Material Planning Manager (m/w), Fulda

As a world leading food company DANONE stands for international success. Around 104.000 employees work on all five continents in the four business areas Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters and Advanced Medical Nutrition on one corporate mission: “Bringing health through food to as many people as possible.”

Your Mission

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• Ensure and track on-time in-full supply of materials for the production for shortand mid-term horizon through close communication with suppliers and other internal and external stakeholders
• Align and execute operational delivery rules with the suppliers to guarantee that the company’s safety and food safety rules/guidelines are met
• Manage and optimize stock levels with suppliers and other internal and external stakeholders by balancing availability KPI (OTIF) and cost KPIs (delivery, storage and write off costs)
• Manage and coordinate changes in the material portfolio (new materials or new sourcing of materials) with suppliers and other external and internal stakeholders to secure supply and minimize write-off costs
• Coordinate the material claim process with internal stakeholders & external suppliers
• Lead strategic projects with internal stakeholders & external suppliers

Your Profile

• 3-5 years of work experience in Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain Planning or other Supply Chain functions
• Bachelor/Master degree in Business Administration with focus on Supply Chain Management
• Experience in Project Management, experience in Packaging is a plus
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Highly motivated and pro-active team player
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent knowledge of SAP (Modules MM, PP)
• Fluent in English and good command of German