Supply Chain Raw Material Planner

Celanese; Ciudad de México; Presencial; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in the chemical industry is seeking a Tolling Scheduler to optimize production processes with external partners. The role involves strategic planning, forecasting, and managing material flow to ensure efficient manufacturing. Candidates should have a strong background in supply chain management and experience with SAP MRP Scheduling.

Formación

• 5 to 7 years of experience in manufacturing operations and/or supply chain planning roles.
• At least 3 years of finite scheduling experience.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and implement long-term supply strategies.
• Manage capacity of external tollers to meet production demands.
• Ensure timely and cost-effective flow of materials.

Conocimientos

Problem Solving

Analytical

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's degree in Business

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Herramientas

SAP MRP Scheduling

JDA/Blue Yonder

Descripción del empleo

Overview

A Tolling Scheduler job focuses on optimizing and managing the production processes of an organization that utilizes external tollers (manufacturing partners) for product or component production. This involves developing and implementing long-term supply strategies, forecasting production needs, and managing the flow of materials and products to ensure efficient and cost-effective manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement long-term supply strategies that align with the organization's business objectives, ensuring a steady flow of materials and products to external tollers.
• Production Forecasting: Provide long-range production forecasts to tollers.
• Capacity Management: Manage the capacity of external tollers to ensure they can meet production demands.
• Material Flow: Ensure the timely and cost-effective flow of raw materials and products between the organization and its tollers, potentially including coordinating logistics and shipping.
• Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels at the organization and its tollers, potentially managing inventory optimization strategies and perform inventory cycle counts.
• Performance Monitoring: Track the performance of tollers, including delivery times, quality, and identify areas for improvement.
• Communication and Collaboration: Maintain strong communication and collaboration with tollers, internal stakeholders, and other departments to ensure smooth and efficient production processes.
• Check the weekly requirement plan and perform T-Codes in SAP to move product.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize the schedule, handle execution level changes, and align on future plans/calendars and specific demand requirements.
• Collaborate with regional planners to mitigate unplanned customer demand and handle rush supply requests.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Supply Planner, Warehouse/Logistics, Customer Service, etc.) to address supply hurdles.
• Maintain scheduling-related master data in SAP.
• Support improvements to local/global scheduling projects and tool enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
• 5 to 7 years of experience in manufacturing operations and/or supply chain planning roles.
• At least 3 years of finite scheduling experience (e.g., raw material, supply planning, purchasing, logistics, execution).
• Experience with SAP MRP Scheduling (preferred).
• APICS certification (preferred).
• Experience with advanced planning/scheduling solutions (e.g., JDA/Blue Yonder) (preferred).
• Experience in a chemical compounding environment (preferred).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills are required.