Regional Solid Planner - Lebbeke Wieze, België - Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut

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Lebbeke Wieze, België

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Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

Regional Solid Planner

Location:
Lebbeke-Wieze, VOV, BE, 9280At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry.

As the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry.

We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product.

We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate.

We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond

About the role

As a Regional Solid Planner you will plan the European Production of the solid chocolate, in close collaboration with the local production planners. You will also allocate demand to factories, subcontractors & intercompany plants on a 4 months horizon. Furthermore you will run supply scenarios and take decisions to maximize service and cost. As Regional Planner, communication is key, as you will; mobilize sales VPs for prioritization, steer the factory towards adherence to the plan, and monitor factory performance.
Key Responsibilities include
Own and Deliver The Operational Plan
Own and deliver an internal production plan in active horizon across sites with optimal use of network, asset utilization, Stock levels and customer satisfaction (817 weeks horizon).
Own and deliver an external supply plan from the Subcontractors & Intercompany suppliers, to ensure optimal stock levels and customer satisfaction (017 week's horizon).
Ensure the operational plan meets inventory targets and stock build ambitions.
When issue can't be solved locally within the plant, propose mitigation actions; bring unsolvable issues to the relevant decision forum (as part of S&OE).
Ensure the operational plan is in line with tactical guidance: shift regimes, volume allocation between sites, transfers and investment rampup.
Drive regular reviews with reactive planners and operations (i.e. local teams) on planning parameters to model capacity; OEEs, rates, calendars and maintenance plans.
Communicate & agree the Production Plans & Supply plans with the assigned stakeholders (SC Managers
Local Planners
Subcontractors ).
Manage phase in & phase out of SKUs in the operational horizon.
Manage all relevant master data needed for an accurate operational plan.
Collaborate as Supply Chain representative in the assigned projects relating the responsible plants or subcontractors (such as new production lines, new product implementations ).
Setup and report the necessary KPI's related to the Operational planning horizon.
Ensure and coordinate raw materials availability to subcontractors.

***- Drive S&OE weekly Cycle- Drive S&OE weekly cycle, strongly engaging and involving Supply, Demand, Sales, Finance & all other departments in the process and meetings; Ensure E2E awareness and adherence to weekly cycle.

Manage Gaps and balance S&D; workout Gap closing proposals and ensure timely communication and escalation to relevant stakeholders.
Solve S&D operational gaps by prioritizing demand with Sales VPs and sales Directors.
Solve S&D operational gaps by engaging OSCO directors in adapting factory shifts.
Ensure execution of resulting actions agreed during the S&OE meetings.
Monitor output of factories (adherence to plan), and challenge SC managers and Plant managers accordingly.
Support the implementation/execution of NPI projects and transfers.
Drive continuous improvement on S&OE process with local teams.

Drive Continuous Improvement

Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement on the endtoend supply planning process, identify projects, participate in the selection and coordinate/perform execution.

About you

You have experience in Supply Chain Planning.

During your experience, you gained insight in:
capacity / production planning including finite and infinite, creation of supply scenarios, etc.

Throughout your previous experience you have understanding of other supply planning processes (such as: distribution requirements planning, raw materials planning and scheduling).
You have at least 2 years of experience in Production Planning.
Experience in an international environment is a plus.
Experience with ERPsystem(s) is necessary. Knowledge and experience in SAP is an advantage.
You are fluent in English, knowledge of any other local languages is an asset.
You have knowledge of planning and reporting systems (such as: SAP, APO, OMP, BW, BI etc.).
You have the ability to engage, negotiate and influence others across