Ferrero International S.A.
Ferrero is a family‑owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
About the Role: The Supply Planner is responsible for responding to demand and supply changes in a timely and accurate manner. They ensure appropriate safety stock levels are maintained that ensure case fill and freshness targets are met at market and DC level. They work closely with demand planning, customer service, sales forecasting, marketing to ensure customer requirements for product are met. They measure and monitor SC performance KPIs, minimizing destructions and close outs. The Supply Planner is responsible for managing a low/medium complexity portfolio (defined by % of gross sales and complexity of the brand) in collaboration with their Manager.
This position also has as a main objective to optimize the management of the distribution of finished goods to maximize case fill and freshness on customer orders and satisfy co‑packing requirements while minimizing transportation and warehousing costs.
Main Responsibilities: Supply Availability:
Lead weekly consensus meeting
Provide perspective on supply implications of forecast changes
Identify critical issues that arise in the consensus meeting linked to freshness and fill rate
Review latest criticality report distributed to the business
Develop and agree on action plan for the critical issues
Discuss upcoming promotion and launch transition plans (phase in/phase out incl. disco items)
Packaging availability and liability
Production Plan:
Review production proposal and provide feedback if production requires adjustment ensuring that coverage (days of supply) is on target
Liaise with area operating planning in production updates and related issues
Generate production requests (short term and long term) based on latest operative plan, demand insight, ensuring target days of supply
Generate and distribute weekly stock coverage/availability reports to the different stakeholders
Manage frozen forecast production for promo and seasonal items that happen on time and in full
Work with plants and quality to manage frozen production
Re‑packing sites:
Work on priorities with the different re‑pack sites
Manage bulk availability and coverage
Manage production requests
Definition of the production plan for the third party copacker site
Strategic development:
Analyze past years statistical data in order to set parameters for next fiscal
Validate/Update monthly operating targets determined by management
Seasonal retro planning to insure CRAD
Develop bulk disaggregation according to BOM to ensure business totals are correct
Analyze key performance indicators (KPI) and report for a specific brand vs set targets such as case fill rates and shorted rates, freshness, stock coverage, etc.
Who we are looking for:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related fields.
Experience working as Production, Demand or Supply Planner in similar business for 1-3 years and/or in complex environments (import, export, multiple repacking sites and multiple plants and DC’s network)
Knowledge of import/export and overseas challenges (lead times/customs/transportation requirements etc)
Knowledge of repacking and co‑packing processes – management multiple repacking sites
Experience in CPG industry
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
Advanced knowledge of SAP / APO systems or similar.
Knowledge of and experience working with project management principles and tools (preferred but not required)
Knowledge and expertise in Kinaxis is considered a plus
Compensation Data The base salary range for this position is $74,000- $99,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors permitted by law. This range represents the anticipated salary for this position at this time.
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero: Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
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About the Role: The Supply Planner is responsible for responding to demand and supply changes in a timely and accurate manner. They ensure appropriate safety stock levels are maintained that ensure case fill and freshness targets are met at market and DC level. They work closely with demand planning, customer service, sales forecasting, marketing to ensure customer requirements for product are met. They measure and monitor SC performance KPIs, minimizing destructions and close outs. The Supply Planner is responsible for managing a low/medium complexity portfolio (defined by % of gross sales and complexity of the brand) in collaboration with their Manager.
This position also has as a main objective to optimize the management of the distribution of finished goods to maximize case fill and freshness on customer orders and satisfy co‑packing requirements while minimizing transportation and warehousing costs.
Main Responsibilities: Supply Availability:
Lead weekly consensus meeting
Provide perspective on supply implications of forecast changes
Identify critical issues that arise in the consensus meeting linked to freshness and fill rate
Review latest criticality report distributed to the business
Develop and agree on action plan for the critical issues
Discuss upcoming promotion and launch transition plans (phase in/phase out incl. disco items)
Packaging availability and liability
Production Plan:
Review production proposal and provide feedback if production requires adjustment ensuring that coverage (days of supply) is on target
Liaise with area operating planning in production updates and related issues
Generate production requests (short term and long term) based on latest operative plan, demand insight, ensuring target days of supply
Generate and distribute weekly stock coverage/availability reports to the different stakeholders
Manage frozen forecast production for promo and seasonal items that happen on time and in full
Work with plants and quality to manage frozen production
Re‑packing sites:
Work on priorities with the different re‑pack sites
Manage bulk availability and coverage
Manage production requests
Definition of the production plan for the third party copacker site
Strategic development:
Analyze past years statistical data in order to set parameters for next fiscal
Validate/Update monthly operating targets determined by management
Seasonal retro planning to insure CRAD
Develop bulk disaggregation according to BOM to ensure business totals are correct
Analyze key performance indicators (KPI) and report for a specific brand vs set targets such as case fill rates and shorted rates, freshness, stock coverage, etc.
Who we are looking for:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related fields.
Experience working as Production, Demand or Supply Planner in similar business for 1-3 years and/or in complex environments (import, export, multiple repacking sites and multiple plants and DC’s network)
Knowledge of import/export and overseas challenges (lead times/customs/transportation requirements etc)
Knowledge of repacking and co‑packing processes – management multiple repacking sites
Experience in CPG industry
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
Advanced knowledge of SAP / APO systems or similar.
Knowledge of and experience working with project management principles and tools (preferred but not required)
Knowledge and expertise in Kinaxis is considered a plus
Compensation Data The base salary range for this position is $74,000- $99,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors permitted by law. This range represents the anticipated salary for this position at this time.
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero: Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
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