Supply Planner

Univar; Dublin (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Univar Solutions in Dublin, OH is seeking a Supply Planner to coordinate and optimize inventory planning and procurement costs across the supply chain network. The role emphasizes balancing inventory targets with service levels and forecast accuracy for the assigned SKU portfolio.

You will work in a hybrid environment from Dublin, collaborating with procurement, sales, and logistics to prevent stockouts, optimize loads, and analyze performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Mathematics, Supply Chain/Operations, Finance or other related field.
• Strong Excel skills and data manipulation (graphs, pivots, vlookups, etc.).
• Knowledge of integrated planning software highly desirable; SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Balance inventory targets, service levels, forecast accuracy, and safety stock for assigned SKUs.
• Coordinate with Supply, Operations & Transportation teams to ensure inventory delivery and cost objectives.
• Identify ways to improve supply planning processes using current tools.
• Ensure accuracy of all purchase order data to support Sales, Operations & Transportation teams.
• Meet customer demand and regional performance objectives.
• Use MRP and other tools to review inventory projections and prevent shortages or excess.
• Track inventory levels and suggest parameter adjustments.
• Assess purchasing options and optimize loads to reduce costs; align with marketing on overall direction.
• Review stockouts and shortages; propose mitigations and use exception reports to resolve issues.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews and track weekly/monthly metrics against targets.
• Monitor and reconcile performance metrics.

Skills

Excel

Data manipulation

Analytical skills

Root cause analysis

SAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in business

Bachelor's degree in related field (Supply Chain/Operations)

Tools

SAP

Integrated planning software

Job description

The Supply Planner position is a highly visible supply chain role that's charged with coordinating and optimizing the inventory planning and procurement cost across the supply chain network.

What you’ll do:

• Ability to balance the sometimes-conflicting goals of inventory targets, target customer service levels, forecast accuracy, and safety stock requirements for the allocated portfolio of SKU’s for which they are assigned.
• Key liaison to resolve supply issues and ensures the efficient delivery of inventory, service and cost objectives.
• Identify ways to improve supply planning processes by applying current tools.
• Responsible for ensuring accuracy of all purchase order data to support the Sales, Operations & Transportation Teams
• Meet customer demand and regional performance objectives.
• Proactively use MRP’s and other tools to review inventory projections & supply-demand summaries to prevent potential shortages or excessive inventory and demurrage
• Keep track of inventory levels and make suggestions on inventory parameters
• Ability to assess purchasing options, optimizing loads via combining various products onto a single order, pre-ordering as needed to reduce costs. Works with product marketing management on overall supply direction
• Review out of stock situations or shortage of supply issues and recommends mitigations. Uses exception reports to identify and resolve potential out of stock issues
• Conducts business and performance reviews with key suppliers on an ad-hoc basis
• Tracks and reconciles weekly/monthly metrics versus established targets

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Mathematics, Supply Chain/Operations, Finance or other related field preferred
• Strong Excel skills required and experience with data manipulation - including graphs, pivots, vlookups, etc.
• Knowledge of integrated planning software highly desirable
• Must possess very strong analytical skills and be detailed oriented
• Commit to process improvement and ability to perform root cause analysis
• SAP experience preferred

Where you’ll work:

• This is a hybrid-based role that will report out of our Dublin, OH location
• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location
• Available employee benefits include health, vision, dental coverage, along with industry-leading retirement and time off programs

What you can expect:

• Strongwork/life flexibility
• To be surrounded by aninclusiveteam who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company
• To be rewarded for your contributions with atargeted annual company bonus(if applicable to your role)andannual salary reviews; union benefits vary in accordance with the respective CBA
• Competitive pay and benefits

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail].