Production Planner - UAE National

Job description / Role

Position Snapshot

Location: Nestle Dubai Manufacturing, Nestle Middle East Manufacturing UAE (Factories), Dubai
Division: Technical & Production
Reports to: Procurement and Planning Manager

Position for UAE Nationals; open to fresh graduates

Position Summary: Provide consistently short-term finite constrained production plans which are feasible, optimized and realistic that are sequenced with the agreed standard in daily buckets accordance with the availability of resources - production line, capacities, labor and materials.

A Day in the life of..

- Cost & Service: Create a feasible production plan within the DPS period (next 4Weeks) that takes into consideration available capacity, Raw and Pack materials, available/optimized labor, optimized material losses to meet the customer service requirements (MSA, DSA and COF).
- Inventory & Cost: Align and ensure accurate planning master data a in the system and drive improvements. Schedule production plan to maximize line loading opportunities.
- Collaborative Planning: Drive continuous improvement in production planning by collaborating with Production, Demand and Supply Planning, Procurement and Supply Chain that positively impact business - cost, service, inventory and organizations key performance indicators. Support implementation of lean initiatives
- Growth: Work on innovation/renovation project teams to ensure production are planned on time to launches and relaunches.

Process Compliance: Facilitates create alignment in Weekly Planning Review (WPR) and provide key outputs involving multiple functions in Monthly Production Planning Reviews (Demand & Supply Team, MRP Planners, Business Unit, Supply Chain & Factory) to ensure alignment between operations & business. Drive improvements in internal and cross-functional processes to ensure free flow of materials and information. Ensure compliance to audit points, standards and guideline. Provide daily/weekly alerts on production changes and minimize material wastes, write offs and additional factory and supply chain costs .

Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma; Fresh graduates with background in related field will be considered
- Must be a UAE National with Family book
- Basic Understanding of MRP (Material Requirement Planning), Logistics Coordinator, Warehousing, Production, Production Planning, Demand & Supply Planning
- Good communication skills, Proactivity and ability to collaborate internally and externally
- Basic understanding of Consumer & Customer needs
- Ability to challenge the current status quo & drive continuous improvements.
- Ability to proactively look at details and trigger issues and opportunities
- Good knowledge on MS Office and Presentation Skills
- Understanding of Lean Value Stream would be an advantage
- Understanding of planning and inventory concepts would be beneficial

About the Company

Nestle with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle and is today the world's biggest food and beverage company. Sales for 2006 were CHF 98.5 bn, with a net profit of CHF 9 bn. We employ around 265,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world.

The Company's strategy is guided by several fundamental principles. Nestle's existing products grow through innovation and renovation while maintaining a balance in geographic activities and product lines. Long-term potential is never sacrificed for short-term performance. The Company's priority is to bring the best and most relevant products to people, wherever they are, whatever their needs, throughout their lives.