Position Snapshot (Supply Chain Manager)

Location: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Company: Nestlé Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd

Permanent – Full Time

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Food Technology or any relevant studies.

8+ years of experience in relevant experience

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to manage, guide and develop all Supply Chain activities from End-to-End for Co-Manufacturers i.e., materials planning, purchase and control, inventory accuracy, etc., in order to meet production and business needs at required performance levels and at optimized cost.
 

A day in the life of...
 

• Ensure the delivery of outstanding service at a minimum cost-to-serve.
• Manage, guide and develop the supply chain/co-manufacturer's teams to ensure: Detailed Production Scheduling is consistently delivering achievable plans for both manufacturing and filling/packaging operations within given Master Production Schedule (MPS), whilst minimizing production costs.
• Material Management Planning (Inbound Material Management) ensures raw & packaging material and inter factory/market supply available on time and quality at best overall costs for seamless manufacturing; co-ordinates with suppliers of raw and packaging materials, inter factory/market supply from respective factories, aligning with contract manufacturers for maintaining service levels while constantly seeking improvement possibilities.
• Material Handling and warehousing operations for raw & packaging material (including returnable materials and CHEP pallets) and inter factory/market supply, prepare Raw material to be ready to supply in Production and for finished goods within company guidelines (Good Warehousing Practices); records accurately the inventory and checks inventory rotation; controls and co-ordinates all documents relevant to receipt and dispatch of goods.
• Aging stocks for raw (including inter factory/market supply) & packaging materials, monitor remaining shelf-life of these materials and ensure no expired stocks being consumed for production at Co-Manufacturers.
• Ensure smooth operations by effective communication and close collaboration with Internal partners at factory management team, DC (Distribution Center), DSP, Procurement External partners as Suppliers, Contractors, Co-Manufacturer.
• Collaborate with peers at factories to share best practices, liaise with Lean Initiative team, Procurement, IMS, Factory Management and Application Group to drive continuous improvement at Co-Manufacturers.
• Provide timely feedback and coaching to individuals and team in order to develop them to their full potential and to achieve objectives in accordance with NCE guidelines. Ensure succession plans and development - coaching of direct reports (where applicable) including development of specific training.
• Communicate effectively downstream needs to instill customer service orientation within Co-Manufacturers' organization.
• Lead a continuous improvement/employee involvement culture through NCE approach. Drive for excellence and support operators and staff in their tasks.
• Effectively manage the DOR, ensure exchange of information (cascade Target/escalate issues) for alignment with the objectives in the short term,
• Effectively manage WPR, MOR, CoMan performance review session for medium and long term to achieve production plan and to identify and achieve performance improvements. 
• Motivate, guide, support and coach the resources to achieve objectives and to act in accordance with NCE guidelines.
• Ensure smooth operations of the inventory control systems i.e., inventory between Nestle SAP system versus physical stocks at Co-Manufacturers are accurate and tally with appropriate use of information technology.

• What Will Make You Successful

• 'Academic Experience: University graduate in Engineering, Food Technology or Business Administration.
• Operational Experience: Food and Beverages Industry would be advantages.
• Demonstrated capability to lead a group: Leader in a factory- RMP Superintendent/WH Officer/'Material Handling Superintendent 'Planning Specialist
• Business Experience: Management exposure across several functions, Proven track record in delivering results by working with cross-functional teams and improvement project,

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.

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.