Integrated Planner
Eastman Chemical
- Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
- Vast
- Voltijds
- Develop and implement a detailed master production schedule (MPS) that supports the business strategy and effectively communicate it to key stakeholders.
- Monitor and optimize supply plans to maximize value through asset optimization, plant balancing, logistics costs, inventory control, and minimizing product transitions.
- Contribute to the IBP process and actively support the Supply Manager in developing the 24-month supply plan.
- Evaluate new business/demand opportunities and provide an assessment of supply capabilities.
- Utilize key analytics to model "what-if" scenarios and propose optimized solutions based on variable supply/demand conditions.
- Identify constraints and propose alternatives where demand plans cannot be met, taking into account diverse perspectives.
- Determine if order commitment and/or sales allocation plans are warranted and propose plan modifications required to meet goals.
- Identify, communicate, and escalate variances from the plan.
- Manage and resolve variances and exceptions.
- Manage plant-to-plant, raw materials, and packaging stock transfers.
- Interface with Materials Handling, Manufacturing, Logistics, QA, Receiving, Purchasing, and other planning groups regarding raw materials procurement issues.
- Provide forecasts to procurement based on Master Production Schedules (MPS) or S&OP Plan.
- Participate in the Tactical Business Review (TBR) meetings for the respective areas and actively collaborate on solutions to identified variances from plans.
- Identify and recommend options for alternate methods of supply (AMS).
- Maintain bulk and packaged finished product, raw material, intermediates, and by-products inventory levels and replenishments in line with agreed targets.
- Identify and support inventory optimization opportunities.
- Assist with inventory adjustment analysis, including storage location proposals.
- Manage aged and blocked inventories and work with manufacturing and product management on preventive measures and solutions with minimum impact to the business.
- Evaluate and define the inventory strategy by continuously reviewing safety stock and target inventories, in line with the changing business environment.
- Support, manage, coordinate and/or facilitate solutions around customer inquiries and business processes, such as product management, winning or protecting the business, complaint handling and returned material.
- Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of key customers, markets, and products in responsibility.
- Initiate improvement opportunities (processes, tools, and knowledge) and proactively support implementation, including optimization of shipment modes, loads, inventory, and packaging strategies.
- Continually seek ways to improve information visibility and availability.
- Seek optimization opportunities across the value chain in collaboration with Supply Chain Manager and Logistics Business Manager.
- Maintain and optimize Master Data in planning systems.
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university. Supply Chain Management degree is preferred.
- Three plus years’ experience in forecasting, supply chain, manufacturing, and/or business.
- Good command of SAP and advanced planning software, preferably OMP. Experience with solvers is a big advantage!
- Experience with Power BI tools and analytics.
- Knowledge and experience in S&OP or IBP business processes.
- APICS, CPIM, or CSCP preferred.
- Excellent analytical skills including large data, good judgment, capable to manage complexity and ambiguity.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English language.
- Strong self- and cross-cultural awareness and adaptability fostering positive relationships and collaboration with individuals from different nationalities.
- Basic Russian is a strong advantage.
- Strong flexibility and adaptability, seamlessly adjusting to changing priorities and environment conditions while maintaining sense of urgency to deliver result effectively.
- Ownership, maturity, and cross-functional awareness, understanding of impacts of their actions on other departments.
- Good stakeholders’ management, capable to influence without authority.
- Result focused and works accurately. Resilient in fast pace and under pressure.
- Bias for action, initiative-taker.
- Well organized and structured.
- Excellent follow through skills.
- Independent thinker who can think creatively.
- Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self and others.