Supply Chain Planning Supervisor

Vibrantz Technologies Inc.•King of Prussia, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

About Vibrantz Technologies Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose. Serving over 11,000 customers, Vibrantz’s technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. We are experts in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology. Our technologies are used in small amounts to make big impacts on applications and consumer products, including durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 50 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents, and we employ 4,500 individuals. Our shared culture is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees’ heads and hands and – uniquely – their hearts. Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai. For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. Location King of Prussia, PA Company Overview Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose. Serving over 13,000 customers, Vibrantz’s technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. Our key competencies in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology enable product benefits we all know and value, like more durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has 65 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents, and we employ 5,000 individuals. We are building a strong, shared culture that is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees’ heads and hands and - uniquely - their hearts. Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai. For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. Job Function Reporting into the Sr Supply Chain Manager, the Supply Chain Planner will be based out of King of Prussia, PA , USA and will be responsible for managing the production planning of an assigned set of product families and/or production lines within an assigned plant. Production, planning, MRP, raw material requirement planning, etc. are functions of responsibility of the position. The position requires the ability of an individual to work in a heavily matrixed organization interaction with Commercial Directors, Sales Managers, Regional Manufacturing Managers, Plant Managers, Production Managers, Logistics Coordinators, Purchasing Agents, and Procurement Professionals.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience working in Supply Chain.
Thorough knowledge of Master Scheduling, Production Planning, Inventory Management, and Forecasting.
Thorough knowledge and comfort working with SAP or similar ERP systems.
Excellent problem solver.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Team oriented.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 4-year Bachelor’s Degree, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or Accounting degrees preferred.
Thorough knowledge of MRPII and/or APICS supply chain processes.
Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

Develop realistic, capacity feasible monthly production plans that cover the full S&OP horizon based on the demand forecast, customer orders, current inventory, and stock strategies.
Coordinate with production scheduling such that the production schedule follows and aligns exactly with the production plan within the freeze zone of the planning time fence.
Develop and maintain MRP plans and raw material requirement plans that support production plans and customer demand.
Respond to customer order availability requests with realistic commitment dates based on available capacity, previous commitments, and raw material availability.
Participate in and provide supporting information for the monthly S&OP process as required.
Manage inventory against targets and analyze changes to inventory month to month.
Support the monthly slow moving and aged inventory reduction processes.
Manage production planning related master data in the supply chain systems, including stock strategies, safety stock targets, and capacity parameters working in conjunction with Demand Managers, Production Managers and Schedulers.
In conjunction with Demand Management, resolve and implement any demand priority decisions when supply cannot meet all demands.
Manage, identify, and solve any/all supply issues.
Work with R&D/AT to appropriately incorporate trials into the production plan.
Participate in Supply Chain improvement projects within Vibrantz.
Perform any/all other Supply Chain/ Production Planning duties as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.