Key Skills

Job Description

We offer you a highly engaging and impactful position in a department with great expertise and a collegial atmosphere! If you have significant hands-on experience of planning processes, the role of Allocation Plan Planner at FrieslandCampina could be just the career move you are looking for. What we ask 2 - 4 Years of relevant quantitative experience in a consultancy firm or a comparable position; Master’s degree, preferably Econometrics, Industrial engineering or another quantitative Master studies; Good understanding of the refinery of all milk streams within FC; Fluent Dutch and English; Proactive & effective influencing with communication skills to engage in complex business decision making; Experience in modelling or with a modelling theoretical background; Highly analytical and good commercial/business acumen; Analytical, self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset. What we offer At FrieslandCampina you work on strong， globally loved brands enjoyed by millions every day， like Friso， Campina， Chocomel and Frisian Flag. As a farmer-owned cooperative， we combine an international environment with a clear social and sustainable purpose. We support your growth through training， coaching and internal career opportunities. With trust and autonomy， you can make real impact. Employment benefits: Salary between €3，900 and €5，250 gross per month (full-time)， depending on experience and fit for the role. A work week of 32 to 38 hours， a 5% year-end allowance， 10% company bonus， 8% holiday allowance and a pension scheme. Hybrid working with flexible working hours， a train card and/or €0.23 per km (max. 30 km one way). 200 hours of annual leave， with the option to buy or sell up to 40 hours. A laptop， phone and home office equipment to support flexible working. Wellbeing and inclusion initiatives， such as health support， employee assistance programs and diversity initiatives. Extras at the head office， such as milk and cheese during lunch， fresh fruit and barista coffee. Vacancy description FrieslandCampina is one of the world's leading dairy companies, providing essential nutrients to millions of people across the globe. With a focus on sustainable growth and innovation, the company is committed to creating high-quality dairy products that nourish and enrich people's lives. The head office is located in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.FrieslandCampina operates an extremely complex network of 10 interconnected supply chains with a global customer and consumer base. The network consists of 25 FrieslandCampina factories and 20 external processors. Each of these factories processes milk, cream and/or whey, and produces finished products and semi-finished products which is transported to another factory. We are looking for an experienced Allocation Plan Planner for the department ’Global S&OP Planning’ in Amersfoort within the Operating Company Global Plan. This Operation Company is part of de Business Group Global Supply Chain, and it has a global role working very closely with the other Business Groups. Every 2 weeks, you will be responsible for running and maintaining our 13 week allocation plan with the objective to optimize the value of our milk across all Business Groups. You will bi-weekly prepare the Allocation Plan and meetings by a high level of interaction with the Customer Supply Chain teams, the Supply Planning teams and Operating Companies across the company. Next to preparing and executing the Allocation Plan processes, you will maintain our planning models and take responsibility for their continuous improvement. You will work on projects that will be key to improve our processes and the final decision making. You are used to working with planning systems and proactive in initiating and realizing improvements. You are able to drive decision making by strong analysis, clear thinking and stakeholder management. Global S&OP Planning ensures the valorization of all milk streams within FrieslandCampina to maximize the return to our member farmers. For this purpose, we develop decision support models and forecasting models. The Global S&OP Planning department is responsible for the planning of the :11 billion kg of milk from the farmers to our factories and between our factories on an operational (bi-weekly, 13 weeks horizon), and tactical (monthly, 18 months horizon) level. It aims to maximize the integral valorization of milk across the businesses of FrieslandCampina while ensuring 24/7 milk processing. The Global S&OP team is responsible for 3 S&OP plans: the Global S&OP involving the total milk pool of FrieslandCampina and 2 S&OP involved in planning the special milk streams On the Way to Planet Proof and Organic milk S&OP.Contact informationIf you have any further questions about the above-mentioned position, or you would simply like to know more about FrieslandCampina or the department Global S&OP, please do not hesitate to contact Patrick Kuijpers.

Core Responsibilities

Run and maintain the 13-week allocation plan every two weeks, coordinating with customer supply chain teams, supply planning teams, and operating companies to optimize the value of milk across the business. Maintain and improve planning models and processes, and use analysis and stakeholder management to support decision-making and related improvement projects.

Requirements

Candidates should have 2–4 years of relevant quantitative experience and a master's degree, preferably in econometrics, industrial engineering, or another quantitative field. They should understand the processing of FrieslandCampina's milk streams, be fluent in Dutch and English, and bring modelling knowledge, strong analytical and commercial skills, effective communication and influencing abilities, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Benefits

• Year-End Allowance
• Company Bonus
• Holiday Allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Hybrid Working
• Flexible Working Hours
• Train Card
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual Leave
• Option to Buy or Sell Leave
• Laptop
• Phone
• Home Office Equipment
• Health Support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Diversity Initiatives
• Free Milk and Cheese
• Fresh Fruit
• Barista Coffee
• Training
• Coaching
• Internal Career Opportunities