Senior Supply Chain Planner - Fixed Term Contract

Univar Solutions; Widnes; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Univar Solutions in Widnes is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Planner for a 12-month maternity cover to lead the local planning function and coach junior planners. You will manage purchase quantities and timing to optimise stock availability and working capital while meeting sales demand.

You will oversee production and order flows, generate orders, coordinate with logistics, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across EMEA to improve the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Degree in business administration, logistics, supply chain or equivalent is advantageous.
• Previous experience managing a team is required.
• Relevant working experience within a supply chain or purchasing role and international trade import/export is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach planners with limited supervision.
• Take on projects to improve the supply chain function within the local or cross-functional teams.
• Manage own portfolio and supervise team portfolios for availability and stock levels.
• Identify root causes for missed orders and define measurements to prevent recurrence.

Skills

People management

Project work

Analytical thinking

Planning

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, logistics, supply chain or equivalent

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

A Place Where People Matter. Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

A Place Where People Matter. Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

Duties

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maternity cover Senior Supply Chain Planner to join the Supply Chain team in Widnes (up to 12 months).

You will be required to perform a level of management and coaching with your team as well as managing your own portfolio of products. You will be responsible for managing purchase quantities and timing in line with stock level and sales demand, to maximize the rotation and minimize the working capital while ensuring good product availability.

Additionally, you will ensure that the stock quantity, quality and rotation is in accordance with business requirements for your defined product range, deciding when, how and how much to order, in the most efficient way.

Key Responsibilities And Tasks

• The Senior Supply Chain Planner will take responsibility with limited supervision from their manager and will manage and coach planners
• Takes on projects to improve the supply chain function either in the local team or within the EMEA supply chain team or cross-functionally
• Responsible for all own portfolio and also for team being responsible for their own portfolios
• Find root causes for missed orders and can define measurements to avoid issues in the future
• Solves complex customer requests or supplier/customer complaints for the team
• Responsible for the product availability and stock level for defined product range
• Generating and managing all necessary production orders, purchase orders and transfer orders
• Where relevant, ensure availability of raw materials, resource and containers to plan production for finished goods, liaising with site to ensure production happens as planned
• Manage inbound shipping with carriers contracted by Logistics
• Review Segmentation report to ascertain if suggested stock levels are correct, and override where required i.e. Customers gained or lost, seasonal demand changes, market changes as advised by Product Managers
• Investigate and document any non-compliance in supply flow, propose solutions to avoid repetition of non-compliance

We Are Looking For

• Degree in business administration, logistics, supply chain or equivalent is advantageous.
• Previous experience managing a team is required
• Relevant working experience within a supply chain or purchasing role required and previous experience in an international trade import-export operation is advantageous
• Good knowledge in MS Office, especially in Excel and SAP mandatory
• Good skills in local language and fluent skills in English
• Pro‑active, structured, driven and take full ownership to get things done
• You have good planning and analytical skills

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives - from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee. Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification