Category Production Planner

**POSITION SNAPSHOT**
- Location: Reus, Spain.
- Company: Nestlé Spain:

- Full-time

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As Category Production Planner, you will become part of the Above Market Supply Planning Team. In this position, you will directly report to R&G Supply Lead for Coffees EUR while keeping strong connectivity with the Spanish Market. You will have an opportunity to make a difference by leveraging supply planning capabilities, collaborating in dynamic environment and supporting Category objectives.

This role is responsible to build production plans respecting the agreed level of available capacity to ensure that finished goods are available with high freshness, at the right stock location to meet customer demand whilst minimizing cost. The scope covers Coffees SKUs produced in Reus factory and sold locally or via IMS channel for Retail and NP Business.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Establishes an 18-month production plan for the SKUs and lines within the scope of responsibility ensuring continuous product availability.
- Creates a feasible and optimal production plan that respects capacity defined (available capacity) and available resources
- Analyzes exceptions, takes business decisions within agreed Framework (based on priorities or after arbitration and product allocation) and adjusts planning results accordingly
- Balances the need for product availability versus cost of inventory. Ensures optimum stocks of the right material in the right location and the right freshness
- Liaise with the MRP planners to ensure that material availability will not impact production plans and to protect customer service in case of shortage
- Make regular housekeeping in the system and ensure that all planning Master Data are updated regularly

**WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL**
- University Degree in Business Administration/ Engineering/ Economics / Statistics or any other related field and MBA / MSc in Business or other related discipline
- Minimum 1 year of experience in Planning (ideally production planning)
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Supply Chain/Operations
- Keen on working with advanced excel solutions that automate daily and weekly processes and potential to develop Power BI tools
- Practical knowledge of SAP APO, Power Bi and other reporting tools.
- Knowledge of OMP will be a plus.
- Business English and Spanish proficiency (B2-C1 level minimum)