**Position Snapshot**:
- Nestlè Waters
- Location: Cepina Plant (SO) or Scarperia Plant (FI)
- Strong Experience in Supply Chain / Operations (at least 8-10 years of experience)
- Strong Leadership and People Management skills (at least 5 years of people management experience)
- Availability to travel abroad or in other plants in Italy for future job opportunities
- Fluent in English and Italian
**Position Summary**
In this role you will report directly to the Factory Manager and you will be responsible to manage, guide and develop all Supply Chain functions (Inbound - Outbound and Storage from/to/in the Warehouse aligned to Good Warehousing Practices) in the plant in order to meet production and business needs at required performance levels and at optimized costs.
**A day in the life of a Supply Chain Factory Manager**
- Ensuring that a Detailed Production Scheduling is consistently delivering achievable plans for both manufacturing and filling/packaging operations within given Master Production Schedule, whilst minimizing logistics costs, if within the scope of the role.
- Optimizing Production plan/schedule in order to maximize direct shipments from the factory and to reduce stock level whilst guaranting service level
- Planning and Making available (Inbound Material Management) raw & packaging material available on time and quality at best overall costs for seamless manufacturing
- Co-ordinating with suppliers of raw and packaging materials for maintaining service levels while constantly seeking improvement possibilities
- Running Material Handling warehousing operations for raw & packaging material and if whithin the scope of the role for finished goods within company guidelines (Good Warehousing Practices)
- Recording accurately the inventory and checks inventory rotation
- Controlling and co-ordinating all documents relevant to receipt and despatch of goods (if within the scope of the role)
- Developing project to increase logistic efficiency impacting both on warehouse operations and trasportations
- Ensure smooth operations by effective communication and close collaboration with all internal partners at factory, Supply Chain, Procurement and external partners as Suppliers, Customs and Transport providers
- Monitors and manages Safety, Health and Environment, Quality and CARE regulations
**What will make you successful**
- Relevant and successful operational experience in a supervisory role at market/plant level in Supply Chain / Logistics / DSP / Warehousing ->(at least 8-10 years of experience)
- Very strong leadership and people management skills -> (at least 5 years of people management experience)
- Fluent in English and Italian
- Strong Continuous Improvement Mindset with ability to influence
- Experienced and able to manage complexity and very dynamic environments