NORAM Senior Supply Planner

Roquette•Geneva, IL

4d•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. We are looking for our next Sr. Supply Planner within our Supply Chain Team. The Sr. Supply Planer will be responsible for bridging strategic planning and operational execution, ensuring customer demand is met while optimizing inventory levels, production capacity, service performance, and working capital. This position is located in Keokuk, IA or Geneva, IL.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related business field
3-5 years Planning/Scheduling Experience
Understanding of product and process cost structures in making informed planning decisions
Strong oral and written communication
Demonstrated aptitude with math and statistics
Strong problem solving, innovative and analytical skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of corn wet milling industry preferred

Responsibilities

Create and update supply plans (production and distribution) at SKU/weekly horizon for North America region, considering manufacturing capacities, logistics and transport limitations, customer demand, inventory policy, alignment with regional SIOP, and raw material availabilities
Identify and communicate potential bottlenecks and/or risks to supply and propose mitigation plans
Identify and communicate potential business opportunities linked to underutilization which could impact the costs of supply
Communicate plan results and alerts, with coordination with main stakeholders to agree on risk mitigation plans (liase with Manufacturing, PLM, Demand Planning, Supply Schedulers, Procurement, Finance, etc.)
Establish and adhere to inventory policy by SKU/storage location and in line with regional SIOP, enabling the continuity of product availability to optimize free cash flow, align with business strategy, account for demand/supply volatilities, and account for lead times
Monitor and analyze production KPI metrics, with focus on supply plan adherence, to identify root causes and implement improvements to supply assumptions, models, and processes
Ensure data integrity within all tools and systems
Act as leader for specific key initiatives to improve the team’s results and efficiency, such as KPI improvement projects, process redesigns, data analysis, and optimization
Provide analysis and recommendations in support of SKU rationalization processes
Participate in any inventory cycle or full physical counts each year
Ensure clear understanding, agreement, and communication of all plans
Coordination of plan results and supply alerts with impacted groups to execute risk mitigation plan