Production & Supply Planner – Planning Service Center (Europe)

About the role

We are seeking a Production & Supply Planner to join Nestlé Global Services’ Planning Service Center in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona. The role ensures product availability across the European supply network while optimizing total delivered cost, coordinating production and supply plans with factories and market teams.

Key responsibilities

• Generate an 18‑month production plan that aligns with available capacity and market service requirements.
• Collaborate with factories to confirm committed capacity, manage deployment plans and communicate scenario risks.
• Review and confirm production requirements from the signed‑off demand plan, respecting inventory targets and network constraints.
• Run what‑if analyses to close supply‑demand gaps, flag potential supply issues early and evaluate trade‑offs.
• Monitor inventory targets and drive reductions while safeguarding product availability.
• Lead cross‑functional review meetings with factories and market stakeholders to ensure plan execution.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or Economics; Master’s degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management is a plus.
• Fluency in English; additional European language beneficial.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supply planning, production or demand planning, or logistics.
• At least 3 years of hands‑on experience with an ERP system in a multinational environment.

Required skills

• ERP systems