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Overview Responsible for the end-to-end finished goods supply plan for defined manufacturing facilities to deliver target service, including translating the rough-cut capacity plan, as an input from the network modeler, into a daily supply plan within the 0-16wks weeks horizon: Manages inventory and waste risks and creates the distribution plan. Additionally, supports operational planning and exceptional course correction. Responsibilities • Responsible for production plans creation Ensure delivery of an optimised cross-site manufacturing supply plan, that can be scheduled, to maintain the target stock holding of all SKU’s to deliver service to BU’s. • Responsible to create constrained capacity production plans within the planning horizon • Responsible for the review of detailed line scheduling plans • Responsible for inventory and business waste projections with the market. • Responsible to prepare an execute Supply Review for Platform/Hub as part of the monthly iS&OP cycle • Monitor key service metrics and worst performers with Integrated Planning Lead and directors. • Analyse root-causes for worst performers and support on the definition of action plans • Integration point between Market and GBS • Enables product supply for the commercial change agenda: • Support NPD launches & phase in/phase out changes by ensuring supply planning systems are set up in advance • Effectively communicate changes to the scheduling teams, & the supply plan through the appropriate channels. • Leading on tracking JDA recommendations, planning QTY’s and production performance on a weekly basis per site/item to ensure appropriate root cause and corrective actions for any VF impact. • Leading supply control preparation cycle and consolidating region capacity/DOH charts, potential risks and corrective actions on weekly basis. • Leading on daily PSA consolidation for full west europe snacks cluster. • NEW : SMR preparation focus: • Preparation work entails 3 key activities, to be completed in a timely manner and in close coordination with BU Demand Fulfillment teams and Sector Capacity Planning teams. • Data preparation • Secure readiness and accuracy of all data needed for critical JDA updates (calendars, production rates, external forecast…) • SMR template / plan preparation • Perform Cycle over Cycle analysis to understand changes from previous cycle • Prepare SMR plan using Blue-Yonder S&OP standard template, applying all necessary configuration changes, capacity and supply overlays. Work on different scenarios to maximise supply and achieve KPI targets. • SMR deck preparation and handover • Run first and second pass plan analysis to identify and solve issues upfront • Prepare SMR deck as per standard template, including all visuals and actions/decision to make • Lead SMR handover meeting to Demand Fulfillment and Capacity Planning teams Qualifications • Engineering graduate • Any relevant industry specific Certifications/Memberships (desirable) • Minimum 1 year experience in Supply Planning role (incl. inventory mgmt.) • Experience of planning in supply planning tools – eg Manugistics / Prolink • Analytical skills • Masters planning methodologies, optimization etc • Very good collaboration skills and ability to interact with multi-cultural teams spread across geographies • Experience in ERP (SAP) usage must have • Good numeric abilities. • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel • Strong organization • Ability to make sense of complex data, extract and communicate key messages and decision to be made • Fluency in English is a Must