Production & Supply Planner (Planning Service Center) for Zone Europe

Nestlé S.A.; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Pension fund

Multisport card

Flexible hours

Hybrid work

Extra annual leave

Bonus system

Sabbatical available

Job summary

Nestlé S.A. in Warsaw is seeking a Production & Supply Planner to join our Planning Service Center. You will generate 18-month production plans, manage capacity, and partner with factories and markets to ensure product availability while optimizing total delivered cost.

You will work with multi‑functional stakeholders, run what‑if analyses, and drive improvements in inventory and master data. A multinational environment and English language skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or Economics.
• Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Operations Management.
• Fluency in English and any additional European language is a plus.
• +3 years of experience in supply planning, production and demand planning or distribution planning/logistics role.
• Experience with an ERP system is required.

Responsibilities

• Generate 18 months production plan that respects available capacity and ensures service in all markets.
• Provide visibility of Committed Capacity through scenario planning.
• Perform scenario planning and communicate risk of service failures to stakeholders.
• Work with factories to align committed capacity and production requirements.
• Review production requirements from the signed-off demand plan, respecting inventory targets and constraints.
• Ensure produced goods reach markets to avoid stockouts in coordination with Manufacturing.
• Provide up-to-date Master Data and system alignment.
• Run what-if scenarios to resolve supply/demand gaps and assess feasibility.
• Highlight potential supply issues in advance with impact analyses and trade-offs.
• Lead stakeholder review meetings with factories and markets.

Skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or Economics

Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Production & Supply Planner (Planning Service Center) for Zone Europe

We are looking for Concurrent Planner (Production & Supply Planner) to join our Planning Service Center in Warsaw and play a key role in ensuring product availability for the assigned supply network while optimizing Total Delivered Cost (TDC).

In this role you will contribute to efficient end‑to‑end supply planning processes by orchestrating teams that impact the production and supply plan attainment, leveraging the technology available and ensuring the best practices are in place.

You will generate and review production plans, manage deployment plans, and partner with multi-functional stakeholders across markets and categories, directly influencing planning performance and business success, and shaping the supply chain of tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities:

Capacity and production planning

• Generate 18 months production plan that respects available capacity and ensures service in all markets.
• Provide visibility of Committed Capacity through scenario planning
• Scenario planning and communicating the risk of service failures to appropriate stakeholders in factory, markets and others
• Work hand in hand with the factories to align committed capacity and production requirements

Supply Planning

• Review and confirm production requirements from the signed-off demand plan, respecting inventory targets and considering network complexity and supply constraints.
• Ensure the produced goods are reaching the market to avoid any out-of-stock risks in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (i.e., Manufacturing) in the 18-months horizon.
• Provide up-to-date Master Data and system alignment with realistic production process.
• Run what-if scenarios to resolve supply / demand gaps and determine feasibility of scenario solution based on business requests.
• Bring attention to potential supply issues in advance. Provide a thorough analysis of the impacts of proposed actions and associated trade-offs. Ensure actions and supply plans are realistic and achievable

Inventory Management

• Review inventory targets and work towards reducing these targets without putting at risk the availability of products.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the fulfilment of the role’s objectives.
• Lead review meetings with the factories and markets

What will make you successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or Economics
• Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management
• Fluency in English is a must, and any other European language would be value adding
• +3 years of experience in supply planning, production and demand planning or/and distribution planning, logistics role
• +3 years of experience working with an ERP system
• Exposure to working in a multinational setting, where they have gained experience navigating diverse cultural dynamics, managing cross-border operations, and coordinating with global stakeholders. They should be adaptable and culturally sensitive, capable of collaborating effectively with colleagues from different backgrounds and locations to achieve common supply chain objectives.

Ouroffer:

• Competitivebenefitspackage:privatemedicalcareLuxMed, lifeinsurance,PensionFund, Social Fund,Multisportcard,discountsin thecanteenand Nestléboutique,freeparking
• Flexibleworkinghoursandhybridwork(upto 10daysremoteworkpermonth)
• Additional 2 days of annual leave – granted to employees who fully use their annual leave entitlement within a given calendar year
• Bonussystem
• Position grade will be evaluated based on candidate's experience
• Benefits for parents: welcome gift upon the birth of a child, fathers can count on anadditionalday off for this occasion; for the father or Second Carer, we provide anadditional4-week fully paid leave; anadditionalday off for childcare until the child's 14th birthday.
• Possibilitytoworkin adynamicteam ofprofessionalsandleaders
• Employee developmentprogramsandgrowthopportunitieswithintheorganization
• “DbajMY’ programsupportingemployees’ health and wellbeing
• Partially paid Sabbatical available after 7 years of service.
• Workatmospherebasedonrespect,cooperationandopennesstodiversity
• OpportunitytoparticipateinSustainabilityprojectsandjoinacommunityfocusedoncreatingsustainablesolutions

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 .