Regional Demand & Supply Planner

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH; Woodbridge Township (NJ); On-site; USD 121,600 - 202,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation range

Comprehensive benefits

Work-life & flexibility (Xwork)

Training & development programs

Diversity and equal opportunity

Job summary

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH in New Jersey is seeking a Regional Demand and Supply Planner to oversee regional demand and supply planning for the assigned plants and coordinate IBP processes. You will optimize the production network, balance capacity with forecast accuracy, and collaborate with Operations, Procurement, Product Management and Finance.

The role requires a BS in a relevant field, 5+ years of planning experience, and strong SAP IBP skills; excellent communication and analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Sciences.
• Minimum of five years in advanced demand/supply planning.
• Experience with SAP IBP, SAP PTM and OTC; MS Office especially Excel & PowerPoint.
• Strong influencing skills and ability to communicate across levels and cultures.
• Demonstrated change management capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills (English).
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains supply plans balancing production facilities, constraints, demand risks, costs and working capital.
• Creates and maintains regional demand plan in SAP IBP and inputs to monthly Demand Review.
• Leads regional Supply Review meetings and presents decisions with financial impact.
• Aligns demand, supply and inventory plans with business and finance in IBP.
• Coordinate with a team of Supply Chain Managers and schedulers located at regional facilities for detailed production scheduling.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Influencing

Change management

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Supply Chain

Tools

SAP IBP

SAP PTM

OTC

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 behaviours 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.
• 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.
• 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 experience.
• 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).
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; high comfort organizing, institutionalizing, and using data to drive decisions.
• Excellent IT and process affinity.

Location: Fords
Employee Type: Regular

Benefits

• Compensation We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program. The established pay range for pay grade of this position is $121,600 to $202,600. 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.
• DiversityLANXESS 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.