The Deployment Planner’s main objective is to optimize the management of the distribution of finished goods to maximize case fill on customer orders and satisfy co-packing requirements while minimizing transportation and warehousing costs. This position will be in our Parsippany, N.J. office and report to the Deployment Planning Director.
This position will ensure appropriate safety stock levels are maintained at the warehouse level that maintain case fill and freshness targets. They will work closely with other planning functions and customer service to ensure customer requirements for product are met on a timely basis, measure and monitor SC performance as per KPI established by Supply Chain, understand demand drivers, and communicate with Sales and Marketing ensuring successful new launches.
• Execute deployment strategy from source, saturating trucks and ensuring there are not disruption in the shipment operations
• Locations while maximizing case fill & order fill rate on customer orders.
• Managing finished goods distribution across the network to maximize case fill & order fill rate for customer orders
• Proactively communicates with Customer Service on inventory availability and collaborates with them so that Customer Service can manage expectations when inventory constraints arise.
• Help to achieve monthly shipping target.
• To help to improve KPI of Freshness based on correct replenishment of the network looking at sales trend and using information from Demand & Supply Planner & Sales Department.
• Support Supply Chain initiatives & drive process improvement
• Providing Direction to Warehouse/ Transportation:
o Where to ship product
o Indication on the inbound /Outbound to WHS
o Product availability
• Providing updates to the Supply Planning team to support communications to Sales and Marketing on execution against strategic customer programs.
• Analyzing data in problem resolution and trend identification
• Highlights potential risk in the performance of third-party service level agreements and assists in the mitigation of disruptions.
• Completes inventory reports. Monitors a variety of KPIs to ensure supply chain performance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience working as Deployment, Production, Supply Planner in similar environment.
• Experience in food/drug consumer products industry (preferred)
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
• Knowledge of SAP / APO systems.
• Knowledge of and experience working with project management principles and tools.
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Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at .
The base salary range for this position is $61,172 - $81,563 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This range represents the anticipated salary for this position at this time.
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
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