Sr. Packaged Products Supply Planner

Sr Packaged Products Supply Planner

Buckman–Memphis, TN

Location:

Memphis, TN

Language:
English

Travel: up to 5%

Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, TN, USA, committed to safeguarding the environment, maintaining safety in the workplace, and promoting sustainable development. Buckman delivers exceptional service and innovative solutions to our customers globally in the pulp and paper, leather, and water treatment sectors to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a measurable return on investment.

Plan and execute the end-to-end supply and inventory plan for approximately 975 tote and drum packed finished goods produced at the Buckman Memphis site to reliably support the North American business. This role translates the demand plan and supply plan into an executable packed products and packaging materials plan, runs SAP MRP to generate time-phased purchase requisitions, and releases/expedites purchase orders to ensure packaging and bulk are available to meet the production schedule.

The role proactively identifies forward-looking constraints (packaging supply, bulk availability, capacity, and quality holds), communicates risk and mitigation options through the weekly/monthly planning cadence (S&OP), and drives continuous improvement in OTIF, inventory performance, and master data integrity.

Outcome:
Accurate and timely customer fulfillment for tote and drum packed products.

• Translate the demand plan into a time-phased packed finished goods supply plan (975 SKUs) that supports required service levels and customer promise dates.

Outcome:
Executable packed products production plan aligned to Memphis constraints and the S&OP plan.

• Convert the approved supply plan into an executable packed products plan by product family/format; ensure alignment to Memphis packaging line capacity, changeover realities, and bulk availability.
• Publish forward-looking packed products constraints with event timelines (capacity, bulk constraints, planned maintenance/shutdowns, quality holds) and propose mitigation options.
• Own exception management (MRP, shortages, late inbound, schedule volatility) and drive decisions through the weekly planning cadence.

Outcome:
Right-first-time packaging material availability to support the packed products schedule.

• Develop and maintain packaging material plans (totes, drums, components, labels) aligned with production schedules, stocking policies, and budget.
• Run SAP MRP to create purchase requisitions; time-phase and release purchase orders to meet lead-time, MOQ, and safety stock requirements.
• Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers to manage exceptions, confirm supply, and secure allocation during constrained periods; maintain alternatives and substitutions where qualified.

Outcome:
Optimized finished goods and packaging inventory performance (working capital, turns, and shelf-life adherence).

• Maintain inventory targets (safety stock, reorder points, lot size/rounding) using demand variability, lead time, and service policy; drive parameter reviews and audits.
• Identify slow-moving/obsolete inventory and materials-at-risk (expiration, packaging obsolescence); initiate corrective actions (consume, redeploy, substitute, phase-out) in partnership with Inventory/SLOB owners.
• Balance service and cost by optimizing order quantities, minimizing expedites, and managing packaging cost per unit vs. budget.

Outcome:
High integrity planning and master data that enables stable MRP signals and reliable execution.

• Maintain planning master data for packed products and packaging materials (lead times, MOQ/rounding, safety stock,…