Nestle Nigeria Plc recruitment for a Planning and Distribution Manager

Nestle Nigeria Plc - As the Leading Nutrition Health and Wellness Company, we are committed to enhancing People's lives, everywhere, every day. Infact enhancing lives will influence everything we do together.


A presence in more than 130 countries and factories in more than 80 research centres brings many global benefits. We believe in long term career development and appreciate how challenges and motivation will help you reach your potential. Nestle Nigeria Plc upholds the principle of Non- Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities in its recruitment processes.

Applications are hereby required from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Planning and Distribution Manager

Job Number: 140005OJ
Location: Nigeria

Job Description
‘As the leading nutrition, health and wellness company, we are committed to enhancing people’s lives, everywhere, every day’

Responsibilities
Distribution

• Ensure the delivery of outstanding service at minimum "cost to serve" by putting in place a structured continuous improvement approach based on the application of Tools and the implementation of Best Practices.
• Set targets for transport service and cost and continuously keep track on KPIs close to the target values by driving cost saving initiatives to improve the performance and costs in transportation
• Implementing, monitoring and managing Safety, Health and Environment, Quality and CARE regulations and Best Practice

• Establishes an 18 month production plan for the factories within their responsibility (including sub/contracting factories where within scope of role)
• Creates a feasible production plan that respects capacity defined (available capacity)

• 3 or more years of operational experience at market/business level is useful, in at least one of the following areas:
  • Factory Planning
  • Supply Network Planning / IMS Planner
  • Customer Service
  • Sales
  • Warehouse Management
  • Finance: Business Planning, budget control, cost management
  • Purchasing
  • Factory Production team leader
  • Demand Planning
• Experience in the management of projects such as:
  • Distribution Network Redesign
  • Distribution Costing and Finance.
  • Strategic decision making related to Transportation.
  • High Performance Logistics
  • Customer Logistics.