Senior Raw Materials Planner

Saint--gobain; Ridley (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CertainTeed, a Saint-Gobain company, seeks a Senior Raw Material Planner in Malvern, PA to ensure timely raw material planning aligned with production schedules and supplier performance.

You will manage inventory, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement in planning processes, including SAP MRP settings, to support uninterrupted plant operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with relevant experience in manufacturing planning.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Experience with inventory management, production planning, and supply chain processes.
• SAP experience is strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of MRP principles, settings, and planning calculations.
• Experience working with suppliers, purchasing policies, and internal controls.
• Knowledge of importing/exporting duties and regulations is desirable.
• Business acumen, analytical skills, creative thinking, and solution-focused mindset.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally.
• Strong relationship-building across organizational levels and process improvement involvement.
• Customer focus for internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Manages optimal inventory levels and supports uninterrupted delivery of raw materials in alignment with production schedules.
• Ensures planned raw material deliveries are adjusted, rescheduled, cancelled, or expedited as needed based on consumption changes, production revisions, or interruptions.
• Monitors inventory levels to ensure tank capacity is not exceeded and material availability supports planned operations.
• Validates raw materials in the warehouse, including cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and BOM management.
• Reviews slow-moving materials and recommends actions to minimize or remove excess inventory.
• Serves as the primary site contact for raw material availability concerns, delivery issues, supplier disruptions, schedule changes, downtime, batch changes, and emergencies.
• Maintains close communication with suppliers and plant stakeholders to respond to changes and reduce operational risk.
• Communicates promptly with plant stakeholders regarding raw material availability and potential impact to operations.
• Liaises with suppliers to resolve delivery issues, transportation challenges, material constraints, and service concerns.
• Supports plant operations with escalated material quality claims and supplier-related issues, escalating to Category Managers as needed.
• Develops and maintains a raw material planning and supplier roadmap to assess spend, supplier performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Serves as a site gatekeeper for purchasing policy compliance and internal control adherence.
• Follows guidance regarding shortages, allocation, source changes, price changes, and related directions from Purchasing and Category Managers.
• Supports month-end purchase order closure and other finance-led activities as needed.
• Tracks and reports cost reduction activity as required.
• Performs daily issue resolution by reconciling receipts, outstanding shipments, inventory status, and production schedule.
• Monitors and reports supplier performance and uses e-tools to document and track issues.
• Develops planning metrics and KPIs for S&OP processes.
• Supports reduction of manual planning tools and improves SAP MRP settings.
• Identifies risks to material availability and provides recommendations to improve planning accuracy, inventory control, and supplier performance.
• Partners with plant leadership and cross-functional teams to support business continuity and operational performance.
• Performs other related duties as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Prioritization

Excel skills

MS Office

Inventory management

Production planning

Supply chain processes

SAP

MRP knowledge

Supplier management

Purchasing policies

Internal controls

Import/export knowledge

Business acumen

Creative thinking

Team collaboration

Relationship building

Process improvement

Customer focus

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS Office

Job description

The Senior Raw Material Planner is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and effective raw material planning to support uninterrupted plant operations. This role manages raw material availability, inventory coordination, supplier communication, issue resolution, and schedule alignment in partnership with the Raw Materials Team, Production Planning, Production, Warehouse leadership, Purchasing, Category Management, and external suppliers. The position plays a key role in supporting purchasing compliance, internal controls, supplier performance, inventory optimization, and continuous improvement of planning processes.

• Manages optimal inventory levels and supports uninterrupted delivery of raw materials in alignment with production schedules.
• Ensures planned raw material deliveries are adjusted, rescheduled, cancelled, or expedited as needed based on consumption changes, production revisions, or operational interruptions.
• Monitors inventory levels of managed raw materials to ensure tank capacity is not exceeded, and material availability supports planned operations.
• Validates raw materials in the warehouse, including cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and bill of material (BOM) management.
• Reviews slow-moving materials and recommends actions to minimize or remove excess inventory.
• Serves as the primary site contact for raw material availability concerns, delivery issues, supplier disruptions, schedule changes, downtime, batch changes, and other raw material emergencies.
• Maintains close communication with suppliers, the Warehouse Supervisor, Production Manager, Production Schedulers, and other plant stakeholders to respond to changes and reduce operational risk.
• Communicates promptly with plant stakeholders regarding raw material availability, delivery concerns, and potential impact to operations.
• Liaises with suppliers to proactively pursue resolution of delivery issues, transportation challenges, material constraints, and service concerns.
• Supports plant operations stakeholders with escalated material quality claims and supplier-related issues, escalating to Category Managers as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains a raw material planning and supplier roadmap to assess spend, supplier performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Serves as a site gatekeeper for purchasing policy compliance and adherence to internal control requirements.
• Follows guidance regarding raw material shortages, allocation, source changes, price changes, and related direction from Purchasing and Category Managers.
• Supports month‑end purchase order closure and other finance‑led activities as needed.
• Tracks and reports cost reduction activity as required.
• Performs daily issue resolution by reconciling receipts, outstanding shipments, inventory status, and the most current production schedule.
• Monitors and reports supplier performance and uses available e‑tools to document and track issues.
• Develops planning metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for use during the S&OP process.
• Supports reduction of manual planning tools and improves the effectiveness of SAP MRP settings.
• Identifies risks to raw material availability and provides recommendations to improve planning accuracy, inventory control, supplier performance, and material flow.
• Partners with plant leadership and cross‑functional teams to support business continuity and operational performance.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as needed and/or requested by management.

Is this job for you ?

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing industry with planning, scheduling and purchasing responsibilities.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex, diverse, dynamic, and fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of inventory management, production planning, and supply chain processes.
• SAP experience is strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of MRP principles, settings, and typical supply chain planning calculations.
• Experience working with suppliers, purchasing policies, and internal control requirements.
• General knowledge of importing and exporting, including duties, policies, and laws, is desirable.
• Demonstrates business acumen, strong analytical skills, creative thinking, and a solution‑focused mindset.
• Works independently while also collaborating effectively as part of a cross‑functional team.
• Builds strong relationships across all levels of the organization and contributes effectively to process improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrates a high level of customer focus, both internal and external.
• Travels up to 15%.

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A little more about us

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquarteredin Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed,"inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interiorbuilding products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint‑Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. Learn more at www.certainteed.com .

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Benefits in joining us

Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:

Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work

• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave

Retirement and Protection – Helping to make the future life you want a reality

• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company‑provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short‑Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long‑Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want