Regional Supply Chain Manager

Huntsman Recruitment Ltd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsman seeks a Regional Supply Chain Manager for the Americas to lead end-to-end supply chain across multiple manufacturing sites. You will drive SOP execution, optimize inventory, and coordinate demand and supply planning.

This role reports to the Regional Supply Chain Director Americas and requires strong leadership, collaboration, and analytics to balance customer service with cost and compliance. You will oversee production planning, warehousing, and distribution, ensuring visibility of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, logistics, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in supply chain roles with responsibility across planning, inventory management, and logistics.
• Experience with Sales & Operations Planning (SOP), demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, and end-to-end logistics processes.
• Experience in manufacturing or chemical industry environments and exposure to complex production, capacity, and inventory constraints.
• Strong proficiency in ERP systems, preferably SAP, and ability to leverage data for planning and performance management.
• Demonstrated leadership in matrixed organizations with cross-functional collaboration across regions and senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management; ability to balance short-term needs with long-term improvements.
• High resilience and problem-solving capability.

Responsibilities

• Drive and coordinate S&OA activities across assigned sites.
• Collect, analyze, anticipate, and resolve issues impacting service, cost, production, or purchasing.
• Serve as the primary interface between central demand planning and site operations.
• Provide structured data and insights to sites and regional leadership.
• Oversee production planning across multiple sites to ensure efficient asset utilization.
• Align plans with inventory targets and customer demand.
• Ensure visibility of constraints and necessary trade-offs.
• Own inventory performance for the multi-site scope.
• Ensure warehousing and distribution activities are optimized.
• Lead cost-to-serve and distribution optimization initiatives.
• Support site procurement teams with visibility and escalation.
• Align with regional Purchasing to ensure continuity.
• Interface with Manufacturing, Commercial, Customer Service, Quality, R&D and HSE.
• Ensure consistent communication of priorities and constraints.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure supply chain processes adhere to safety, quality, and compliance.
• Promote harmonization and standardization across sites.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

SOP knowledge

Inventory optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description: Huntsman is seeking a Regional Supply Chain Manager supporting the Advanced Materials Division located in the Americas Region – Flexible at any major Huntsman sites. This position will report to the Regional Supply Chain Director Americas.

Job Scope

The Supply Chain Manager – Americas is responsible for leading and coordinating all end-to-end supply chain activities across several manufacturing sites in the region. This includes demand & supply balancing, production planning, procurement coordination, warehousing & distribution, and ensuring execution of the Sales & Operations Planning (SOP) process.

In summary, as the Regional Supply Chain Manager, you will:

• Drive and coordinate S&A activities across assigned sites.
• Collect, analyze, anticipate, and resolve issues impacting service, cost, production, or purchasing.
• Serve as the primary interface between central demand planning and site operations.
• Provide structured, actionable data and insights to sites and regional leadership.
• Oversee production planning across multiple sites to ensure efficient asset utilization.
• Align plans with inventory targets and customer demand.
• Ensure visibility of constraints and necessary trade-offs.
• Own inventory performance for the multi-site scope.
• Ensure warehousing and distribution activities are optimized.
• Lead cost-to-serve and distribution optimization initiatives.
• Support site procurement teams with visibility and escalation.
• Align with regional Purchasing to ensure continuity.
• Interface with Manufacturing, Commercial, Customer Service, Quality, R&D and HSE.
• Ensure consistent communication of priorities and constraints.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure supply chain processes adhere to safety, quality, and compliance.
• Promote harmonization and standardization across sites.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, or a related discipline. 7+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain roles, with demonstrated responsibility across planning, inventory management, and logistics. Global or multi‑regional Supply Chain experience is a strong advantage. Proven, in‑depth knowledge of Sales & Operations Planning (SOP), demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, and end‑to‑end logistics processes. Experience operating within a manufacturing and/or chemical industry environment preferred, with exposure to complex production, capacity, and inventory constraints. Strong proficiency in ERP systems, preferably SAP, with the ability to leverage system data for planning, execution, and performance management. Demonstrated leadership and influence in matrixed organizations, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions, regions, and senior stakeholder groups. Skills and knowledge Analytical and structured thinking. Strong communication and stakeholder management. Ability to balance short‑term needs with long‑term improvements. High resilience and problem‑solving capability.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in chemical or manufacturing environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Huntsman is proud to promote equal opportunity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic.

If you have questions about any open positions at Huntsman or Rubison, please visit our Careers website at http://www.huntsman.com/corporate/a/Careers.

Additional Locations: Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of diversified chemical products with 2025 revenues of approximately $6 billion from our continuing operations. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 55 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 25 countries and employ approximately 6,000 associates within our continuing operations. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.