Lead Planner

**General Information**:

- Date Published- 04-Sep-2024- Advertising Ends- 11-Sep-2024- Country- New Zealand- Location- Auckland, Canterbury, Hamilton & North Waikato, Taupo & Southern Waikato- Role Type- Engineering- Work Type- Permanent- ID#- 9694**Position Description**:
**Our Co-operative**
- Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini
- We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.
- As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.
- When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

**About us | Whakapā mai**
- Our Capital Projects team delivers one of New Zealand’s largest and most diverse capital programs with hundreds of projects delivered each year. Working alongside some of New Zealand’s smartest and reliable companies the team delivers end to end projects across diary manufacturing, logistics, energy, water and wastewater, buildings, and asset care. With investment value from one hundred thousand to one hundred million there is opportunity abound for all project professionals to deliver value for our Cooperative.

**About the opportunity | Te whai waahi**
- As our new Lead Planner, you will be responsible for leading the planning function of our capital portfolio within Fonterra's Global Engineering & Technical function. This role ensures timely management of milestones and efficient allocation of resources and the successful execution of projects that align with our long-term aspirations.

Key accountabilities include:

Portfolio Strategy and Planning:

- Manage COO's capital strategy into detailed, actionable plans with clear logic and links.
- Develop a comprehensive planning framework to guide project prioritization and reduce slippage.
- Planning and timeline management:

- Owner of project planning and timeline management standards
- Management of external and project planning resources.
- Review and challenge project baselines, critical paths and support risk reduction in delivery
- Project Integration and Coordination:

- Ensure projects are seamlessly executed across departments and stakeholders.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration to maintain project alignment.
- Coordinate resources and schedules to meet project milestones and deliverables.

**About you | Moe koe**
- To be successful in this role, here are some of the skills and experience we’re after:

- Proven experience in project management and planning within a large-scale engineering environment
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate COO capital strategy into a prioritised and financially feasible plan
- Ability to present logical plans, baselines, critical paths across level 1-5 planning
- Ability to create and run scenarios for best value outcomes
- Capable across all planning tools.

**Our story | To Tatou Korero**
- Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.
- Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purpose.
- Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we do.
- Kaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.
- Whakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices.
- Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.
- Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together. Tᾱtou tᾱtou.