Supply & Production Planner

Froneri is an Ice Cream, Frozen Food and Chilled Dairy business, Combining the success of Nestlé SA (the world’s largest food manufacturer) and PAI (R&R ice cream PLC one of the leading Ice Cream companies), Froneri brings together decades of business and manufacturing expertise. Froneri is headquartered in the UK and it is operating in 22 countries across the world primarily in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Argentina, Brazil, the Philippines, and South Africa with sales of around 2.6 billion Euro Froneri operates employing around 15,000 people.

• Implement and maintain Inventory and Material Management Strategies for all Finished Goods by regular review and optimization of inventory parameters and levels (e.g. reorder pt, safety stock, ABC categorization).
• Consult with Production Schedulers regarding the availability of production lines and approval of downtime at manufacturing sites.
• Place orders upon Manufacturing based upon agreed lead time and capacity availability.
• Plan replenishment across the Distribution Center with Distribution planner by maintaining the accuracy of plans to reflect feasible replenish plans.
• Conduct regular business and performance reviews with Commercial teams and Manufacturing.
• Conduct root cause analysis for supply chain issues/variances and perform define corrective action plans to avoid re-occurrence.
• Monitor and report on significant variances between supply plans vs. production plans achievement.
• Identify and manage potential inventory obsolescence to minimize write-offs (finished goods and raw materials).
• Accountable for master data for Material Planning, Production and PIR/ Source lists for DRP.
• Review out of stock situations or shortage of supply issues and recommend mitigating actions.
• Manage NPD Project for Commercialization and Launch phase for selected project types.
• Set up inventory targets for Raw Materials and Pack Components and monitor actual inventory levels vs. targets (in co-operation with vendor schedulers).
• Liaise with Marketing, Demand Planners and Manufacturing to validate feasibility of mid to long-term supply.
• Plans (S&OP) for the products under own responsibility and recommend actions in case of issues
• Smooth execution plans for Exports.