Supply Planner

Optimize regional supply chain for the Adsorbents & Additives Business Unit, ensuring product availability while balancing inventory and operational costs.

Responsibilities

• Supply Planning & Scheduling

  • Collaborate with Global Supply Managers and the Order Management team to develop detailed planning scenarios.
  • Create feasible production schedules using optimization algorithms that consider operational constraints.
  • Ensure the proper status of plans and sales orders within the system.
  • Plan strategic raw materials for allocated production lines and manage the purchase order process, including call-offs for these materials.
  • Maintain agreed safety stocks, potentially allocating them according to regional needs.
  • Determine economic value parameters (EVPs) based on planned utilizations.

  Inventory Management & Monitoring

  • Monitor inventory levels, including stock, work-in-progress (WIP), and goods-in-transit (GIT), and initiate corrective actions as needed.
  • Review and adjust short-term production and purchase plans, including capacity utilization and call-offs for strategic raw materials.
  • Optimize inventory levels and ensure material availability according to sales forecasts, orders, and production plans.

  Coordination & Communication

  • Lead the Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) process for assigned supply chains.
  • Coordinate components and resources to enable lean production.
  • Communicate production plans and lead times to relevant stakeholders, including Global Supply Managers.
  • Alert stakeholders about capacity limitations based on production feedback.
  • Display long-term production planning in the planning system.

  Reporting & Analysis

  • Provide planning input to the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) tactical and strategic processes.
  • Report and analyze production lead times and delivery reliability of strategic raw materials.
  • Report and analyze planning scenarios.

  Continuous Improvement & Excellence

  • Implement improvement measures defined in collaboration with Global Supply Managers.
  • Participate in the development of new planning systems and logistics processes.
  • Foster a high-performance culture and promote organizational values (e.g., Clariant Excellence), including proposing improvement projects.

Requirements

• Industrial, Process or Supply Chain Engineering degree
• 5+ years experience in production planning or supply chain
• Proficiency in SAP and Advanced Planning Systems (APO, Kinaxis)
• Experience with linear optimization algorithms and financial calculations (CP1, EVP, Inventory carrying costs)
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Advanced english skills for conversations
• Beneficial but not essential:
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
  • Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
  • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification

We value diversity and promote an inclusive environment. If you're passionate about process optimization with an analytical approach to complex challenges, join our global team transforming the chemical industry

Our Offer

• Journey with the innovative, leading Swiss based chemical specialty company.
• Permanent employment contract.
• Great work environment in Sant Joan Despi and work from home office (2 days office / 3 home office).
• Opportunity to join global team of tech savvy professionals.
• Work in open and collaborative culture, respectful and committed to your professional development.
• Highest standard of equipment and technologies.
• Solid budget for your training and certification needs.
• Fully loaded benefits package.
• Transparent rules regarding your salary, rewards and recognitions

Your Contact
Talent Acquisition Clariant

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Clariant is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units: Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high-value and high-performance chemical specialties.

At Clariant, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to our success. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Our diverse workforce allows us to tap into a wealth of perspectives, experiences, and capabilities that drive innovation. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement across all levels of the organization, based on objective criteria and regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. By bringing together talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, we gain the agility to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and communities. Join our team to help advance our mission of fostering a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. 

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