Material Planner

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We are looking for:

Material Planner-

• The Finished Goods (FG) Material Planner should have an excellent understanding of ERP/MRP concepts and principles for SAP or other ERP systems. Syensqo business strategies, customer base, material management and operations and supply chain processes including unique issues and constraints.
• This position requires strong analytical, problem solving (root cause / pareto) and communication skills. This role reports to the Site Planning Manager.

We count on you for:

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  The FG Material Planner is responsible for the near term (Primarily 0-4 month horizon) coordination and scheduling of supply / demand plans (inventory plans) for all specified machines and / or materials. Material scope could include Finished Goods, Intermediate Goods, and Raw Materials.
• Develop finite plans on a weekly rolling basis to optimize machine and material usage.
• Create and communicate a valid master production schedule on a weekly rolling basis to maximize available machine hours, material usage, and labor.
• Manage raw material portfolio
• Daily review and optimization of finite planning schedules taking into account operational and material changes along with business requirements/needs.
• Daily and weekly review of production schedule and raw materials ordering system exceptions or signals to ensure proper action is being taken to ensure supply of finished product to customer.
• Define and communicate raw material concerns / issues and impact to finite production schedules.
• Review and maintenance of specific system master data fields to ensure appropriate and updated information is driving actions and decisions from ERP systems.
• Participate and provide input into site & GBU Sales and Operations Plan.

Balancing Supply and Demand months 0-4

• Responsible for the near term coordination and preparations of specified supply and demand plans.
• Development of a monthly supply demand plan providing visibility to specified material demands and associated supply, identify barriers / constraints, and make recommendations for resolving gaps.
• Management of specified material needs using the monthly supply plan as well as MRP exception messages and other SAP tools. This includes: configuration planning, specified material availability verses demand, inventory analysis, direct and in-direct requirements all in support of Syensqo commercial requirements.
• Coordination role between planning and customer service to include across sites or world areas where necessary.
• SAP Planning and scheduling management – interface with machines to ensure that the near term and long term plans are integrated.

Planning Responsibilities

• Generate cost savings, cost avoidance and product improvement efforts where possible.
• Production planning against medium and short term plan
• Dynamic rescheduling to cope with short term production issues
• Sales Order date confirmation
• Coordination with other departments (Customer service, logistics, production, etc.)

Inventory Management

• Optimize manufacturing and customer service as it relates to specified materials (balance between manufacturing cost and inventory carrying cost)
• Analyze supply risks associated with inventory and define alternatives / recommendations
• Utilize inventory tools to manage specified materials inventory.
• Weekly analysis of specified manufactured and purchased materials & end of month inventory valuation. Identification of product cross referencing internally and inter-company, SMOG analysis, opportunities for SMOG/scrap sales/inventory transfer to other sites.
• Coordinate production order adjustments or purchase order modifications to maximize inventory usage.
• Conduct forecast review for planned production and/or purchase orders.

Key Measurements for this Position (over the next 12 months):

• Acquire product, materials and process knowledge
• Implement, expand, and sustain monthly specified supply and demand plans
• Standardization of specified material management activities – including formalized business process development.
• Establish relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly assess any constraint situation and apply what-if scenario planning using the commercial upside / risk demand numbers.
• Improve cost position through improved planning (reducing expedites), managing specified material inventories within target levels and negotiating any one time material needs.

Metrics Include:

• Actual versus planned lead-times
• Achieve monthly inventory targets
• On Time / in Full Delivery
• Meeting Customer Request Dates
• Timely order processing
• Number of stock outs
• Number of schedule changes in fixed week plan
• Inventory levels on hand $ and days
• SMOG monitoring and disposition

You will bring:

• Must have a completed BS Degree
• Ideally 5-7 years of experience but will consider candidate with 2-3 years if they have a Supply Chain Management degree of APICS certification
• Excel knowledge desired
• Self-motivated and capable of understanding Syensqo’s manufacturing processes and the interdependencies while continuously improving one’s own business practices.
• Business aware – capable of assimilating a lot of information and of making informed decisions under pressure.
• Consistent, proactive, high energy level and able to work on own initiative.
• Highly developed problem solving skills and critical thinking
• Excellent analytical and communication skills in order to ensure efficient communication exchange with all departments at all levels and suppliers. Demonstrated ability to influence others.

You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $88,000 - 110,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)