Senior Global Planner
Location:
Zurich, CH, 8005
About the role
The role drives the long term planning activities as part of the S&OP cycle for the Cocoa business. The role provides the global positions by product & region, ensures alignment on one plan in close collaboration with the regional planning teams, steers the run of the tactical plan, participates in the S&OP/E and contributes to the continuous improvement initiatives
Key responsibilities include
Steers and provides business guidance for the monthly long-term planning for Global Cocoa
Ensure business guidelines are reflected in tactical plans and scenarios
Accountable for accurate and timely information to support the S&OP/E cycles, with required views by product & region
Supports the preparation of the various meetings as part of the S&OP/E cycle
Provides visibility on the global/ regional position by product, at the relevant granularity, as well as the available to sell by region/product
Main point of contact for the topics such as purchase, availability, capacity utilization, flows – for the full Cocoa network
Guarantees the availability of Cocoa products for chocolate business needs and third-party sales
Proposes options and solutions on how to best serve the customers at the most profitable cost, jointly with the Finance teams
Defines the optimal level of Cocoa products inventory, in close coordination with the regional teams and other functions
Contributes to the decision-making process by providing the accurate data, plans, scenarios and recommendations
Ensure decisions taken are executed and adhered to across the planning teams, as well as with the other functions
Reflect the strategic and S&OP decisions on the tactical plans
Optimize global flows in line with profitability drivers of the business
Provide and align on the production plans and external purchases for the full horizon (up to 24 months)
Identify capacity & resources requirement to be in place to support agreed demand plan
Coordinate and align with strategic planning team on capacity and footprint decision, to reflect relevant updates across all planning layers
Contribute to various footprint related projects as required
Ensure the alignment between the teams and consistency of the plans
Engages the teams across the region, as part of one global planning team
Drive continuous improvement initiatives
About you
Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
10+ years of experience in Global Supply Chain related roles in an international environment
Prior experience in soft commodities with strong preference in cocoa
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and with previous experience with SAP, OMP and other planning software beneficial
APICS certification or proven work experience
Fluent in English
Intercultural exposure and experience, being comfortable in international environments
Excellent communicator, with possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to lead and influence teams, and getting consensus for decisions needed
Ability to solve issues with a proactive mindset
Proactive, motivated to create value, anticipation
Perseverance, never give up
Dynamic/curious/passionate Able to work independently, as well as a strong team player
Critical thinking
Ability to work with multiple sources of data and uncertainty
Ability to challenge and translate data
Flexible and result-oriented
Ability to align key stakeholders on common solutions
Ability to easily adapt to changes and navigate in an uncertain environment
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