Material Planner - MPY

Akzo Nobel; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K retirement savings with 6% match

Annual bonus

Medical insurance with HSA

Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D benefits

Generous vacation, sick and holiday

Short & Long term disability

Parental leave after 1 year

Career growth opportunities

Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks

Employee referral bonus

Employee appreciation days

Job summary

AkzoNobel is seeking a Supply Planning professional to optimize distributed products from factories and central warehouses to regional DCs, ensuring reliable service and optimized inventory in a fast-moving FMCG environment.

You will manage mid- to long-term supply plans, balance OTIF service with inventory targets, and collaborate with manufacturing, logistics, and customer service to drive KPI improvements across the Nashville-based footprint.

Qualifications

• University or College Education in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or other relevant discipline.
• Focused on results
• Good problem-solving skills, able to identify and structure issues, run accurate analyses and synthesize recommendations
• Good understanding of the handling & transportation of goods (dangerous goods)
• Experience in moving product across the US Canada border and cross border documentation requirements etc.
• Strong desire to challenge and improve status-quo
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility and able to work under-pressure
• Fluent and able to work in English. Understanding and sensitivity to different cultural behaviours.
• At least 1-year experience in Supply Planning in FMCG, Paint/Coating or Retail
• Experience on Supply Planning in SAP and BI

Responsibilities

• Manage the supply and replenishments across the whole supply network & review mid term and long term outlook of the supply plan against resources and warehouse capacities.
• Ensure consolidation of independent, dependent and distribution demand at SKU level.
• Requirements inventory setting and DRP process management.
• Resolve exceptions in accordance with IBP rules.
• Distribution plan full horizon/ weekly/ daily release for Stock Transfer Orders / ICDs depending on the flows.
• Inventory plan volume and value projection and warehouse/ logistics capacity planning.
• Reviews logistics schedule adherence and drive improvement including optimization of truck load management.
• Manage demand exceptions with Demand managers/planner, logistics and Supply Planning Manager.
• Drive gate keeping meetings with the other departments and support with providing relevant KPI's to measure performance.
• Provide impact analysis when needed to show the impact of decisions or scenarios to the plan.
• Support on reporting where necessary.
• Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC) at the primary and/or secondary DC's, while understanding cost impacts on manufacturing.
• Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock.
• Ensure rework and scrapping at the primary and/or secondary DC's.
• Input to inventory strategy including safety stock settings on existing, new and phase-out products.

Skills

Results orientation

Problem solving

Communication skills

English fluency

Supply planning experience

Cross-border logistics knowledge

Adaptability under pressure

Education

University or College Education in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or other relevant discipline

Tools

SAP

BI

Job description

About AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobelSince 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com © 2026 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.

Job Purpose

Creating of the distribution requirement plan to ensure optimized distribution of products from factories and central warehouses towards the different regional/global warehouses to support customer service. Understand market demand and customer needs in order to best divide the production plan and allocate inventory. High-level understanding of the trade-offs between service, inventory and costs. Manage activities related to distribution planning to secure demand (fcst and orders) in line with the required customer service offer (in reliability, lead-time, MOQ and mode of transport). Ensure availability in line with MRP parameters, replenishment strategy and production/ supplier capabilities. Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data. Ensure good communication and integration with other planning teams, manufacturing, logistics, customer service and other stakeholders. Drive MDI meeting & gate keeping meetings with other departments and support with providing relevant KPI's to measure performance. Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities (SLOBs, Inventories and Service across scope site / supply points).

Location

Nashville, TN

Key Responsibilities

Manage the supply and replenishments across the whole supply network & review mid term and long term outlook of the supply plan against resources and warehouse capacities. Ensure consolidation of independent, dependent and distribution demand at SKU level. Requirements inventory setting and DRP process management. Resolve exceptions in accordance with IBP rules. Distribution plan full horizon/ weekly/ daily release for Stock Transfer Orders / ICDs depending on the flows. Inventory plan volume and value projection and warehouse/ logistics capacity planning. Reviews logistics schedule adherence and drive improvement including optimization of truck load management. Manage demand exceptions with Demand managers/planner, logistics and Supply Planning Manager. Drive gate keeping meetings with the other departments and support with providing relevant KPI's to measure performance. Provide impact analysis when needed to show the impact of decisions or scenarios to the plan. Support on reporting where necessary. Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC) at the primary and/or secondary DC's, while understanding cost impacts on manufacturing. Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock. Ensure rework and scrapping at the primary and/or secondary DC's.Monitor FINI distributed to DCs as contact point to resolve over/under stock position. Execute and support allocation of constraint supply to demand/ create needed visibility through network. Good understanding of production and distribution throughput times. Ensure replenishment policies are defined and maintained for all SKUs, considering, shipment restrictions, shipment calendar, etc... including inventory stocking policies, safety stock levels on ERP system. Drive gate keeping meetings with the other departments and support with providing relevant KPI's to measure performance.Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC), whilst understanding cost impacts on manufacturing.Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock. Ensure rework and scrapping at the site/primary DC.Inputs to inventory strategy including safety stock settings on existing, new and phase-out products.Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities.

Job Requirements

• University or College Education in Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or other relevant discipline.
• Focused on results
• Good problem-solving skills, able to identify and structure issues, run accurate analyses and synthesize recommendations
• Good understanding of the handling & transportation of goods (dangerous goods)
• Experience in moving product across the US Canada border and cross boarder documentation requirements etc.
• Strong desire to challenge and improve status-quo
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility and able to work under-pressure
• Fluent and able to work in English. Understanding and sensitivity to different cultural behaviours.
• At least 1-year experience in Supply Planning in FMCG, Paint/Coating or Retail
• Experience on Supply Planning in SAP and BI

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range for this role is: $70,000 to $80,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

• 401K retirement savings with 6% company match
• Eligible for annual bonus
• Medical insurance with HSA
• Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D benefits
• Generous vacation, sick and holiday pay
• Short & Long term disability
• Paid Parental leave after 1 year
• Career growth opportunities
• Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
• Employee referral bonus
• Employee appreciation days

Competencies

• Acquiring Information
• Accepting Responsibility
• Accepting Direction

In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.