Category Supply Planner

Talent Acquisition team is looking for a results driven and passionate to build expertise in the field professional, to join our Nestlé Demand and Supply planning team in
Belgrade, Serbia at the position of:

Category Supply Planner (m/f)

A day in the life of an Category Supply Planner

Your scope as a Category Supply Planner is planning supplies for Z-EMENA Factories and Co-manufacturers for respective Category. Significant knowledge, experience and fully developed planning capabilities allowing self decision making in line with scope of the role.

• To manage the Supply Network of the assigned area of the business by replenishing each dispatch point to meet customer service objectives whilst maintaining optimal stock cover that takes into account the distribution costs
• Establish the supply plan and net despatch requirements to ensure Customer Service and satisfy customer needs taking into account the network complexity and the supply constraints
• Load planning: Plan and optimize mixed loads taking into account transportation constraints
• Balance the need for product availability versus the need to minimize costs of inventory to ensure optimum stocks of the right material in the right location
• Analyze exceptions, take business decisions within agreed Framework (based on priorities or after arbitration and product allocation) and adjust planning results accordingly
• Establish production requirements for short and long term and to follow up on production plans.
• Establish and periodically review stock policies for Finished Goods
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• Analyze and effectively communicate relevant information to respective Stakeholders:
• Highlighting all supply issues in proper advance
• Detailing impacts of proposed actions and related trade offs
• Ensuring actions and Supply Plans are realistic and achievable In accordance with the Business Planning process
• Challenge Production Planners to manage lot sizes, cycle times to drive optimum FG inventory and required Freshness level:
• Challenge Demand Planner to improve Demand Planning Accuracy
• Ensures proper Master Data settings and Event Management related SNP visibility (launches, re-launches, discontinuations)

What will make you successful

• Ideally, you are a proactive person with strong analytical skills, data-driven thinking who has university degree in relevant field and 2-3 years of relevant work experience
• You are advanced communicator, analytical person with good organizational and time management skills
• You have excellent knowledge of English language, both written and spoken
• You are advanced user of MS Office package

What we offer

• Personal and professional development
• Private health insurance
• Flexible work arrangements
• Work in diverse teams
• Focus on healthy life style
• Trainings
• Company events and team activities
• Modern work environment

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