Production Planner - Sheikhupura

About the role

Nestlé Pakistan is hiring a full-time Production Planner for its Sheikhupura factory. The planner develops feasible, optimized short-term production plans within capacity and material constraints, ensures the materials needed to run those plans are available, and balances service, cost, inventory and operational requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop short-term production plans within the DPS horizon, considering capacity, manpower, materials and production constraints.
• Identify and proactively address operational constraints such as plant shutdowns, promotions and production requirements.
• Develop replenishment plans for raw and packaging materials so production runs without interruption.
• Coordinate directly with assigned suppliers to ensure timely delivery and availability of materials.
• Define stock policies and inventory management approaches for assigned SKUs.
• Resolve material supply and demand issues for raw and packaging materials with relevant stakeholders.
• Engage suppliers in supply chain improvement initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to keep production running.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in Supply Chain, Production Planning, Distribution Operations, Warehousing or a related function.
• Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to take initiative on improvement projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to handle competing priorities.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of SAP and MS Office.
• Familiarity with SAP Supply Chain and Materials Management modules is preferred.