Planning Expert, Site Scheduling - Centre of Excellence, Supply Chain Planning - Aarhus

Arla Foods; Aarhus; Presencial; DKK 520.000 - 760.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Arla Foods is seeking a Planning Expert to support the rollout of a new scheduling system and related processes across production sites. You will train site schedulers in SAP PPDS and the new ways of working, develop training materials, and plan rollout activities within a central project team.

You will anchor changes after rollouts through reinforcement activities and collaborate with IT on system improvements, while ensuring clear communication in English across global markets.

Formación

• Extensive planning experience as a production planner or site scheduler.
• Extensive experience in SAP PPDS in APO.
• Strong understanding of master data in relation to PPDS.
• Ability to train others and create training materials.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsabilidades

• Train site schedulers in the use of the new SAP PPDS system.
• Develop new training materials and training approaches.
• Plan rollout activities as part of a central project team.
• Ensure changes are anchored post-rollout with reinforcement activities.
• Collaborate with IT on current and future developments to the planning system.

Conocimientos

Production planning

Site scheduling

Training others

English communication

Change management

Herramientas

SAP PPDS in APO

Descripción del empleo

Are you passionate about production planning, site scheduling, and the systems they operate in? Do you thrive in a role where you train others in new ways of working, help improving planning processes, and you have a chance to shape the future of site scheduling? If so, this could be the right opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Planning Expert in the area of site scheduling to support our roll out programme of the new scheduling system and its associated processes, as part of a central project team.

“In Planning within Arla, we’re going through a massive transformation with introducing new planning systems and new planning processes across our production sites. You will join a highly collaborative team working closely across functions to deliver these changes to site schedulers across all core markets. If you want to play a key role in the E2E Planning transformation, we would be delighted to welcome you,” says Senior Project Manager, Mark Keresztes

How You Will Make An Impact

In this role, you will be responsible for training the site schedulers across the different sites as part of the overall roll out program. By becoming an expert in our system module of choice, SAP ePPDS, you will be able to train others in the use of the system as well the ways of working that accompany it. Your primary responsibility is to deliver this in a way that enables the site schedulers to adapt and thrive in their new system environment, so they can plan effectively, optimize within the system and therefore provide a great service within this crucial area of the supply chain.

Your key responsibilities include

• Train site schedulers in the use of their new system
• Train site schedulers in the new ways of working and processes that accompany the new system
• Create new training materials and training approaches
• Plan the roll out activities needed as part of a central project team to deliver the above training
• Ensure the anchoring of the changes after each roll out, through support and reinforcements activities
• Collaborate with IT colleague on current and future developments to the planning system

What Will Make You Successful

You are an energetic, structured, and collaborative professional who enjoys working with people on large scale projects. You excel in delivering your knowledge to others in an engaging and easy-to-understand manner.

We imagine you

• Have extensive planning experience as a production planner or site scheduler
• Have extensive experience in SAP PPDS in APO
• Have a strong understanding of master data in relation to PPDS
• Have the desire and ability to train others
• Able to communicate clearly and confidently in English
• Able to produce high quality written training material in English
• Have a continuous improvement mindset and able to challenge existing ways of working
• Are curious, proactive, and comfortable operating in a dynamic environment.

What do we offer?

You’ll join a dynamic team with a strong mix of experienced professionals. We value humor, openness and support – and you’ll be trusted with responsibility from day one. At Arla, we believe in growing our people, promoting from within, and giving you the tools to succeed.

The location of the role is flexible, but ability and willingness to travel is required.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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