Planning Lead - Production, Supply and Material Planning

About the role

Kerry, a global taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, is looking for a Planning Lead for its Dilovası site in Kocaeli, Turkey. This is a fully onsite, permanent position where the candidate leads production, supply and material planning and manages the planning activities of raw materials, packaging materials, production and traded goods.

Key responsibilities

• Lead out production planning, supply planning and material planning.
• Set the department's strategic direction and objectives together with the business strategy.
• Manage and control planning activities for raw materials, packaging materials, production and traded goods at the Dilovası site.
• Manage all inventories, optimise stock levels and movement of materials, and run stock-at-risk management and action planning.
• Provide information and inventory data to support production schedules and customer needs.
• Support strategic sourcing by giving usage requirements to the commodity management group, and define and manage purchase order execution under procurement agreements.
• Manage delivery processes for procurement, materials and logistics and ensure compliance with internal controls.
• Support commercialisation projects related to supply chain, proactively communicate supply chain issues and propose alternatives to mitigate risk.
• Train and develop staff, monitor and evaluate team members, and attract, retain and develop high-potential talent with clear succession planning.
• Identify supply chain improvement opportunities and work with peers, regional, manufacturing and global networks.
• Implement and manage KPIs to monitor and improve performance, and lead the plant supply review with capacity outlook and action plans.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or an equivalent field.
• At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing or food industry.
• Strong oral and written Turkish and English, and good organisational and leadership qualities.
• A highly driven person with a proven track record in leadership roles.

Required skills

• SAP expertise.

The workplace is fully onsite, with a company shuttle service available.