Planning Lead

• Develop and maintain production plans across sites with optimal use of network, asset utilization, and maximized customer satisfaction.
• Generate reports to identify potential supply shortages and check capacity utilization.
• Collaborate closely with planning lead, to ensure synchronization of dependent requirements.
• Collaborate with remaining local planners in the network, to ensure consolidation of total requirements and consistency of the plans.
• Proactively identify and solve supply chain issues, potentially in collaboration with other planners (Supply planner).
• Bring unsolvable issues to the relevant decision forum (as part of S&OE).
• Follow-up on actions resulting from the S&OE meetings and ensure implementation of decisions impacting supply taken in the S&OE.
• Confirm availability for the sales orders based on the latest plan for the scope horizon.
• Get the production plan signed-off by the plants for the operational horizon.
• Monitor production plan and hand over the production plan on a weekly basis to the factories for schedule implementation.
• Measure attainment to plan and challenge Operations on their performance; Report structural deviations via S&OE.
• Ensure operational plan is in line with tactical guidance: shift regimes, volume allocation between sites, transfers and

• maintenance plan.
• Develop and implement strategies for optimizing distribution.
• Identify and coordinate the transfers of products between factories to solve capacity bottlenecks.
• Monitor and analyze supply chain performance metrics.
• Review and update supply network model and processes to ensure cost-efficiency.
• Establish and maintain relationships with production and distribution sites to ensure cost-effectiveness and quality.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the planning processes and tools (especially OMP).

• Bachelor or Master's Degree, preferably within Business or Engineering.
• APIC or related supply chain certification.
• English fluent.
• More than 5 years' experience in supply planning, purchasing, inventory management, and/or logistics.
• Experience with team management.
• Knowledge of supply chain management principles and practices, specifically the integrated supply planning process.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Previous experience with SAP and Business Objects.
• Previous experience with OMP is a plus.
• Process Oriented.
• Holistic approach to decision making, considering multiple factors and stakeholders.

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC's Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.

Barry Callebaut