Senior Executive Technical

Why Hershey:

At The Hershey Company our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hersheys enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy we create positive impact by supporting communities helping children thrive and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School where we invest in education workforce readiness and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking product donations cross brand collaboration and strong employee volunteerism Hershey offers a place to work where making a differencelocally and globallyis part of how we do business every day.

Location:Mandideep Madhya Pradesh India

Job Title :Senior Executive Technical

Role Overview:

Responsible for endtoend production planning and scheduling for in-house manufacturing and copacking partners ensuring demand fulfilment through optimal capacity utilization strong cross-functional coordination and robust MIS reporting while driving plan adherence inventory health and service performance.

Accountabilities:

Top 5 Core Responsibilities / Outcomes Expected

• Develop and execute daily weekly and monthly production schedules aligned with demand forecast and capacity
• Ensure production plan adherence optimize changeovers and improve scheduling efficiency Coordinate with co-packers for capacity planning scheduling and execution tracking Monitor co-packer performance (OTIF yield quality) and drive issue resolution Collaborate with Demand Planning Sales Procurement QA and Logistics teams for demandsupply alignment
• Generate MIS reports and dashboards (plan adherence OEE IRM inventory losses) for performance tracking
• Analyse deviations and conduct RCA for plan misses downtime and supply constraints Align production plans with RM/PM availability and maintain optimum inventory levels Support S&OP / IBP processes and provide feasibility inputs for new products and promotions
• Maintain accuracy of planning data and ERP master data (BOM routing line capacity)
• Assist with analyzing of standards change processing standards changes troubleshooting issues with collective orders routings or BOMs adding new lines for changes to production packaging flow thru errors etc.

Other Applicable Scope Defining Dimensions

• Strong interaction with internal stakeholders (Manufacturing QA Procurement Logistics Finance).External coordination with co-packers and vendors Direct impact on service levels inventory cost and production efficiency.
• Moderate influence on planning decisions and execution priorities

Qualification:

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Production planning & scheduling expertise Strong analytical and MIS capabilities (Excel Power BI preferred) ERP/planning tools knowledge (SAP PP/APO/IBP Planet Together Kinaxis or equivalent)
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills Stakeholder management and communication High attention to data accuracy and discipline

Experience & Education:

Experience:

58 years with exposure to co-packers / 3P manufacturing

Education:

Bachelors degree in Engineering / Supply Chain / Operations MBA / PGDM Preferred

Industry:

FMCG / Food & Beverage

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