Senior Global Planner

Air Liquide•Branchburg, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Air Liquide Advanced Materials is hiring a Senior Global Planner to develop and manage global supply-planning strategies for assigned product segments. The role supports strategic resource allocation, optimization, and capacity planning by aligning global demand, supply, capacity, inventory, constraints, and mitigation plans through the S&OP process. The planner coordinates across multiple locations and timeframes to optimize resource utilization, meet customer demand, and support business objectives. The position works with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across sales, operations, procurement, logistics, distribution, affiliates, and technology. It also leads planning improvements, supports new molecule and site supply-chain activation, and helps establish planning standards and operational best practices. The role is based in Branchburg, New Jersey, with a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days remote. Annual travel is approximately 5% based on business needs. The stated salary range is $130,000–$165,000, with a 10% annual bonus.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations management, engineering, or a related field.
3–5 years of proven experience in global planning, supply-chain management, or a related role in a complex manufacturing or distribution environment; the posting also includes a parenthetical reference to 7–10+ years.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret large datasets and make data-driven decisions.
Proficiency with planning software and tools, such as ERP systems, demand-planning software, and capacity-modeling tools.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at various organizational levels.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Knowledge of lean and continuous-improvement principles, with experience driving process optimization and efficiency gains.
Familiarity with global trade regulations, logistics, and inventory-management practices.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic environment with resilience and flexibility.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Certifications related to global trade regulations, logistics, and inventory-management practices.
APICS certification, strongly encouraged and desired.

Responsibilities

Develop, execute, and manage global supply-planning strategies by product category to optimize supply-chain costs, capital, and reliability, considering customer demand, production capacity, inventory, lead times, mobile asset requirements, and qualified customer supply lines.
Lead and collaborate with sales, operations, procurement, logistics, and distribution teams to gather demand forecasts, production plans, and inventory data and execute supply-planning strategies.
Analyze demand patterns, market trends, and supply-chain constraints to support accurate and reliable global planning.
Define, calculate, justify, and maintain global planning parameters, including service factors, safety stock levels, reorder points, and lead times.
Manage and facilitate formal demand-planning meetings with ALAM distribution channels and provide financial analysis and justifications for working-capital requirements.
Coordinate with ALAM affiliates, Finite Planners, and other stakeholders to align inventory, capacity, and resource utilization across locations.
Define, monitor, analyze, and optimize KPIs such as forecast accuracy, inventory turns, service levels, and production efficiency; develop action plans and lead implementation of supply-optimization initiatives.
Collaborate with technology teams to identify, implement, and effectively use planning systems and tools, and drive continuous improvement.
Promote supply-chain visibility, transparency, alignment, and continuous improvement through regular reporting and communication of planning metrics, forecasts, and performance updates through the S&OP process.
Keep current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and global-planning and supply-chain best practices and incorporate relevant insights into planning processes.
Lead or participate in cross-functional projects to improve operational efficiency, mitigate risks, and support strategic objectives.
Coordinate with ALAM sales, product, customer-service, and affiliate teams to maintain supply reliability.
Drive adherence to and refinement of the ALAM S&OP process and its performance, particularly for demand, supply, capacity, and inventory.
Drive cross-functional alignment and accountability through process-performance metrics, execution reviews, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Manage supply-chain development and activation for new molecules or new sites.
Identify, initiate, and lead continuous-improvement initiatives to improve supply-chain effectiveness across multiple sites and the global supply chain.
Lead supply-chain taskforces, coordinating internal and external activity to facilitate required supply to ALAM customers.
Facilitate affiliate communications as the single point of contact during supply-chain taskforces.
Mentor Finite or Global Planning team members.
Write SOPs, SWIs, scheduling guidelines, and competencies for S&OP and other planning-related activities.
Drive and replicate supply-chain operational excellence and best practices across multiple sites.