Category Demand And Supply Planning Manager

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestle Canada

Job title: Demand and Supply Planning Manager - Nestlé Professional

Location: North York

Grade Level: 17

A little bit about us

Nestle is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity and the future. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

Position Summary

We are looking for a Demand and Supply Planning Manager based at our North York location. This role will be responsible for managing the end-to-end demand and supply planning processes for the Nestle Professional portfolio. You will be responsible to develop a set of feasible, effective and efficient set of plans that represent the best interpretation of cross functional assumptions regarding Customer / Consumer demand, and supply capacity and constraints through the Consumer Value Chain. Ensure the alignment of Customer Demand Plan with internal and external partners through the Monthly Business Planning and Collaborative Planning processes.

A day in the life of a l Demand and Supply Planning Manager

As a Nestle Professional Demand and Supply Planning Manager you will be m anaging 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 also takes into account the distribution costs. Identify and manage exceptions and monitor performance in order to continually improve the quality and reliability of the Demand & Supply Plan and the Company’s ability to sense and respond to changing circumstances.

You will also:

• Collect information and assumptions about events, activities in relation to promotions, product launches, customer/distributor distribution changes that form important part of the demand plan.
• Collect information and assumptions about supply capacity and constrains to ensure stock available to cover the demand.
• Collect the planning information required to define the optimal stock availability at each stock location point in the network at the best cost to serve.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to manage portfolio lifecycle, such as new product launches, packaging changes, phase-in/phase-out, and product discontinuation. Ensure that demand is appropriately forecasted and maintained in all circumstances and appropriate stock level are maintained to support I&R (Innovation & Renovation).
• Manage and maintain forecast over the planning horizon in OMP (Unison). Should have sufficient knowledge to be able to generate and maintain long range forecasts, combining incremental, impactors, and multiple data inputs. Maintain a robust post-mortem learning log.
• Participate & collaborate with cross functional teams to drive effective MBP process (Monthly Business Planning), effectively communicating details and assumptions of the demand plan to key stakeholders.
• Analyze and evaluate the supply plan and net dispatch requirements to satisfy customer needs taking into account the network complexity and the supply constraints, including planned and optimized mixed loads taking into account transportation and storage constraints. Ensuring actions and Supply Plans are realistic and achievable In accordance with the Business Planning process
• Balance the need for product availability versus the need to minimise costs of inventory to ensure optimum stocks of the right material in the right location. Establish stock policies for Finished and Semi Finished Goods. To do this for Inter Market Supply together with Planners of Receiving Markets
• Periodically review the stock level of the domestic and the receiving markets to pro-actively look for solutions in case of deviations
• Analyse and effectively communicate key issues with volume variances and other relevant information to key stakeholders. Collaborate with cross functional teams highlighting all supply issues, 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
• To lead and coordinate the activities cross functions to effectively execute all Inter-Market Supply (IMS) related activities and projects of the Market, in accordance with the recommendations and priorities given by Zone Management and CO-SC (e.g. sourcing, best practices, route to market)
• Deliver sustained IMS performance and adherence to use of Product Briefs for items within managed category.
• Instil a progressive culture within the Team to be always looking for the continuous improvement of the IMS end-to-end process (i.e. planning, transportation lead times, freshness, etc.)
• Deliver sustained IMS performance and adherence to use of Product Briefs for items within managed category.
  

What will make you successful?

As the successful candidate, you will need to be passionate, tenacious, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. You will already have great management and analytical skills coupled with your highly organised, conscientious approach. You will also:

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in the functions across Generating Demand or Ensuring Supply Areas with progressive and successful supply chain experience. Experience in one of the following areas:
  • Technical & Production; Customer Service; Demand & Supply
  • Planning; Customer Facing Supply Chain; Supply Chain Planning; Supply Chain Performance Acceleration team; Procurement, Factory Supply Chain
• Demonstrable record of success in supply planning, demand planning and value chain optimization.
• Education: Completed University Degree in business, operations management, supply chain, or logistics

• Knowledge and understanding of the Foodservice industry and commercial environment a definite asset.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerBI, AFO, SAP, UNISON, APO, BW, PowerPoint, Word.
• Desirable to have had experience implementing LEAN concepts and tools
• Team player, with excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively across all functions and levels of the organization. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• Ability to manage multi-functional projects, demonstrating strong planning and organization skills
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills. Exhibit people, performance management, mentoring, coaching and motivational skills.
• Innovative seeking new ways to improve or facilitate material flow
  

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting Supply Chain career you’ve always wanted.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one as well as a Company matched retirement savings plan, Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

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We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.