Senior Business Excellence Specialist (Supply Chain Demand/Supply Planning - Remote Opportunity) - Nestle
Bridgewater, NJ
About the Job
At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.
At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.
Job Description:
The Senior Business Excellence Specialist (Supply Chain DSP) will be responsible for standardizing and optimizing business processes within the Demand and Supply Planning functions for all brands across Nestle Health Science USA to eliminate waste and deliver business goals with sales and service results. This role is a remote-based opportunity.
Responsibilities:
_Business Excellence_
• Identify and implement best practices for the Master Production Scheduling, Distribution Requirements Planning, Detailed Production Scheduling and Materials Requirements Planning teams.
• Establish standard KPI’s and health checks and to monitor inventory health, production adherence, waste risk, etc.
• Evaluate and implement planning standards and Nestle standard solutions working with the Information Technology team.
• Process Optimization: Continuously review and optimize planning processes to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce manual intervention, and automate tasks.
• Innovation: Drive innovation in supply chain processes and tools to support Nestlé's growth objectives and deploy center-driven initiatives.
_Capability Building_
• Provide training and coaching to the Supply Planning and Distribution Requirements Planning, Detailed Production Scheduling and Materials Requirements Planning Community to improve their skills and expertise.
• Work with a skilled, motivated team of Supply Planners to continuously improve the quality of the demand and supply plans and the efficiency with which they are produced.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships within a network of Supply Planners (including super users) by leading and actively presenting in Supply functional meetings with other business units to share experiences and contribute to defining company-wide best practices and to ensure alignment and standard ways of working across the different business units.
• Cascades knowledge of supply and demand planning best practices and tools to other planners, new hires and cross-functional teams.
• Perform additional duties and tasks as assigned by the direct People Leader.
Requirements:
• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or in a related field preferred.
• 3-4+ of relevant work experience in Supply, Demand or Materials Planning within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Pharmaceutical and/or Nutraceutical industries required.
• 1+ years of Project Management experience required.
• Must be familiar with end-to-end Planning knowledge.
• Demonstrated fluency in MS Office (Word/Outlook/PowerPoint) and also in MS Excel (V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, Charts, Graphs, etc.) required.
• Must possess excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, time management and stakeholder management skills (including the ability to develop and maintain strong, cross-functional stakeholder relationships).
• Strong analytical aptitude with a proven ability to both analyze and interpret data, story tell and influence key business decisions with data insights/analytics.
• Willing and able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and business priorities with minimal supervision.
• Must possess creative thinking skills and problem-solving skills to solve key business challenges.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and influence others across different teams.
• Ability to establish and implement processes and systems to improve working methods within the team and the organization (inspiring change management).
• SAP experience required.
• Experience utilizing other key CRM and ERP systems such as APO or Power BI a plus.
• Willing and able to travel up to 20% based on the needs of the team and the business required.
The approximate pay range for this position is $85,000 to $95,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as geographic location.
Nestle Offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401(K) with a company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at: About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)
Requisition ID:
331342
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy
At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.
Job Description:
The Senior Business Excellence Specialist (Supply Chain DSP) will be responsible for standardizing and optimizing business processes within the Demand and Supply Planning functions for all brands across Nestle Health Science USA to eliminate waste and deliver business goals with sales and service results. This role is a remote-based opportunity.
Responsibilities:
_Business Excellence_
• Identify and implement best practices for the Master Production Scheduling, Distribution Requirements Planning, Detailed Production Scheduling and Materials Requirements Planning teams.
• Establish standard KPI’s and health checks and to monitor inventory health, production adherence, waste risk, etc.
• Evaluate and implement planning standards and Nestle standard solutions working with the Information Technology team.
• Process Optimization: Continuously review and optimize planning processes to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce manual intervention, and automate tasks.
• Innovation: Drive innovation in supply chain processes and tools to support Nestlé's growth objectives and deploy center-driven initiatives.
_Capability Building_
• Provide training and coaching to the Supply Planning and Distribution Requirements Planning, Detailed Production Scheduling and Materials Requirements Planning Community to improve their skills and expertise.
• Work with a skilled, motivated team of Supply Planners to continuously improve the quality of the demand and supply plans and the efficiency with which they are produced.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships within a network of Supply Planners (including super users) by leading and actively presenting in Supply functional meetings with other business units to share experiences and contribute to defining company-wide best practices and to ensure alignment and standard ways of working across the different business units.
• Cascades knowledge of supply and demand planning best practices and tools to other planners, new hires and cross-functional teams.
• Perform additional duties and tasks as assigned by the direct People Leader.
Requirements:
• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or in a related field preferred.
• 3-4+ of relevant work experience in Supply, Demand or Materials Planning within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Pharmaceutical and/or Nutraceutical industries required.
• 1+ years of Project Management experience required.
• Must be familiar with end-to-end Planning knowledge.
• Demonstrated fluency in MS Office (Word/Outlook/PowerPoint) and also in MS Excel (V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, Charts, Graphs, etc.) required.
• Must possess excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, time management and stakeholder management skills (including the ability to develop and maintain strong, cross-functional stakeholder relationships).
• Strong analytical aptitude with a proven ability to both analyze and interpret data, story tell and influence key business decisions with data insights/analytics.
• Willing and able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and business priorities with minimal supervision.
• Must possess creative thinking skills and problem-solving skills to solve key business challenges.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and influence others across different teams.
• Ability to establish and implement processes and systems to improve working methods within the team and the organization (inspiring change management).
• SAP experience required.
• Experience utilizing other key CRM and ERP systems such as APO or Power BI a plus.
• Willing and able to travel up to 20% based on the needs of the team and the business required.
The approximate pay range for this position is $85,000 to $95,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as geographic location.
Nestle Offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401(K) with a company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at: About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)
Requisition ID:
331342
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy
Source : Nestle