Supply Planner

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.

Supply Planner – Solution & Biopolymer

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

The position is based in Houston, TX and will require periodic regional travel. Approximately 10% of your working time will be for regional travel.

We believe you bring…

• 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)
• 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.

We believe you are…

• A Driver of Results demonstrating accountability by taking ownership of your actions, transforming effort into results aligned with our corporate vision and strategy.. 
• A Functional Expert in planning processes that can field challenging questions from senior leaders and/or peers.
• A Critical Thinker identifying opportunities and obstacles beyond the obvious,  pre-empting questions or challenges and developing options to address. Thriving in a culture of continuous improvements  

We offer you…

To be part of our Integrated Business Planning and Commercial Services team.  You will work with peers and experts within Nouryon developing and executing our supply plans, serving our customers.   You are part of an engaged team working together in an open, challenging, and innovative environment.

At Nouryon, we provide a great job and friendly coworkers, plus benefits in addition to salary.

Good to know
 

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to our Business Planning manager for Consumer and Life Sciences, who is located in Houston, TX. 

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  

We look forward to receiving your application! 

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.  
 

We encourage you as a valued Nouryon employee to share talents from your network to help us to bring in new talent through our new Employee Referral Program! Bringing in new, skilled people with a great mindset is beneficial for both you and Nouryon. All info you need to make a referral is here. Join us in growing Nouryon!  

About Nouryon

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment. 

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Nouryon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.