SC Plng Assoc Planner

Full Time
Cork, County Cork
Posted
Job description
Overview

We are delighted to invite applications for the permanent position of Supply Chain Production & Capacity Planner to join our team in Little Island. In this role you will report into the Supply Chain Planning Supervisor.
The supply chain team are the lynch pin of operations ensuring the careful coordination of concentrate ingredients and recipes. The team works with our global plants, bottlers and Distribution Centres to ensure flawless supply execution for PepsiCo. Would you like to work in a dynamic global environment connected in to 140 markets worldwide? If so we could take your talents to a whole new level.


Responsibilities

Role responsibilities:
Production Planning and Scheduling
  • Review MRP requirements, develop production plans to meet these demands
  • Review capacity utilization and manage volume to optimize use of available capacity across plants
  • Develop detailed production schedules by work centre in line with capacity capabilities
  • Create and release Process Orders on SAP in line with production plan for all manufacturing, filling and rework orders
  • Determine and communicate Customer Order confirmation dates & quantities to the respective Customer Service Representative to ensure order fulfilment targets are met
  • Complete reporting requirements for the team & business

Inventory management
  • Review product freshness and determine potential usage of ageing product via allocations process
  • Complete monthly excess and obsolescence inventory review and classify potential risk accordingly
  • Identify inventory for disposal and cross change


Control and compliance
  • Develop and maintain GCS documentation and ensure full compliance
  • Successfully complete SOX and GCS audits as required


Information management
  • Maintain planning master data as required
  • Develop and maintain production order policies (Minimum & Maximum Batch sizes) to optimize plant efficiency and working capital requirements while ensuring product availability to meet Customer demands


Training and documentation
  • Provide cover as required across the planning area
  • Ensure a comprehensive set of up-to-date training manuals are in place for each planning area


Health and safety
  • A requirement of the role is that you must adhere to all PepsiCo Health & Safety Requirements


General
  • Support the development and implementation of OH initiatives within the Planning department and across the broader Supply Chain
  • Support development of world class production planning processes and systems
  • Actively look to engage & support Planning and Supply Chain projects as required
  • Actively look to develop and improve Cross Functional Engagement
  • Support new product introductions through the provision of timely and accurate information

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Analytical skills, with a proven ability to problem solve and make quick decisions
  • Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
  • Be capable of working effectively in a team environment
  • Ability to manage multiple, complex tasks, with strong attention to detail
  • Results orientated and commitment to achieving objectives; Ability to work on own initiative
  • Excellent customer awareness and customer focus
  • Third level qualification in Supply Chain or related discipline
  • Proficient Computer skills: MS Office specifically MS Excel

Desired qualifications and/or experience
  • SAP experience a distinct advantage
  • Experience working in a FMCG environment

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

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