Senior PCP Analyst

Description

Job Summary: A professional responsible for production planning and control, ensuring balance among demand, production capacity, and inventory levels, while acting as a liaison across multiple departments. Key Highlights: 1. Commitment to diversity and inclusion 2. Strategic involvement in production planning and inventory management 3. Integration with various teams to optimize processes **Job Description** --------------------- Join us as a Senior PCP Analyst! We want everyone to feel comfortable being their authentic selves—at work and beyond—so we actively encourage applications from transgender, Black, Indigenous, refugee, and/or LGBTQIA\+ individuals. Dengo is committed to evaluating all qualified candidates equitably, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability. Be part of a world with more dengo. Respect. Inspire. Transform. **Dengo is this: a cause with genuine flavor.** **Responsibilities and Duties** **Responsibilities and Duties** * Responsible for production planning and control, ensuring balance among demand, production capacity, and inventory levels. Will develop and manage the Master Production Schedule (MPS), performing periodic reviews (weekly and monthly) and daily execution tracking, ensuring adherence to the factory’s operational constraints. * Conduct analyses comparing nominal capacity versus planned load, identifying risks of overload or underutilization, and propose action plans jointly with the Production team. Also responsible for monitoring factory occupancy indicators, supporting tactical and strategic decision-making. * Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, inputs, intermediate products, and packaging, ensuring compliance with established policies and mitigating expiration or obsolescence risks through preventive actions. * Responsible for planning and executing seasonal campaigns (Easter, Christmas, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, June Festivals, and other strategic dates), ensuring adherence to company-defined timelines, and reporting status and risks to management and the executive board. Coordination will be conducted with suppliers to ensure the production plan is fulfilled. * At the conclusion of each campaign, responsible for assessing surplus stock and implementing actions for its disposal or redistribution, including obsolete material handling (monitoring must cover both the Santo Amaro factory and third-party suppliers). * Track key performance indicators such as production plan adherence, On-Time-In-Full (OTIF), coverage ratio, and tactical inventory, identifying deviations and collaborating with relevant departments to develop corrective action plans. * Act as a liaison between Production, Marketing, Logistics, Procurement, R\&D, Quality, and Supply Chain, facilitating weekly forums to align on production plans, priorities, and risk mitigation, as well as performing bill-of-materials explosion for raw materials and inputs to meet production deadlines. **Requirements and Qualifications** **Requirements and Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Economics, or related fields. * Proven experience in Production Planning and Control (PCP). * Experience developing and monitoring the Master Production Schedule (MPS). * Industrial experience, preferably in food or consumer goods sectors. * Advanced Excel skills for data analysis, KPI tracking, and planning. * ERP system knowledge, preferably SAP (planning or logistics modules preferred). * Highly communicative profile, with excellent interpersonal skills to serve as a connecting point across diverse departments. **Preferred Qualifications:** * English proficiency; * Postgraduate degree or specialization in the field. **Additional Information** **Benefits:** * Annual bonus (tied to goal achievement) * Meal allowance (via Caju!) * Transportation allowance (via Caju!) * Health insurance * Dental insurance * Wedding allowance (in addition to time off, you’ll receive a gift from Dengo) * GymPass (for physical/mental wellness) * Childcare assistance * Birthday day off (take the whole day for yourself) * 180-day maternity leave * 30-day paternity leave **Dengo** A word without direct translation, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean—from Africa to Brazilian soil. In Portuguese, “dengo” means affection, tenderness, love, and charm—the special quality certain people possess that captivates and inspires others. It can also refer to a gift you bring to surprise someone you love. Dengo was founded to offer delicious, healthy, and sustainable chocolate. From day one, we’ve dedicated ourselves to building a fairer supply chain. Yet none of our efforts can succeed if we overlook the protagonists of this story: cocoa farmers. Be part of a world with more dengo. Respect. Inspire. Transform. **What We Believe In...** Better together. Everything is cyclical. The taste of nature. Justice brings happiness. Diversity is life. Brazil is inspiring.