Position Snapshot
Business Unit: Nestlé Purina
Job Title – Detail Product Specialist
Location - Sudbury, Suffolk
Salary ranging from £28,000 to £32,000 depending on experience, plus potential bonus+ fantastic benefits
This is a full-time on site opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to use during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.
Position Summary
Are you looking to widen your supply chain experience with a respected global company in a key role with real responsibility and an opportunity to develop your leadership skills?
We’re looking for a Detailed Production Scheduling Planner to join our Supply Chain Team at our Sudbury, Purina Petcare site. We are passionate about quality and safety and you would share these values and be ready to assume immediate responsibility as your career develops within the UK and potentially overseas.
At Purina PetCare, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too.
In our Sudbury factory, the 250 strong workforce produce some of the UK’s most popular brands including Go-Cat, Bakers, Purina ONE, BETA and Pro Plan providing consumers with a product to meet their every need. And this ancient, bustling market town in the heart of the Stour valley is surrounded by countryside of outstanding natural beauty making Sudbury an idea place for animal lovers. Plus, there’s the added advantage of London being a 45 minute train ride away from nearby Colchester.
A day in the life of a DPS Planner…
You’ll be part of a small but friendly team, reporting to the Operations Executive Planner, as the Detailed Production Scheduling Planner you are responsible for maintaining a coordinated set of supply plans for finished and semi-finished goods in order to meet customer demand.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Working with the Operations planners and the production team to create the most effective production plans in line with market demand considering plant efficiencies and customer service.
• Maintaining supply of goods whilst influencing total delivered costs (production, distribution and inventory costs) via effective short term decision making.
• Ensure availability of materials to fulfil the short term requirements of the production plan via daily reviews and call off from suppliers.
• Give visibility to the Operations Execution Planner of any short term material shortage, capacity overload or other resource utilisation issues.
• Maintain, promote and develop high health and safety standards and to carry out all duties and specific responsibilities in compliance with Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Ensure the delivery of outstanding service by proactively managing the short term call off of raw material and packaging to ensure minimal disruption to the Detailed Daily Plan.
• Agree Daily Plan with production team, publish, track and manage exceptions.
What will make you successful?
To be successful in this this role we would expect you to have passion for building relationships and customer service, for the right person we are willing to work with you to develop your competencies further.
We would also expect you to:
• Previous work experience in an operations environment, ideally in Factories/ Production, Export / IMS, factory logistics or other demand planning/ supply planning.
• Previous experience providing great customer service.
• Computer literate with confidence and proven ability to work on Excel, SAP experience would be beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage stakeholders across all levels.
• Analytical, ability to challenge with a proactive mindset.
• You will be able to effectively manage multiple priorities and have a good eye for detail.
What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.
The closing date for this role 4th March 2024.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
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