Job Description:
Supply Chain Planner
Huntsman is seeking a Supply Chain Planner supporting the Advanced Materials Division located in San Jose, Costa Rica. This position will report to the Supply Planning Manager.
In summary, as the Supply Chain Planner, you will:
Supply Planning:
- Own the global supply plan for her/his market’s portfolio
- Align manufacturing and warehousing by creating a supply network plan that provides clarity and alignment across supply-related functions
- Ensure inventory is distributed efficiently along the global network, in agreement with the regional demand planner
- Highlight whenever supply cannot meet demand to the demand planner and provide alternatives
- Deals with different sources of supply (manufacturing sites, procurement) and ensure supply plan is accurate and regularly updated to show properly volumes to be supplied on a 24m horizon
Inventory:
- Owns the inventory of her/his market’s portfolio across the global network
- Ensure inventory is used in the most profitable way for the company
- Highlight whenever inventory can be used in a more profitable way than the agreed demand plan
- Regularly checks slow-moving items and propose mitigation action plans
- Ultimately gives projection for the next 24m horizon of her/his market’s portfolio across the global network
Blocked stock & returns:
- Ensure blocked stock of her/his portfolio gets treated in a rapid manner (dump, rework, sell back…)
- Supports Customer Service on the return process and advise best solution for returned goods
Qualifications
You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in Costa Rica.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent either in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering.
- Commercial exposure, proven track record in supply planning / production planning.
- Language skills: Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese a plus.
- APICS or SCOR experience and SC knowledge required.
- SAP / ERP software process knowledge advantage.
- Knowledge and experience on S&OP or IBP processes beneficial.
Experiences:
- 5 years of professional experience in the field of supply and/or production planning, optimally in chemicals.
- Understanding of demand planning.
- Balancing of commercial priorities and operational capabilities.
- Strong knowledge in inventory management.
- Excellent and proactive communicator, connecting demand with supply side.
- High focus on data and metrics.
Know-how/skills:
- Excellent coordination, organization, and challenging skills.
- Strong communication skills to address issues and propose mitigating solutions.
- Strong interpersonal skills and team oriented.
- High analytical skills based on data.
- High digital literacy and high proficiency in major IT tools (SAP, Excel, PowerBI)
Key Competencies:
- Delivering Valuable Results on inventory management
- Ownership of Inventory
- High analytical and conceptual skills
- Strategic thinker in a changing environment
- Innovative thinking towards Customer Focus
- Performance Focused
- Personal Conviction
- Corporate Principles
Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local.
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What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions.
We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
