Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary:

Working for the leading pet care company in the world and one of the largest Consumer Packaged Goods companies presents you with opportunities that go far beyond the retail shelf. We challenge you to bring forward your strong analytical and communication skills to help us remain a market leader both on and off the retail shelf. Why? Because our customers deserve more than just the inventories of our leading brands. They deserve long-lasting, genuine relationships that we manage everyday with the utmost passion and integrity.

As a Senior Supply Planning Expert, you’ll help drive operational efficiency and optimize inventory levels across Nestlé Purina’s network. Come prepared to recommend and support process improvement initiatives through the supply planning and deployment process, emphasizing network inventory balancing and analysis of operational efficiencies. In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross functional teams including Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Warehousing, Transportation, Ensuring Supply, Procurement, and factory personnel.

If located in St. Louis, MO, will travel up to 15% the first year in role. If located outside of St. Louis, MO, the travel requirement will be 25%.

• Lead daily and weekly review of inventory quantities and timing per factory location with focused support on centrally-manufactured inventory management opportunities
• Support EOQ actions at factory level to support network service goals
• Build sustainable standardized processes in alignment with Nestlé Purina’s Leadership Team
• Build supply and demand review processes to drive metrics and improve the efficiency of distribution, warehousing, and logistics operations
• Drive solutions when anomalies are identified and create improvement plans

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Data Analytics or related field
• 7+ years’ of experience in supply chain management, supply chain analytics, procurement, logistics, data analytics, or related field

Other

• Candidates local to St. Louis, MO preferred

Don’t meet all the qualifications listed under “other”? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestlé Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. We consider our associates our most valuable assets. Please apply for full consideration.

The approximate pay range for this position is $134,000 to $184,000. 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 | About Us | Making an Impact | Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com) 

REQUISITION ID:

349512

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