Position Snapshot

Location: Wahgunyah (North East Victoria – close to regional hubs of Albury/Wodonga and Wangaratta)

Duration: Full time, Permanent

3+ years’ experience in a similar role

Salary range: $89,600 to $112000

Position Summary

Fantastic Opportunity for a Factory Planner to join the Wahgunyah Factory which is home to the Uncle Toby’s Brand. This role is accountable for ensuring the timely availability of stock from Wahgunyah Factory to ensure Customer Service targets are achieved. The role also plans and coordinates the management and planning of manufacturing activities including modification and maintenance of equipment.

Feeling like a tree change? There is no better time to make the move from one of the big capital cities to a beautiful country town. Wahgunyah is a magnificent regional town, close to rivers, mountains and beautiful nature. You can enjoy the great wineries, craft brewery’s, great restaurants, outdoors – Alpine MT Hotham & Falls creek (within 2 hours drive) for skiing in winter and hiking in summer. This is a great opportunity to progress your career and make an impact at Nestle's Wahgunyah Factory - Home of UNCLE TOBYS!

A day in the life

Reporting to the Factory Logistics Manager, key responsibilities will include:

To ensure targets are met for Customer Service levels for the Snacks or C.P.W business units customers.

Ensure a robust MPS Factory supply plan is developed and executed in a timely manner, ensuring stock availability and customer service whilst ensuring Business and Factory cost targets are met.

Prepare, communicate and negotiate weekly DPS (firm for next 4 weeks), run production planning meetings, attend Daily operational reviews and jointly prepare, co-ordinate and lead the monthly production review meetings.

Support with raw and packing materials purchasing activities.

To manage finished goods, semi-finished, and raw material stock holdings, identifying excessive holdings, aged and bad goods, planning to minimize exposure within defined ranges.

Actively work with supply planning, factory staff and suppliers to improve product freshness, ageing, to minimise material write off.

Create contingency plans that facilitate the detection of possible stock problems and outline corrective actions to reduce stock shortages.

Communicate and publish reliable and accurate stock availability information to support the requirements of our customers.

Negotiate shift and capacity plans with Production Engineers to ensure customer supply and minimise labour costs.

Keep the master data for finished goods, semi-finished products, raw materials, and packaging materials updated in SAP and APO (Advanced Planning and Optimization).

Support NCE (New Continuous Improvement)/TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) initiatives, oversee logistics and factory projects, and review and develop departmental policies and procedures.

What will make you successful

To thrive in this role within a collaborative team environment, you should be self-motivated and proactive, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.

A minimum of a diploma-level education is required, along with at least three years of experience in production and logistics.

You should possess a solid understanding of supply chain processes in both manufacturing and distribution settings.

Proficiency in ERP systems, particularly SAP, is essential, along with strong computer skills and fluency in MS Office applications.

A grasp of financial implications related to supply chain processes is important.

Relevant experience in supply chain supply planning, coupled with knowledge of manufacturing operations, will be beneficial.

Familiarity with APICS (CPIM) Planning and Inventory Management is a distinct advantage.

Applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including but not limited to health checks, prior to appointment to this role.

Applicants must have full Australia working rights

Benefits

You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

In addition, we offer:

Varied career experiences and personalised development support

Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program

Paid parental and partner leave

Purchase Leave Scheme

Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave

Discounted Nestlé products

Our Story

Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5000-strong Oceania workforce.

At Nestlé, you will work in a supportive environment where your ideas and points of view will be championed by a collaborative team. Together, we will drive the strength of our brands, the quality of our products, and the future of our business.

In return you will have the chance to work with an outstanding team, and build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

Nestlé Oceania supports a culture of diversity and inclusion in all that we do. Take a look at https://www.nestle.co.nz/jobs to see some of the ways we live and practice this every day in our workplace.

Apply today!