PPIC Specialist

Jollibee Group; Calamba; Hybrid; PHP 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith Foods Corporation, a Jollibee Foods Corporation subsidiary, seeks an PPIC Specialist to manage end-to-end product launches from initiation to post-launch evaluation. You will lead cross-functional teams across R&D, Manufacturing, QA, Procurement, and Supply Chain to ensure timely, compliant market introductions.

The role requires 1–3 years in project management for launches, strong coordination skills, and proficiency with Microsoft tools and ERP/SAP systems.

Qualifications

• Must be a college graduate of Industrial Engineering.
• 1–3 years of experience in Project Management related to product launches with end-to-end stakeholder coordination.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Planner, Excel, Project, Teams, PowerApps, SharePoint, Power BI) and software systems (MRP, ERP, SAP, Anaplan).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commercialization of new product launches from initiation through launch and post-launch evaluation.
• Manage cross-functional project teams across R&D, Manufacturing, QA, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, and other stakeholders.
• Drive project execution with deliverables, timelines, milestones, and business objectives across BUs.
• Monitor progress, identify risks/dependencies, and mitigate issues.
• Ensure readiness through capacity assessments, trials, product validation, and final production runs.
• Oversee SAP setups, manufacturing documentation, regulatory requirements, and launch readiness activities.
• Ensure supply chain and material readiness by securing raw materials and coordinating inventory.
• Coordinate with Supply, Material, and Production Planning to align demand and production.
• Coordinate project handovers to operations ensuring continuity of production and planning processes.
• Manage inventory and material remnants per company policies, including disposition and shelf-life.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Industrial Engineering degree

Tools

Planner

Excel

Project

Teams

PowerApps

SharePoint

Power BI

MRP

ERP

SAP

Anaplan

Job description

Title: PPIC Specialist

Title: Production Planning & Inventory Control Initiatives Planner, Specialist

The Production Planning & Inventory Control Initiative Planning Specialist will be responsible for the overall management of projects/initiatives from Business Units (BUs) and/or Manufacturing sites for Jollibee Food Corporation commissaries. Scope of work includes new product launches; limited time offers/promos; product reformulations; product extension to new market/s and expansion of new/existing product to another or multiple commissaries.

Key Responsibility

• Lead end-to-end commercialization of new product launches from project initiation through launch execution and post-launch evaluation.
• Manage cross-functional project teams across R&D, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, and other key stakeholders.
• Drive project execution, ensuring alignment on deliverables, timelines, milestones, and business objectives across multiple Business Units.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and dependencies, develop mitigation plans, and accelerate critical issues when necessary.
• Ensure technical and commercial readiness through capacity assessments, manufacturing trials, product validation, and final production runs.
• Oversee the completion of SAP setups, manufacturing documentation, regulatory requirements, and other launch readiness activities.
• Ensure supply chain and material readiness by securing raw material availability and coordinating inventory requirements throughout commercialization.
• Partner with Supply, Material, and Production Planning teams to align demand, production schedules, and ordering activities.
• Coordinate seamless project handovers to operational teams, ensuring continuity of production, inventory, and planning processes.
• Manage inventory and material remnants in compliance with company policies, including proper disposition, shelf-life management, and data integrity requirements.

Job Qualifications

• Must be a college graduate of the Industrial Engineering course
• Must at least have 1 to 3 years of experience in Project Management related to product launches with demonstrated end-to-end, full-blown stakeholder coordination.
• Must possess proficiency in Microsoft applications (Planner, Excel, Project, Teams, PowerApps, SharePoint, and Power BI) as well as software systems, including MRP, ERP, SAP, and Anaplan.
• Willing to work in a hybrid arrangement with on-site days at the Canlubang, Laguna

Zenith Foods Corporation, the hiring entity, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jollibee Foods Corporation.