Deployment Planner: Optimize Shipments & Case Fill

Ferrero; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrero is seeking a Deployment Planner for our Parsippany, NJ office to optimize finished goods distribution, maximize case fill on customer orders, and balance safety stock with freshness targets across the network.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Logistics, monitor KPIs, analyze demand drivers, and support projects to improve process efficiency while ensuring reliable service for Ferrero’s customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience working as Deployment, Production, or Supply Planner in similar environment.
• Experience working with data sets.
• Experience in food/drug consumer products industry.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of SAP / APO systems.
• Knowledge of and experience working with project management principles and tools.
• Knowledge of demand and supply balancing.
• Knowledge of warehouse and distribution center operations.

Responsibilities

• Execute deployment strategy from source, saturating trucks and ensuring there are no disruptions in the shipment operations.
• Maximize direct ship opportunities from manufacturing locations and co packing locations while maximizing case fill & order fill rate on customer orders.
• Manage finished goods distribution across the network to maximize case fill & order fill rate for customer orders.
• Proactively communicate with Customer Logistics on inventory availability and collaborates with them so that expectations can be managed when inventory constraints arise
• Help to achieve monthly shipping target
• Help to improve KPI of Freshness based on correct replenishment of the network by looking at sales trends and using information from Demand & Supply Planner & Sales Department
• Support Supply Chain initiatives & drive process improvement
• Minimize product destructions and leftover in the network
• Manage bulk transfers to co-packing locations
• Provide direction to Warehouse & Transportation partners
• Provide updates to the Supply Planning team to support communications to Sales and Marketing on execution against strategic customer programs.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

SAP

Project management

Demand and supply balancing

Warehouse and distribution operations

Deployment planning experience

Data analysis

Food/drug consumer products industry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related fields

Tools

SAP

APO

Job description

Ferrero is seeking a Deployment Planner for our Parsippany, NJ office to optimize finished goods distribution, maximize case fill on customer orders, and balance safety stock with freshness targets across the network.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Logistics, monitor KPIs, analyze demand drivers, and support projects to improve process efficiency while ensuring reliable service for Ferrero’s customers.