Nestle UK & I

job Title:   Factory Planning Lead 

Location:  Halifax

Salary: circa £55,000 + (17% car allowance) + potential bonus + Family Healthcare + other fantastic benefits – All dependant on Experience

This role is 37 hours per week, 3 working days minimum based on site at our Halifax Factory location

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives 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.  

 
Position Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Factory Planning Lead, the main purpose of this role is to Lead the detailed production planning (DPS) and inbound material requirement (Operational procurement) activities for the Halifax Factory. Develop and execute supply strategies to ensure delivery of the required stock levels to meet demand requirements within agreed working capital and cost targets whilst ensuring safety and compliance. Driving continuous improvement in the efficiency and agility of the planning and procurement activities. Ensuring operational delivery of key stakeholder (Technical & Production, UK commercial, Export market, Zone management) deliverables. Deliver Transformation in Factory Supply Planning through effective Project Management & stakeholder engagement. 

Here at Nestlé, we describe Supply Chain as the heart of our entire business, and we mean it. It’s no exaggeration to say that the success of Nestlé relies on our ability to effectively manage a hugely complex operation and this role is integral to success in achieving this.

Nestlé UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Nestlé SA, the world’s largest food and beverage company. Nestlé's purpose is enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. We want to help shape a better and healthier world. We also want to inspire people to live healthier lives. This is how we contribute to society while ensuring the long-term success of our company.

A day in the life of the Factory Planning Lead ..…

Reporting into the Category Demand Supply Planning Manager, you will lead a team that is responsible for the confectionery short term production plans and inbound material requirement activities for the Halifax Factory.

Key responsibilities include:

• Active member of the factory leadership team and supporting all SHE and People and Process related activities.
• Operational delivery of the material stocks required in the network to achieve planned production within agreed working capital and cost targets.
• Develop and prioritise initiatives to improve the efficiency, reliability, E2E value chain and agility of the Nestle supply stream linked with Halifax Factory.
• Lead Factory Planning projects with Business Excellence managers for new processes to agreed timescales.
• Develop and prioritise initiatives to improve the efficiency, reliability, cost and agility of the inbound supply stream (from suppliers)
•  Support the competency build in the Halifax Factory planning team through training and development of support tools e.g competency matrices
• Work with business analytics to develop, analyse and rollout centralised KPI measures
• Collaborate with Cross functional teams to identify business opportunities to improve business results.
• Manage compliance and capability within the supply stream
• Lead, coach and develop supply stream members. - Leadership development
• Operational management and development of the procurement and planning processes driving business connectivity.
• Clear communications of supply stream metrics to key stakeholders to support delivery of MBP, AVC and Factory Planning Processes
• Alignment with the relevant Capacity and Supply Planning teams (above market) to ensure delivery of the supply plan

What will make you successful?

To be successful in this role you will ideally come from a Supply Chain background

Other key attributes:

• Leading and Developing People, examples of developing others and people management required.
• Supply chain Development

• Demand Supply planning process knowledge - Essential
• Exposure to Factory logistics and Warehousing would be ideal but not essential  

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 bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Job advert closing is 20th May 2025

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