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**Position Snapshot**
- Nestlé Italy, Assago
- Permanent Contract
- At least 3 years of relevant operational experience, in at least one of the following areas: Production Planning, Factory Planning, Supply Network Planning / Factory Production Leadership or Demand Planning
- Demonstrable experience with SAP
- Fluent in Italian and English
**Position Summary**
In this role you will be responsible for building robust production plans with a focus on Confectionery Products at our San Sisto factory, respecting the agreed level of constrained capacity and considering further constraints.
You will ensure that finished and semi-finished goods are available with the highest quality, at the right stock location to meet customer demand whilst minimising cost (optimize service at the best E2E cost).
This is an exciting role that offers the opportunity to work closely with stakeholders across different areas of our business including: production, finance, supply chain, R&D and projects.
The role will offer you a degree of autonomy to both challenge and recommend new ways of working.
The role will allow you to be in a close touch with the EUR Demand Supply Planning community by being part of the recently created Above the Market Team.
Beside the stakeholders in your area of responsibility, you will therefore have the chance to be in contact with planners of other EUR Confectionary factories and markets.
**A Day in the Life of a Category Production Planner**
- To establish an 18-month production plan for the factories within the scope of responsibility (including sub/contracting and/or co-manufacturing where relevant) ensuring continuous product availability in all Receiving locations
- Creating Committed Capacity, including timing proposals for plant shutdowns, investments etc.
- Provide information on labour requirements through Committed Capacity
- Creating a feasible and optimal production plan that respects constrained capacity
- Identify and effectively address all potential capacity issues in advance, working closely with multiple stakeholders to implement solutions
- Identifying possible opportunities and improvements in collaboration with the factory within the 18-month horizon balancing flexibility and reliability
- Actively support the "Strategic Volume Planning" process (i.e.
Capex Planning) by providing capacity simulations, scenario planning and contingency proposals
- Coordinates AVC consolidation and affiliate volume forecast, and is SPOC for Market Controlling
- Ensures product availability and works closely with other streams to ensure high customer satisfaction
- Looks after Inventories and ensure optimal levels, considering stock covers, DC's capacity, production cycles and risk management.
**What will make you successful**
- At least 3 years of relevant operational experience, in at least one of the following areas: Production Planning, Factory Planning, Supply Network Planning, Factory Production Leadership or Demand Planning
- Demonstrable experience with SAP
- A detailed knowledge of inter-market supply planning best practices and processes
- Demonstrable experience of managing multiple stakeholders both externally and internally
- A good awareness and understanding of business and market trends
- An ability to adapt and prioritise effectively in a changing environment
- Fluent in English and Italian
- We are Nestlé.
We are the Good food, Good life company.
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- Good food, Good life is our promise, it is a daily commitment.
It is only thanks to our people that we can make a difference and realize this belief: we call them Good People.
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- At Nestlé, we believe that recognition, inclusion and valorization of diversity can make us grow both as individuals and as a company.
This is why we promote a work environment, a business culture and a leadership model that guarantee equal opportunities for everyone and at all organizational levels.
We believe diversity is a winning factor and we always encourage our people to share ideas and collaborate.
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- Here at Nestlé you will also be able to be part of the Emotional Communities, groups of colleagues of different functions and seniorities who come together with the aim of spreading a corporate culture that allows everyone to freely express their passions and identities.
LGBT +, Gender Balance, Young, Disability, Volunteering, Green, Multiculturalism are just some of the communities that you can be part of.
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- Diversity is a fact, inclusion is a choice and we have chosen to be inclusive._