Material Planner – Manufacturing, Raw Materials, Chemicals

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain raw material supply plans aligned with production schedules, customer demand forecasts, and manufacturing capacity.
• Utilize ERP/MRP systems to execute planning recommendations, purchase orders, rescheduling activities, and replenishment strategies.
• Manage supply plans in Make-to-Stock (MTS), Build-to-Order (BTO), and/or Assemble-to-Order (ATO) manufacturing environments.
• Balance material availability while minimizing shortages, excess inventory, and expedite costs.
• Analyze inventory performance using Inventory Turns, Days of Supply, Safety Stock, Service Levels, Excess & Obsolete Inventory, and Slow-Moving Inventory.
• Determine and maintain appropriate safety stock based on demand variability and supplier lead times.
• Perform supply chain analysis using demand trends, supplier performance, consumption patterns, and inventory data.
• Interpret MRP exception messages and proactively resolve material shortages.
• Monitor market conditions affecting raw material availability, supplier capacity, pricing, transportation, and lead times.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Logistics, Quality, R&D, and Customer Service to ensure uninterrupted production.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Material Planning, Supply Planning, Production Planning, or Raw Material Planning within manufacturing.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems (SAP S/4
  
  HANA preferred).
• Experience supporting MTS, BTO, or ATO manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated inventory management and inventory analytics experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.