Supply Chain Analyst

Sensient Technologies Corporation; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Technologies Corporation in St. Louis seeks a Distribution Network Planner to balance inventory, customer needs, and supply across a global network.

You will lead distribution and replenishment planning, monitor demand and inventory, and coordinate responses to supply disruptions while collaborating with manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and customer service teams. Responsibilities include forecasting, optimizing inventory deployment between locations, and ensuring timely product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in supply chain, operations, business, engineering, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in supply planning, inventory planning, manufacturing planning, distribution planning, or a related supply chain discipline.
• Strong understanding of inventory management, replenishment, production planning, and balancing supply with demand.

Responsibilities

• Lead distribution and replenishment planning across assigned global locations, translating demand requirements into inventory and supply plans.
• Monitor projected demand, inventory, production, and supply to identify potential shortages, excess inventory, and imbalances across the network.
• Develop recommendations for inventory deployment and transfers between locations, particularly when supply is constrained or customer priorities change.
• Partner with manufacturing and site planning teams to understand production capabilities, supply constraints, lead times, and their impact on inventory availability.
• Coordinate cross-functional responses to supply disruptions, inventory shortages, replenishment challenges, new product launches, promotions, and seasonal demand.
• Provide forward visibility into inventory and supply risks and work with execution teams to develop recovery options that protect customer service.
• Use enterprise planning systems and analytics to improve inventory visibility, planning parameters, replenishment processes, and network planning decisions.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Inventory planning

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JD Edwards

Data analytics tools

Job description

Distribution Network Planner

Are you an experienced supply chain planner who enjoys balancing inventory, customer needs, and supply across a complex network? In this role, you will help determine where inventory should be positioned and when it needs to move to support customer service while maintaining healthy inventory levels. You will work across global sites and collaborate with planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and customer service teams to identify supply risks, develop solutions, and improve the way inventory flows throughout the network.

What You’ll Do

• Lead distribution and replenishment planning across assigned global locations, translating demand requirements into inventory and supply plans.
• Monitor projected demand, inventory, production, and supply to identify potential shortages, excess inventory, and imbalances across the network.
• Develop recommendations for inventory deployment and transfers between locations, particularly when supply is constrained or customer priorities change.
• Partner with manufacturing and site planning teams to understand production capabilities, supply constraints, lead times, and their impact on inventory availability.
• Coordinate cross-functional responses to supply disruptions, inventory shortages, replenishment challenges, new product launches, promotions, and seasonal demand.
• Provide forward visibility into inventory and supply risks and work with execution teams to develop recovery options that protect customer service.
• Use enterprise planning systems and analytics to improve inventory visibility, planning parameters, replenishment processes, and network planning decisions.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in supply chain, operations, business, engineering, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in supply planning, inventory planning, manufacturing planning, distribution planning, or a related supply chain discipline.
• Strong understanding of inventory management, replenishment, production planning, and balancing supply with demand.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using enterprise resource planning and data analytics tools; experience with JD Edwards is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple functions, locations, and geographies.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence decisions across teams without direct authority.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to strengthen planning processes and inventory performance.

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to influence inventory and supply decisions across a global network.
• Broad exposure to supply chain planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and customer service.
• The opportunity to solve complex supply and inventory challenges with a direct impact on customer service and working capital.
• Meaningful ownership of network planning processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• The opportunity to build scalable planning practices and improve visibility across multiple locations.
• A collaborative environment where analytical thinking and cross-functional partnership are highly valued.
• A role that combines strategic network planning with practical, hands-on problem solving across global operations.

About Sensient:

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.

About Sensient Colors:

Sensient Color Group is a leading developer, producer and supplier of natural and synthetic color systems for customers around the globe. The Company's high-performance products play a central role in the manufacture of foods and beverages, cosmetic and pharmaceutical colors and coatings, and colors for agricultural uses, household cleaners and paper products. The Color Group is located in St. Louis, Missouri.

SPONSORSHP:

Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for employment visa sponsorship.

Sensient is an Equal Opportunity Employer, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.