Sr Materials Planner (Master Planner)

Veolia | Water Tech; New Philadelphia (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia | Water Tech in New Philadelphia, Ohio is seeking a Master Planner to optimize supply plans and manage inventory processes. This role focuses on translating demand forecasts into operationally validated supply plans and driving execution priorities across teams.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of relevant experience, and proficiency in ERP systems like SAP is essential. We support continuous improvement initiatives and emphasize a safety-first work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of planning or relevant supply chain experience.
• Experience with SAP-MRP or logistic modules.
• In-depth understanding of supply chain processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand validation and ensure accurate forecasts.
• Translate demand into feasible supply plans.
• Drive decision readiness and execution priorities.
• Manage inventory touchpoints and validate system accuracy.
• Champion continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Advanced analytical and technical problem-solving

Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP/MRP)

Proactive leadership and influence

Ability to analyze large datasets

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Supply Chain

Job description

Overview

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

As the Master Planner you will orchestrate the translation of unconstrained demand forecasts into highly feasible, operationally validated, physically constrained supply plans. You will own the supply plan and material constraints while co‑owning critical S&OP trade‑off decisions on the monthly cadence of the S&OP Supply Chain Review. Your responsibilities include validating demand inputs, running capacity and material constraints, reconciling gaps, and driving execution of the locked operating plan across cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead demand validation and data integrity ensuring accurate and realistic forecasts; challenge bias and errors; review backlogs with Customer Fulfillment Solutions; validate master data including lead times, batch/lot sizes, and safety stock levels.
• Translate demand into feasible supply plans by evaluating material and capacity constraints; run MRP simulations, identify shortages and long lead‑time risks; evaluate production sequences against vessel and labor capacity; conduct scenario planning with pull‑in/push‑out strategies and alternate sourcing.
• Reconcile demand against supply to prepare decision‑ready scenarios; identify unmet demand; define allocation strategies and service priorities; document supply and capacity risks; recommend inventory strategies.
• Drive decision readiness and closure by summarizing gaps, trade‑offs, and risks for the Plan Consensus Review; lock the operating plan; communicate execution priorities to Production, Procurement, Logistics, and CFS teams; propose targets for the next cycle.
• Support day‑to‑day execution of the operational plan; react to operational realities; set priorities in alignment with supply‑chain partners; monitor material shortages; coordinate expedite actions; oversee purchase requisitions to purchase orders; track production adherence; update for quality holds or unplanned downtime.
• Manage inventory touchpoints: validate system accuracy; review service levels; drive reductions for slow‑moving/non‑moving or obsolete inventory.
• Lead continuous improvement projects; support new product introductions and lifecycle management; define methodologies to prioritize activities of the master planner team.
• Propose and lead new policies, processes, and procedures within supply planning to ensure continuous improvement and expand use of new tools, measurements, and methodologies.
• Transfer knowledge to other employees through coaching and mentoring.
• Champion a Safety First mindset.

Key Characteristics

• Team player with proactive and self‑starter behavior.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills; ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective verbal and written communication of information and data.
• Ability to analyze and interpret large datasets or spreadsheets.
• Supports continuous improvement activities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced analytical and technical problem‑solving skills for complex trade‑off decisions.
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced MRP planning modules (e.g., SAP/MRP).
• Proactive leadership and influence across cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Comfortable manipulating large datasets to develop supply scenarios.
• Strong adherence to safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related major, OR high school diploma with at least eight years of planning or related supply chain work experience.
• At least five years of planning or relevant supply chain work experience.
• Five years of experience on SAP‑MRP or logistic modules.

Preferred: ASCM CPIM certification in production and inventory planning.

Additional Information

Travel 5%.

EEO Statement

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.