Mat. Plan. & Sup. Chain Analyst Manager

Evonik; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a logistics and sourcing professional to execute planning activities for manufacturing and distribution units, coordinating with suppliers and internal teams. The role emphasizes independent work, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement.

You will analyze cost drivers, monitor supplier performance, negotiate where needed, and contribute to the contract management framework while delivering reliable supply for key portfolios.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or equivalent.
• Extensive general and domain experience to reach competent level.
• Ability to work independently and guide others.
• Strong data analysis to inform reports and decisions.
• Excellent verbal communication without supervision.
• Experience in planning, organizing, and prioritizing activities.

Responsibilities

• Execute planning activities for one or two units with dependencies on other processes/units/suppliers.
• Monitor and highlight supplier performance gaps to drive improvements.
• Analyze key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues for decision making.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with contract service providers within an existing plan.
• Review operations and implement continuous improvements in own area.

Skills

Independent work

Data analysis

Verbal communication

Planning & organizing

Negotiation

Education

Masters degree

Job description

What We OfferAt Evonik, you9 you9re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow19s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you19ll play an essential part in helping the world19s most essential industries succeed.

What We OfferAt Evonik, you9 you9re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow19s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you19ll play an essential part in helping the world19s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you19re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between be we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

Find out more about the many benefits we offer:

https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html

Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik:

https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

Responsibilities

• Execute planning activities for one or two manufacturing/distribution units with dependencies on other processes/units/suppliers. Provide input to the overall supply planning framework and systems.
• Monitor, review, and highlight any gaps in the performance of a portfolio of suppliers to recommend and ensure delivery of improvements by suppliers or to renegotiate or change contract/supplier.
• Collect and analyze the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers for a medium-risk area with some alternatives/medium costs of changing, in consultation with relevant functions to provide solid market information for decision making.
• Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan.
• Review existing operations in own area of work and implement innovation processes to generate new ideas and ensure continuous improvements are delivered.

Requirements

• University / Post Graduate (Masters Degree)
• Substantial general work experience together with comprehensive job related experience in own area of expertise to fully competent level.
• Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
• Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
• Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.
• Negotiates without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on costing, budgeting and finance tasks.