Material Planner, Chemical Manufacturing

AkzoNobel • Nashville, TN

275d • $70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

Create material plan to ensure material availability in distribution centers for products for resale, third-party manufacturing products and secondary distribution centers cross countries. Coordinate product flow with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of trading goods and third-party produced materials. Support project and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of planning activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
• 1 year supply planning experience in paints/coatings, retail, or fast-moving consumer goods industry.
• Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to identify/structure issues, run accurate analysis, and recommend solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience using SAP and Power BI for supply planning.

Responsibilities

• Create the material plan consisting of raw material, packaging material, trading goods and third-party produced materials.
• Create purchase orders to the suppliers in alignment with agreements on lead times and quantities.
• Understand existing and future capacity plans/constraints at third-party manufacturing plants and distribution centers ensuring that production capacity meets demand.
• Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC) at the primary and/or secondary distribution centers while understanding cost impacts on manufacturing.
• Review the twelve-week outlook for the material plan with consideration of account capacity agreements and storage capacity on the site.
• Provide impact analysis, as required, to reflect the impact of decisions to the plan.
• Assist with reporting as needed.
• Proactively flag potential issues, recommending gap closing proposals.
• Work with the sites, procurement and sales to decrease slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Drive gate keeping meetings with other departments, providing support with relevant key performance indicators to measure performance.
• Ensure master data correctness and proper housekeeping of transactional data.
• Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities.

Benefits

• Medical insurance with HAS
• Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D benefits
• Annual bonus
• 401K retirement savings with 6% company match
• Generous vacation, personal and holiday pay
• Paid Parental leave
• Active Diversity and Inclusion Networks
• Career growth opportunities on a regional and global scale
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree