Lead Supply Planner

Chemelex • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Lead Supply Planner is responsible for ensuring product availability to meet customer demand while balancing inventory levels, manufacturing capacity, supplier performance, and cost. The role develops and maintains supply plans for assigned product lines and suppliers, identifies potential supply risks, and works with Operations, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance, and external suppliers to meet customer needs. It plays a key role in the SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process by turning demand forecasts into realistic and executable supply plans. This is an individual-contributor role requiring strong analytical skills, sound business judgment, and the ability to influence decisions across multiple teams.

Success in the role involves developing effective supply plans; balancing demand, inventory, capacity, and supplier capabilities; identifying and mitigating supply risks; making data-informed recommendations; maintaining customer service while controlling inventory costs; collaborating with internal teams and suppliers; driving accountability on supply issues; supporting efficient factory loading and capacity utilization; and continuously improving planning processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop supply plans for assigned product lines and suppliers.
• Convert demand forecasts into production and supply requirements.
• Participate in monthly Supply Review and SIOP meetings.
• Monitor capacity, labor, material, and supplier constraints.
• Develop action plans to address potential shortages or disruptions.
• Maintain planning assumptions and system parameters.
• Review manufacturing and supplier capacity.
• Create factory load plans and production balancing recommendations.
• Identify bottlenecks and capacity constraints.
• Perform scenario planning to evaluate alternatives and support decision-making.
• Manage inventory levels to support customer service and financial objectives.
• Maintain safety stock settings and planning parameters.
• Reduce excess and obsolete inventory.
• Improve inventory turns and working capital performance.
• Work directly with suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Monitor supplier capacity and delivery performance.
• Support supplier improvement initiatives.
• Ensure continuity of supply.
• Develop and maintain planning reports and metrics.
• Improve planning processes and systems.
• Support automation and planning tool enhancements.
• Improve forecast accuracy and plan execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed