Manager, CO2 Supply Chain Planning

United States Careers; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Messer seeks a seasoned Supply Chain Planner to bridge the supply team with field sales, ensuring demand alignment and low delivered costs across the U.S. and Canada. You will drive tactical and strategic supply chain planning for CO2 products and identify cost-saving opportunities.

You will analyze outages costs, coordinate with scheduling and procurement, and support annual budgets with reliable forecasts and cost analyses. Strong collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in logistics, supply chain management, business or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in industrial gases or related process industry with supply chain management.
• Strong proficiency in SAP and MS Office with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary liaison between Supply team and field sales to align demand and network configuration.
• Provide analysis for product availability and costing for new business opportunities and investments.
• Support cost recovery policy decisions with strategic product management and markets.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Influencing

Information sharing

Change management

Strategy delivery

Leadership

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

This role serves as the primary liaison between the Supply team and fieldSales organizations, ensuring seamless alignment between current and future demand while preparing the supply network to meet these needs at the lowest overall delivered cost. The positionis responsible fortactical and operationalSupplyChainPlanning and network optimization for bulk CO2 products across the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, the roleidentifiesand evaluates long-term projects and opportunities to drive cost savings, productivity, and efficiency improvements within the CO2 supply chain. It alsoprovidescriticalSupplyChain insights to support strategic growth initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prima ry da y -to-da y i nterface w ith account managersandregional Markets leadershiponunderstand i nchanges i ncustomerdemandthat w illaffect thesuppl y networ k configuration
• Provide product ava il abil i tyandcost i ng anal y sesto Strateg i c Product M anagement for over DOA-based ne w bus i ness and i nvestment case ana l y ses and sen i ormanagement for overall business management
• Provide CO2 outage ( d i s l ocation ) costs dur i ng major outages / force majeure events for costrecove ry po l ic y de fi ned b y Strategic Product M anagement and M ar k ets
• Ass i gns p l ant product i on rates and i nvento ry targets incollaboration w ith fie l d operationsandEnerg y Procurement teamto minim i ze overall product costs . T hisincludes da y -of p l ant turndo w ns / shutdo wntomeet po w erreduction ob l igations andminim i ze / avoidpea k po w ercosts .
• Responsib l eforcoord i nating w ith Schedul i ng teamsoninvento ry vs.alternatesourcingneedstominim i ze i mpacttocustomers .
• Responsib l e for deve l opment , use and compl i ance to propr i eta ry ne tw or k opt i mization s y stems ( T AC T ) , i nc l ud i ng qual i ty of i nputsandadherencetooutputs .
• E x ecute suppl y rev i e w s w ith fie l d personnel and devise operational plans for Sales and Operations Planning. Sets transport resource levels required to fulfil plan while minimizing assets and costs.
• Superv i sesrail l ogisticsanal y st w hoisresponsib l eforda il y managementoftheCO2andArgonra il fleets , i nc l ud i ng I SOconta i nersfor e x port , optim i zesCO2rail operationsandprov i des detailed ana l y s i s onmonthl y costperformance , future fl eets i zingneeds , operat i ve k e y performance i ndicatorsandcoord i nates w ithFOB ( p i c k up)customers .
• Responsib l efor deve l oping k e y operationala s sumptions and assoc i ated costs forthe annual budget i ngprocess and on-goingreforecasts , i nc l ud i ngpurchases , railsh i pments , p l anned outage ( d i s l ocation)costs

Required Skills

• Critical Behaviors: Analytical thinking, influencing (direct and indirect), effective information sharing, change management, strategy delivery, visible leadership, and growth-driven mindset.
• Collaboration: Partnership building and capability development to drive team success.
• Functional/Technical Proficiency:
• Strategic and tactical problem-solving to manage complex national networks.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and SAP.
• Excellent communication and prioritization management skills.

Basic Qualifications

• ABachelor’s degree required, preferably inLog i st i cs , Supp l y Chain Management ,B us i nessorrelated field
• M inimum7 years’ e xperienceinindustria l gasesorre l atedprocess i ndust ry w i th Supp l y ChainManagemente x perience

Preferred Qualifications

About Messer: Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, moreproductiveand more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customerfocusand entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is whatmakeMesser refreshingly different.

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