Production Performance Analyzer

Job Location: ​Louisville​

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

The Performance Analyzer will provide the Product Manager with all the data and information needed to correctly manage the product business unit, through performance monitoring and analysis (i.e. lines, materials, efficiencies, quality, labour, etc.) and directional reporting preparation.

*This is a fully on-site position, 5 days a week.

Main Responsibilities:

Budget
•    Collaborates with the UGP Manager and the Controlling Unit in the production headcount budget elaboration.
•    Support the UGP and Maintenance Manager in preparing and supplying information for the investment budget
•    Creates with the UGP Manager the general expenditure budget (consumable, training, …)
•    Establishes performance objectives of production lines

Monitoring performances and production factors
•    Manages and monitor production related SAP issues including management of released materials, hours confirmation, Process Orders
•    Complete all activities for monthly closure from Production side (POs costs) meeting Controlling deadlines 
•    Collaborates with the supervisors and UGP Manager in optimizing on a long term horizon, the production output and performances (materials, labour, machines, methods, scheduling), through the analysis of the available data
•    Responsible for the line performance analysis and to share information during the production meetings
•    Collaborates with the UGP Manager for Stock Management and manages the monthly inventory system adjustment (packaging, raw materials) with supervisors, Team Leaders and warehouse, supporting the physical count. 
•    Responsible for the SAP and payroll hours (end of the week) – working in partnership with Finance on labor reconciliation. Responsible for the inventory in the production areas.
Gap analysis and Production Scheduling
•    Collaborates with UGP Manager in the Production Performance Gap Analysis and participates to improve the identified areas
•    Collaborates with the Planning department and the Production Department regarding the Daily Production Scheduling (for week + 1) and verifying feasibility / convenience of a production schedule modification within the week

Continuous Improvement
•    Helps supervisors in identifying of improvement initiatives
•    Support all players in the continuous improvement process 
•    Certify results of continuous improvement action

Maintenance
•    Participates in the planning of scheduled maintenance activities to define the timing of intervention.

Quality and Food Safety
•    Ensure all program requirements/standards regarding quality and food safety are implemented, practiced and maintained, including traceability.

Environmental Health and Safety
•    Ensure all program requirements/standards regarding environmental health and safety are implemented, practiced, and maintained, including traceability.
 

Who we are looking for:

• Associate's degree required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of production process, methods and the Company’s information systems related to production
• Familiar with production cycles, models, production efficiencies and stock management
• Knowledge of inventory processes
• Knowledge and application of production KPI’s
• Knowledge of planning techniques
• Knowledge and application of production performance analysis methods
• Excellent (intermediate level) knowledge and demonstrated practical use of Excel
• Knowledge of Word, Outlook and PowerPoint software
• Strong knowledge of SAP

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. 

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.