Regional Supply Planning Manager

hace 3 semanas


Heredia, Costa Rica Huntsman A tiempo completo

Job Description:
Regional Supply Chain Manager (Costa Rica GBS)

Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. 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.

Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service - and the list goes on.

Here, you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.

Huntsman’s Advanced Materials Division is seeking a Regional Supply Planning Manager supporting our GBS Site in San Jose, Costa Rica. This position will report to Americas Supply Chain Director.
- Short-term horizon (0 to 3 months - S&OE): For his/her markets portfolio, ensure supply plans support global demand plans with the minimum inventory required. Communicates to operations the supply needs to execute demand plan. Anticipate and inform proactively demand planners when supply can’t meet demand. Responsible for the inventory value at end of month and supports the inventory forecasting exercise for the next coming months.
- Mid/Long-term horizon (3 to 24 months - IBP): Ensure long term supply plans can support demand plan and escalate when constraints are foreseen.

In addition to these technical aspects, the Supply Planning Manager role needs to coordinate her/his supply planning team and be able to communicate business requirements.

The SP Manager is a key Supply Chain contact person for other departments (Customer Service, Procurement, Operations, Finance and Commercial). Ability to solve problems and manage priorities is key.

Contact with customers and/or suppliers is expected.

In summary, as the Regional Supply Chain Manager, you will be:
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 (dispose, rework, sell back),
- Supports Customer Service on the return process and advise best solution for returned goods.

Management aspects:

- Manage the supply planning team,
- Assign tasks and targets to the supply planners, according to the regional objectives,
- Close collaboration with the GBS organization as well as with the rest of the Americas organization, in particular Supply Chain leadership team.

Required Qualifications

Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent either in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering,
- Language skills: Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese a plus,

Experiences
- Five years of professional experience in the field of supply and/or production planning, optimally in chemicals,
- Commercial exposure, proven track record in supply planning / production planning,
- Understanding of demand planning,
- Knowledge and experience on S&OP or IBP processes beneficial.
- APICS or SCOR experience and SC knowledge required,
- Strong knowledge of inventory management,
- High focus on data and metrics.

Skills & Knowledge
- Excellent coordination, organization, and challenging skills,
- SAP / ERP software process knowledge advantage.
- Excellent and proactive communicator, connecting demand with supply side,
- Balancing of commercial priorities and operational capabilities,
- Effective 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),
- Communications:

- Delegation,
- Flexibility and performance management.

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