Sr. OPR Planner

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At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate.

We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

Under the management of the Operational Planning Manager, the Senior OPR Planner will be responsible for developing balanced short and medium-term plans for Barry Callebaut European production facilities. To that endeavor, he/she will guide and challenge the GBS OPR planners. As part of the weekly S&OE process, the supply planner will work closely with key business stakeholders to ensure availability of products serving our customer on time and in full at the lowest cost possible.

The Senior OPR Planner will support the weekly S&OE process by preparing the needed material (weekly executive meeting), engaging stakeholders, coordinating follow-up actions and implementing decisions. Additionally, the Senior OPR Planner will participate in key initiatives and projects to support continuous improvement.

The scope is Operational Planning Horizon from W2-W17, for 15 chocolate manufacturing sites in Europe.

• Consolidate and report on regional supply plan
• Prepare for the CSD handshake (pre-S&OE) to ensure alignment across CSD departments
• Responsible for getting the supply plan approved by the plant managers
• Generate reports to track inventory levels, identify potential supply shortages and check capacity utilization
• Proactively identify and resolve supply chain issues, with a focus on network balancing. Identify required back-ups to be executed to resolve overloads or identify the needs for recipe transfers.
• Ensure feasibility of the plan regarding downstream constraints and resolve issues in collaboration with the other stakeholders
• Bring unsolvable issues to the relevant decision forum (as part of S&OE)
• Prepare presentation for S&OE with the right content to trigger the right actions
• Follow-up on actions resulting from the S&OE meetings and ensure implementation of decisions impacting supply
• Give direction to the GBS OPR planning community as well as the remaining local planning community (e.g. S&OE actions and decisions)
• Challenge the GBS OPR planning community (asset utilization, feasibility of the plan, volume allocation, KPI performance, etc.…)
• Ensure operational plan is in line with tactical guidance: shift regimes, volume allocation between sites, transfers and investment ramp-up
• Ensure the operational plan meets inventory targets and stock build ambitions
• Drive regular reviews with local teams on planning parameters to model capacity: OEEs, rates, calendars and maintenance plan
• Monitor and analyze supply chain performance metrics
• Develop and implement strategies for optimizing inventory levels across warehouses
• Review and update supply network model and processes to ensure cost-efficiency
• Establish and maintain relationships with production and distribution sites to ensure cost-effectiveness and quality
• Collaborate as Supply Chain representative in the assigned projects relating to the responsible plants or subcontractors (such as new production lines, new product implementations…)

• Master’s Degree, preferably within Business or Engineering
• APICs or related supply chain certification
• > 5 years’ experience in supply planning, purchasing, inventory management and/or logistics
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Knowledge of supply chain management…