Production Planner – Sheikhupura Factory

About the role

As a Production Planner at Nestlé's Sheikhupura factory, you will develop feasible short‑term production plans while balancing capacity, material constraints, and operational requirements. You will ensure material availability to keep production running smoothly.

Key responsibilities

• Develop short‑term production plans within the DPS horizon, considering capacity, manpower, materials and constraints.
• Identify and address operational constraints such as plant shutdowns, promotions and production requirements.
• Create optimized replenishment plans for raw and packaging materials to guarantee uninterrupted production.
• Coordinate directly with assigned suppliers to secure timely delivery of materials.
• Define stock policies and inventory management approaches for assigned SKUs.
• Resolve material supply and demand issues in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Engage suppliers in supply‑chain improvement initiatives and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure production continuity.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.
• 2‑4 years of experience in supply chain, production planning, distribution operations or warehousing.
• Working knowledge of SAP and MS Office; familiarity with SAP Materials Management modules is preferred.
• Strong analytical, planning and problem‑solving abilities.
• Proven initiative in delivering improvement projects and effective stakeholder communication.

Required skills

• SAP
• MS Office