Regional Demand & Supply Manager

LANXESS; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Global bonus program

Health benefits

Job summary

LANXESS is seeking a Regional Demand and Supply Planner to manage regional demand/supply planning, coordinate IBP activities, and lead cross-functional reviews. The role requires collaboration with Operations, Procurement, Product Management and Finance, and travels between sites as needed.

The position is hybrid with on-site presence in the New Jersey region. Applicants should have a BS in a relevant field and at least five years in advanced planning, with strong SAP IBP/PTM/OTC knowledge and

Qualifications

• BS degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Sciences.
• Minimum five years of experience in advanced demand/supply planning.
• Strong knowledge of SAP IBP, SAP PTM, and OTC; MS Office (Excel & PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain regional supply plans balancing production, suppliers, demand risks, costs, and working capital.
• Maintain regional demand plan in SAP IBP and contribute to monthly Demand Review with cross-functional teams.
• Lead Regional Supply Review meetings and drive alignment across functions; address underperformance with corrective actions.
• Align demand, supply, and inventory plans with business and finance in IBP.
• Resolve supply issues with operations and product management; inform customer service and sales.
• Coordinate with regional Supply Chain Managers and schedulers for local production scheduling and adherence.

Skills

Influencing skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Travel flexibility

Education

BS in Supply Chain/Engineering/Sciences

Tools

SAP IBP

SAP PTM

OTC

MS Office (Excel & PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Highlights

The Regional Demand and Supply Planner is responsible for all regional demand and supply planning activities for the assigned plants and coordinates many aspects of the overall Integrated Business Planning Process with internal stakeholders. The role is accountable to ensure the highest customer experience by optimizing planning of the production network while controlling internal network costs and inventories, achieving a proper demand/supply balance.

Job Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains supply plans for the regional supply network. Ensures feasible plan to balance our production facilities, supplier constraints, demand risks, costs and working capital. Facilitates regional Supply Review to ensure coordination between Operations, Procurement, Product Management and Supply Chain. Validates that operations is adhering to the plans.
• Creates and maintains regional demand plan in SAP IBP. Provides regional input to the monthly global Demand Review meeting to ensure coordination between Commercial, Product Management, Finance/Controlling and Supply Chain. Accountable for managing product allocations and improving Forecast accuracy and demand generation process.
• Leads Regional Supply Review meetings. Practices good IBP behaviors and helps to generate alignment across multiple business functions. Supports metric review and root causing below-target performance with corrective action implementation. Develops and clearly presents decisions to be made in the IBP meeting for supply and demand scenarios that have financial impact on the outcome of our business.
• Aligns demand, supply and inventory optimization plans with the business and finance/controlling team in the context of IBP to ensure one plan is used throughout the organization.
• Resolves supply issues through close coordination with operations and product management teams and ensures status communication to customer service and sales representatives.
• Coordinate with a team of Supply Chain Managers and schedulers located at regional production facilities. Accountable for the local execution of detailed production scheduling, target setting and process adherence.

Experience / Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Sciences.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in advanced demand/supply planning.
• Key User knowledge in SAP IBP, SAP PTM and OTC; MS Office, especially Excel and Power Point.
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to communicate across different levels and diverse cultures
• Demonstrated capabilities in change management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills (English).
• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills; high comfort organizing, institutionalizing, and using data to drive decisions.
• Excellent IT and process affinity.
• Ability to travel between sites as needed.
• This is a HYBRID role with an on-site presence required.

Location Fords

Employee Type Regular

Who We Are

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.

What We Offer

• Compensation We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program. The established starting salary of this position in the U.S. in the named location is $121,600. Please note, the actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level.
• Comprehensive Benefits We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global "Xwork" program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
• Diversity LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.

LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors.

We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!

Join the LANXESS team!