OPR Supply Planner with French

About the role:

• Ensure Customers orders are delivered in time through the good execution of supply planning.
• Execute the weekly planning in the reactive horizon (0 – 6 weeks), optimize and communicate the plan for Solids (cakes/powder) or Liquid (liquor / butter) with all stakeholders involved in the process. Track the metrics and KPI’s, identifying resulting risks and opportunities on a daily basis to fulfill the requested sales orders management position.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure optimized deployment of planning in the 0-6 weeks time horizon through the entire netwok: European factories, Subco, African flows, TP suppliers;
• Ensure best possible service to interco choco partners and TP customers;
• Ensure stock projection & control for the areas he is responsible of: ensure stocks are in line with target at macro level but also at SKU level – address deviation if any;
• In collaboration with senior supply planner, bridge active and reactive planning horizons: smooth transition without any risk or impact in the short term service performance;
• Update reporting tools to support the entire short term planning process, maintain target service level KPI – daily and weekly;
• Be a key actor of S&OE process :

1. Hold weekly reviews with assigned production sites to discuss production schedules and raw material concerns and all needs for the 6 weeks rolling;
2. Attend Daily Gemba talking with Operational Stakeholders in the factories linking it to the weekly plan;
3. Be a key player in building the future of S&OE and take part in all relevant process steps;

• Identify issues, propose solutions, challenge status quo and escalate when necessary;
• Help facilitate cross-functional communication between the different stakeholders in the business, as example: factory, sales, customer care, inventory, quality, distribution and transportation teams;
• Get consensus between sales/ Q.A/ factories and planning teams for ending up an issue in the reactive horizon and linking it to the active horizon planning;
• In collaboration with customer service and sales team, recommend and co build prioritization process/ demand shaping when needed;
• Have a collaborative, communicative & proactive attitude in the Planning Team;
• Work towards Continuous Improvement in the Cocoa Supply Chain Planning.

About you:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Engineering or similar;
• Desirably 1st experience in Planning, S&OE/ Supply Chain & inventory processes, with knowledge and foundations/ principles in SCM;
• 3-5 years experience in supply chain planning in an industrial and international environment;
• Advanced in English;
• Advanced in French;
• Excel-Advanced;
• Previous experience with SAP, OMP, and Business Objects preferred;
• Microsoft Power BI Advanced will be a differential;
• Autonomous – Ability to work with a remote manager & Team;
• Strong analytical skills with focus on process & controls.

We offer:

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many otheroccasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with otheremployees we develop our passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC andCSR activities.

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