Senior Planner

Our Global Supply Chain is a network of more than 300 manufacturing plants, distribution centers and other facilities designed and located to support our direct sales, marketing and distribution activities. We enable company growth by delivering savings through more efficient operations and high levels of service that create competitive advantage while earning and keeping customers’ trust. We are seeking a Sr.

Planner to manage a large product portfolio, network, or division. As a Sr. Planner, you will be accountable for demand planning, supply network planning, and distribution requirements planning activities to ensure stakeholder requirements are met through S&OP, Mid to Long-Term Capacity Planning, Material Resolution, Demand Forecasting, Master Data management, and other cadenced activities. You will act as a strategic partner to Ecolab’s global business and operations teams, as well as various other internal and external stakeholders.

The organization works closely with the business teams, OBLs, the plant teams, EC3 teams, and many other functions. The team continuously strives to work safely while maintaining excellent customer service metrics, optimizing the supply chain, managing inventory levels and risk, building strong relationships with other functions, among many other “day in the life” activities.

• Opportunity for a long-term career path that allows for strong global exposure into all areas of Ecolab’s supply chain
• Access to best-in‑class resources, tools, and technology
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety‑focused culture and has been recognized as one of the most ethical companies in the world

• Accountable for the Supply and Demand plan to ensure stakeholder requirements are met through S&OP, Mid to Long‑Term Capacity Planning, Material Resolution, Demand Forecasting, Master Data management, and other cadenced activities
• Support global supply chain and business teams with supply/demand processes, life cycle planning, material allocation, global standardization, and supply chain best practices
• Utilize project management skills to lead complex, large scope/business impact continuous improvement activities with global and cross‑functional teams.
• Advanced problem identification/solving, navigating ambiguous situations, and driving change
• May or may not have some direct or indirect people management responsibilities
• Applies knowledge of global business/marketplace to advance organizational goals
• Influences internal/external partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Designs and establishes new network procedures or solutions to drive value through increased efficiency or performance
• Manages daily operational partnerships with internal plants, warehouses, global teams, and the larger Ecolab One Team
• Foster a collaborative work environment
• Additional duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field of study
• 2 years of work experience in supply chain, finance, marketing, or a related analytical discipline
• High level of proficiency with ERPs, advanced planning system, analytical or equivalent software
• Experience building partnerships to effectively work within cross‑functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to implement communication strategies that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• High level of competency with data accumulation, data processing, and data presentation to drive data driven solutions and process improvements (Power
  
  BI, Excel, etc.)
• Strong leadership, analytical, and problem‑solving skills to drive decisions and build consensus among stakeholders
• Ability to successfully navigate through ambiguous and complex situations
• Ability to consistently deliver results and make good and timely decisions
• Immigration sponsorship not offered for this role

• Advanced technical or business degree
• Experience in operational excellence and project management such as TPM, Lean Six Sigma, continuous improvement, Green Belt, etc.
• APICS Certification

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