About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
Our Safety purpose: At Kerry, we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day. We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Join us in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.
About the role
We are currently looking for Supply Chain Specialists for our newly established Planning Services Centre in Oleśnica near Wrocław. The Planning Services Centre in Oleśnica is a newly established hub designed to streamline and enhance our supply chain operations across Europe. The Planning Services Centre serves as the central point for all supply chain planning activities, including Transport Planning, Material Planning, and Supply Planning- Master Production Scheduling.
The Material Planner is responsible for managing material call-offs within the central supply chain function. This role involves close collaboration with the Central Supply Planner, Site Production Scheduler, Central Transport Planner, and cross-functional teams working collaboratively with Material Call Off. The primary objective is to ensure timely and complete material call-offs, enabling the achievement of committed output (OTIF).
If you are focused on development, have relevant educational background and/or experience in Material Planning, are eager to learn, willing to travel for business, and are ambitious, then we are looking for you!
Key responsibilities
The Material Planner is responsible for the area of Material Call-off within the Supply Chain function at Central level, including:
- Responsible for Managing Alerts in the call off process including rescheduling alerts, over coverage, under coverage and short reporting.
- Responsible for the ordering process including converting purchase requisitions to purchase orders, sending purchase orders to vendor, and obtaining vendor confirmation.
- Responsible for the daily metrics review including inbound deliveries which are delivered short, taking care of material concerns and escalations, reviewing purchase orders not confirmed by the vendor.
- Responsible for managing Internal & External communications via SAP Cockpits and/or Email / Teams.
- Responsible for the process of Tolling and Sub-Contracting including the dispatch of materials to vendor and updating the component details into a purchase order (Where applicable).
- Maintaining & managing supplier OTIF, escalating as and where required to Category Material Planner whilst maintaining reasoning codes for failures.
- Responsible for checking and flagging required maintenance of relevant master data for skus including management of NPI impacting call-off to Planning Data Analyst.
Qualifications and skills
- Educational Background: A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or a related field, or substantial experience in Material Planning.
- Experience: A minimum of 1-2 years in a Supply Chain Planning or Procurement role.
- Industry/Sector Experience: Experience in the Food Ingredients & Flavours or Beverage industry is preferred but not mandatory.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP preferred but not mandatory) and Excel is required. Familiarity with PowerBI is advantageous
- Languages: fluent English, Polish is NOT required
What we offer
- Comprehensive Onboarding Program: Several weeks of Supply Chain training sessions in English and team building, conducted by local specialists and international guests.
- Business Travel: Travel to visit the factories and build relationships with key stakeholders.
- Career Development: Significant opportunities for career growth locally and within Kerry globally.
- Modern Work Environment: Newly renovated offices equipped with all necessary tools and the flexibility to work from home (50/50 after the 3-month- probation period).
- Engaging Projects: Opportunities to participate in interesting projects and deepen knowledge across various domains, not limited to Supply Chain.
- Language Improvement: Ample opportunities to enhance English (or other European languages) proficiency with native speakers.
- Learning Resources: Access to an English language learning platform, utilizing Kerry’s own learning platforms and Udemy system.
- Employee Benefits: Subsidies for Luxmed and Multisport cards, life insurance, and travel allowances for distances over 15 km.
In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.