Factory Supply Planner

Company Description

BIC® products are recognized all over the world for their quality, safety, affordability, and ease of use. The ballpoint pen, the pocket lighter, and the shaver are all part of the daily lives of millions of consumers. These products make BIC® an iconic international brand, present in more than 4 million retail outlets in more than 160 countries around the world.

BIC’s founder, Marcel Bich, understood that to succeed, BIC needed hands-on team members who were willing to take measured risks and assume responsibility for their role in a team. Today, we provide our more than 15,000 team members in 61 countries with the opportunity to invent BIC’s future - together - while honoring our past achievements. We are committed to our team members’ development and empower those who wish to discover different areas of our business or acquire international experiences.

**Job Description**:
As part of the global planning team stationery, you build short & medium terms production plans maximizing product availability while optimizing inventory levels as well as considering all manufacturing constraints. You lead continuous improvement initiatives and participate to various projects: new product introduction, implementation of new tools. You are the cornerstone between all continents and factories and your actions will have a real impact on customer satisfaction as well as on working capital.
- Drive the monthly review meeting (S&OP) to define the optimal medium-long term plan at family level getting information from factory, demand planning, local supply chains and project teams.
- Prepare different scenarios to mitigate exceptional situations or to reflect different business or manufacturing assumptions.
- Build and align with the factory on the weekly constrained production plan. Monitor the accomplishment of the plan and challenge the factory where necessary.
- Anticipate, communicate and bring solutions for product shortage in close collaboration with all local supply chain teams.
- Provide transparency to all regions on production processes, arbitration, and priorities -first point of contact in case of arbitration needs for factories and continents supply organization.
- Monitor and optimize global finished goods inventory level challenging local supply chains with support from inventory analysts.
- Make sure new product launches are delivered in due time and communicate regularly with project teams in case of slippage.
- Train other team members in other regions and share good practices.
- Challenge current processes and suggest improvements and simplification.

**Qualifications**:

- You have a Master or post graduate degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field.
- You have a first significative experience within demand or supply planning function within a fast-paced environment, familiar with S&OP / IBP processes and planning tools.
- You are fluent in English.
- Experience with interacting in a complex, cross-functional, matrix and multicultural environment.
- You have demonstrated strong analytical skills and are comfortable in managing lots of data from multiple sources.
- You’d describe yourself as reliable, curious, proactive, problem solver. Detail oriented as well as with a strategic view.
- Team player with a high customer focus.
- You have great communication skills that allows you to collaborate, educate and influence people from different backgrounds.
- Experience in FMCG is a plus

Additional Information

BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.