Supply Planner

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

 

The Supply Planner will be responsible for the planning and management of inventory levels in a way that is effective in meeting customer service levels whilst taking into account overall supply chain efficiencies and working capital targets. Be required to work with internal & external stakeholders to ensure timely availability of inventory for manufactured and imported/locally traded finished goods to meet customer demand nationally and to support the Supply Planning Manager in monitoring performance of the relevant key performance indicators and developing action plans with key parties to ensure performance targets are met.

 

Work Location : Plentong - Johor 

 

Reporting to : Supply Planning Lead 
 

 

Key responsibilities

 

 

• Develop continuous improvement activities to drive planning excellence through efficiencies in capacity plan. Main contact point for Customer Service/Transport Planning/Demand Planner/Inter-Kerry planner
• Ensure the right capacity and capability in place to supply and deliver end products to customer. Ensure sales orders, inventories, supply plans are properly managed including close monitoring of excess, slow moving, aging and phase-in and phased-out models.
• Pro-actively identify and report order, capacity & inventory risk
• Create supply strategy and identify capability needs aligned to the business strategy and establishing the supply foundations that will enable future growth
• Develop a robust supply plan to ensure there is an appropriate level of products available to support the sales and increase customer service level
• Executing the agreed standard supply planning processes, supporting the implementation of new projects and tools to ensure continuity of excellent supply plan
• Play a key role in facilitating emergent issues that impact on schedule and commitment. Work with functional team to find solutions and perform root-cause and gap analysis.
• Establish planning control check point and processes to drive and uphold commitment & supply integrity
• Prepare RCCP overviews to drive S&OP meeting with Business, Operations and Finance to determine mid to long term business & operation strategy
• Achieve FG inventory target set by Group, manage safety stocks & goods movement
• Improve supply service level through administering operational terms & criteria, supply planning efficiency & flexibility, capacity optimization and lead-time reduction
• Implement mechanism to capture exceptional orders, cost and risk of order changes impact to capacity and recommend solutions.
• Order management – advise Material Availability Date and work with cross functional team to ensure stock deliver according to promise
• Work closely with cross functional team to deliver and manage New Product Introduction (NPI) timeline
   

Qualifications and skills

 

 

• Candidate will be qualified to degree level in a Supply Chain, Business / Commercial or related
• Minimum 1 years’ experience in Planning roles in Supply Chain function
• Food manufacturing experience is preferable but not essential
• Advanced MS Office and systems skills
• SAP experience is highly advantageous
• Advanced level of English required
• Possess strong planning and analytical skills and be able to take complex issues and break down actions for resolutions and working with tight deadlines
• A solid communicator who can build strong relations and is not afraid to challenge decisions when see better alternatives or potential pitfalls.
• Possess strong business acumen with deep Operational insight as well as an open nature and collaborative mind-set that enable working cohesively with people from different functions and levels.
• A motivated and driven individual with the core competencies required to succeed in a demanding and challenging working environment