Location:  Flowergate Factory, Sagamu, Ogun State

Minimum Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma in Engineering, Social sciences and other related courses.

Minimum Relevant Work Experience: Minimum of 2 or more years of hands-on experience in at least one of the following Supply Chain function: Demand and Supply Planning, Detailed Production Scheduling, Distribution Requirement Planning, Raw & Packaging Material Requirement Planning.

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage company in the world. At our very core, we are a human company driven by our purpose to improve the quality of life and contribute to a healthier future. 

Nestlé Nigeria is currently looking for a Material Planner whose responsibility would be to ensure availability of materials to fulfill the requirements of the production plans within the agreed cost boundaries and expected stock cover.

A day in the life of a Material Planner:

• Monitoring supply signals using material planning purchase requisitions; ensuring accuracy and adherence to delivery dates, lead time and required quantities, creating purchase orders and ensuring their fulfillment by the suppliers.
• Directly managing the delivery of materials, alongside the defined suppliers, including investigation of errors and discrepancies on invoice lines and handling all exceptions in those operations e.g., claims management.
• Ensuring call-offs are within stock cover policy for each SKU within their portfolio.
• Managing sourcing changes effectively and minimizing write-offs.
• Ensuring excellent supplier relationships and involving them in Supply Chain improvement exercises to create shared value for all parties involved.
• Monitoring supplier performance and sharing issues or poor supplier performance with suppliers and the procurement team on time, in the right quantity, as well as quality.
• Collaborating with peer planners to share best practices, making use of problem-solving tools to drive continuous improvement.
• Monitoring timely receipt and processing of vendor invoices.
• Follow-up with vendors and escalation of operational issues foreseen to impact production.
• Performing daily, weekly, and monthly reporting Parked invoices, Open POs, GRIR and VES, etc.
• Timely resolution of blocked and parked invoices, re-scheduling of past orders and payment resolution.

What Will Make You Successful?

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma in Engineering, Social sciences and other related courses.
• Minimum of 2 or more years of hands-on experience in at least one of the following Supply Chain function:  Demand and Supply Planning, Detailed Production Scheduling, Distribution Requirement Planning, Raw & Packaging Material Requirement Planning.
• Experience in the following processes would be highly beneficial: Product Lifecycle Process and/or Factory Master Data Management
• Excellent proficiency level in the use of Microsoft Office tools particularly Microsoft Excel. Working knowledge of Power BI and SAP is an added advantage.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills, eye for detail, multi-tasking ability, time management and service orientation.