Supply Network Planner

at  Ecolab

Purolite, an Ecolab company, the world leader in resin-based separation, purification and extraction technology, is seeking a Supply Network Planner at our state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Llantrisant, Wales! This role can be remote but ideally based near Llantrisant, South Wales or Barcelona.
At Purolite, we manufacture products which help our customers around the globe, mainly in pharmaceutical and life science sectors, with technology which are critical to safe manufacture of their products. It’s an exciting business which helps make the world cleaner, safer and healthier.
Purolite is seeking a Planner to manage a medium product portfolio, network, or division. As the Planner, you will be accountable for the Demand, Supply, or Raw Material plan to ensure customer requirements are met through S&OP, Mid-Long Term Capacity Planning, or Material Resolution. You will act as a liaison between production and various other internal and external stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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
• Direct people management experience

• Performs supply network requirement planning to ensure customer requirements are met through monthly S&OP cycle for short-mid-long-term horizons. This includes developing and sending a master production schedule and distribution requirements plan while optimizing network capacity.
• Manages inventory and achieve required inventory levels at the defined inventory component level across network stocking locations to meet customer service levels. Address inventory imbalances and implement corrective actions.
• Identifies and resolve capacity constraints over the planning horizon to support development of a feasible plan.
• Analyzes both inventory and capacity across the supply chain network for both regional and global views and provide feasible plan.
• Coordinates inter-plant scheduling constraints related to schedule break-ins, raw materials, etc. facilitated through regular communication.
• Collaborates with local Supply/Production and Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, Sales, and Marketing to determine the appropriate supply strategies based on critical demand and supply characteristics.
• Optimize planning processes to support delivery, production, and financial (inventory) goals.
• Designs and establishes new network procedures or solutions to drive value through increased efficiency or performance.
• Manages daily operational partnerships with internal plants, warehouses and/or external suppliers.
• Influences internal/external partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Works with the local Supply/Production/Material Planners to determine the optimal approach for applying key parameters for planning, including calculating/setting safety stock targets and EOQ values while ensuring alignment to achieve aggressive service, cost, and working capital targets.
• Reviews, analyzes, and updates key master data fields in the ERP & planning system to ensure adherence to supply chain processes.
• Provides thought leadership and guidance to Planning team on analytical skills and best practices.
• Leads project and/or process work streams aimed at developing creative solutions and make recommendations to improve supply & production planning performance by balancing business objectives, including cost/benefit analysis, seasonal demand patterns and associated action plans, what-if analysis, and liability inventory optimization.
• Develops new reporting/analytical tools to support projects and departmental processes as needed.
• Communicates directly with other functions, local sales force & management.