Supply Planner

Nouryon • Houston, TX

11d

About The Position

Global Supply Planner – Solution & Biopolymer At Nouryon, we take positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future. We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you? In your future role as Supply Planner- SBP, you will Play a crucial role in driving the monthly IBP process, aligning demand and capacity scenarios with planning strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams with the objective of meeting customer demand while balancing service, cash and cost.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related discipline
• Strong knowledge of SAP
• 3+ years of relevant working experience in supply chain, logistics preferred
• 1+ years in Chemical manufacturing preferred
• Very good English communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrable capability to analyse data (including mass cross-reference data validation, trending and forecasting)

Nice To Haves

• APICS CPIM or CSCP is preferred, Six Sigma preferred
• Proficiency in data analysis, KPI monitoring, and utilization of continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma or Lean.

Responsibilities

• Monthly Supply Plan Management: Work collaboratively to ensure key assumptions on anticipated production capabilities are reflected within the forecasts (production or demand forecasts)
• Manage appropriate planning parameters with the planning, logistics, operations and commercial teams
• Manage maintenance of planning parameters in accordance with master data governance and best practices
• Maintain master data to support: The execution of the most effective global sourcing plan Safety stock targets and production lead times New product introductions/discontinuation Visibility to product availability
• Drive execution of a time-phased supply schedule to fulfil business requirements in the short-term
• Inventory Management: Manage/optimize inventory for global product line and safety stocks within each region
• Drive inventory segmentation, stocking policies and maintain supporting master data
• Routinely check and track inventory quality, i.e. slow moving or blocked stock and ensure the quantity is sufficient to meet the plan
• Continuous Improvement: Propose tools and structures for the improvement of the planning function and, after consultation the IBP Manager, implements these structures.
• Manage specific Supply Chain projects to meet budget requirements, project timelines, goals, business objectives etc.
• Actively drive to improve planning/scheduling related activities in the plant, such as process change-over reduction, inventory reduction/levelling, reduced scheduling effort, increased production efficiency, labor load levelling, accurate delivery date quotes, and provision of real time information to customer service and the plant
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Maintain a strong relationship with the production facility to ensure conformance to schedule
• Maintain strong relationship with Demand and Supply Managers to fully integrate with Finance and Accounting
• Coordinate the execution of the supply plan with cross-functional teams (operations, procurement, sales, customer service and logistics), effectively managing any exceptions in demand and supply

Benefits

• At Nouryon, we provide a great job and friendly coworkers, plus benefits in addition to salary.
• Training opportunities and internal networks enable valuable personal and professional development.
• Our employment package comprises a competitive salary and an attractive bonus scheme.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees