Senior Supply Chain Planner

ZwitterCo; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and benefits

Job summary

ZwitterCo is looking for a motivated Senior Supply Chain Planner to manage supplies and supplier relationships essential for our manufacturing facilities. The ideal candidate will ensure smooth production processes by scheduling materials and maintaining necessary inventories. Key responsibilities include supplier negotiations, processing orders, and collaboration with operations and sales teams.

Located in Woburn, MA, the role offers minimal travel, with salary dependent on experience, including equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of manufacturing and/or supply chain experience.
• Experience in the water industry or toll coating is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and prioritize materials needed.
• Develop and execute action plans to resolve production issues.
• Maintain supplier relations and handle negotiations.
• Process customer orders and guide the operations team on shipping.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Production scheduling

Supplier relations

Inventory management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Airtable

Netsuite AIM

Arena

Job description

Overview of Role

ZwitterCo is seeking a motivated Senior Supply Chain Planner to be responsible for planning supplies and managing supplier relations required by the organizations’ manufacturing facilities. The right person for this role will be able to anticipate and maintain necessary supplies to ensure the organization and its production runs smoothly.

Key to this role is the ability to schedule production, order materials and supplies to meet manufacturing needs.

Candidates who thrive in a fast paced, self-critical, growth environments are particularly encouraged to apply.

About ZwitterCo

ZwitterCo has developed a breakthrough in materials science - a new class of zwitterionic membranes with unprecedented fouling resistance. Our membrane solutions perform beyond the limits of traditional filtration, making it practical to treat complex wastewater, purify water for reuse, and maximize efficiency in food processing applications.

ZwitterCo serves customers in more than 20 countries across food and beverage, agricultural, and industrial sectors. We are rapidly investing in our technology, equipment, and global services platform to help our industrial customers achieve their most ambitious sustainability and growth targets.

Responsibilities

The Senior Supply Chain Planner is responsible for monitoring and managing inventories and forecasting materials that are needed. This position is the main point of contact and works closely with vendors, operations, and sales to ensure that plans are aligned with supply and demand.

• Responsible for scheduling and prioritizing supplies and materials needed
• Developing and executing action plans to resolve production issues
• Maintain supplier relations; act as point of contact between organization and suppliers
• Conduct supplier negotiations
• Process customer orders and direct operations team when to ship out product
• Responsible for maintaining Airtable Order to Ship folder and customer orders
• Update SOPs and provide guidance to crew members when process or product changes
• Facilitate meetings for Weekly Operations Planning, S&OP, MRB
• Including collecting data, sending out supplier forecasts, presenting information and making recommendations
• Schedule and track outbound shipments; track inbound shipments from suppliers
• Responsible for updating and maintaining Netsuite AIM and Arena
• Build and updated Standard Cost Models
• Research new or alternative sourcing/manufacturing for raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finished goods for NPI team or to strengthen supply chain
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree is required
• Must have 3-5 years' manufacturing and/or supply chain experience
• Water industry or toll coating experience is a plus, but not required

Location, Travel and Compensation

This position is located in Woburn, MA and reports directly to the Vice President of Operations.

This role involves little or no travel.

Salary will be based on experience and includes equity and benefits.