Distribution Resource Planner

6 meses atrás


Porto, Portugal Elementis PLC Tempo inteiro

About Us

Elementis is a global specialty chemical company, with 1,300 employees operating 17 manufacturing sites across the globe. At Elementis, we bring a distinctive combination of expertise, innovation, and teamwork to every formulation challenge. We create high-value specialty additives that enhance the performance of our customers' products and make a positive change in the world. Combining our leading positions in the science of materials flow, surface modification, and formulation with access to unique natural materials, Elementis delivers unique chemistry, sustainable solutions to customers in a wide range of markets, including cosmetics, anti-perspirants, decorative and industrial coatings, automotive and ceramics.

Job Description Summary

The DRP Planner reports to Supply Planning Manager, and is responsible for Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) between plants / warehouses within a strategic business unit or within a given supply chain network. The DRP Planner plans transfers and maintains appropriate inventory levels across multiples sites, and typically manages $4-10 million in inventory value.

The DRP Planner also works closely with supply planners and site schedulers to optimize production schedules at the supply sites while ensuring sustainable service level at destination shipment branches. The DRP Planner functional can be regional or global. If regional, the DRP planner is responsible to support the destinations from his/her sourcing region.

**Job Description**:
Position in Organization

Reports to: Regional Supply Planning Manager

Direct Reports: This role has no direct report, is an individual contributor

Department: Supply Planning

**Responsibilities**:
1. Demand Forecasting & Replenishment Planning
- Responsibility for determining when to replenish all destinations based on the demand forecast, required service level, inventory strategy, safety stock, and time fence indicators
- Configure DRP Network in the ERP tool
- Create replenishment orders based on system signals

2. Operational Planning and Execution
- Responsible for the operation of the DRP process on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis over a minimum of an 18-month horizon
- Review requirements at warehouses and create capacity-feasible loads in the ERP system
- Monitor past due in transits and resolve issues with logistics alongside stockout/stock high situations; taking appropriate action where required

3. Performance Measurement and Metrics:

- Responsible for DRP metrics performance to MPS / MRP II levels
- Establish and collect other appropriate metrics as necessary for planning

4. Collaboration and Supply Chain Coordination:

- Works and collaborates closely with supply planning manager and site production schedulers to ensure material is available to ship in time
- Holds a key interface with customer service on Available-to-Promise (ATP) issues

5. ERP System Configuration and Optimization:

- Responsibility for configuring the ERP system to replenish destinations, ensuring the system-generated plans are responsible and appropriate

6. Continuous Improvement and Issue Resolution:

- Support an ongoing report or meeting structure with the destination supply planner to address availability issues

Decision making

You will typically hold responsibility for replenishment planning activities; determining replenishment of destinations based on demand forecasts. You will co-ordinate and be responsible for the operation of DRP processes on an ongoing basis across an 18 month horizon and will support performance measurement for key metrics alongside providing insights and recommendations to supporting insights and opportunities for Supply Chain ERP processes and optimization. DRP planners decide when and how much to order from suppliers or manufacturers to meet anticipated demand while maintaining inventory within target levels. They must consider lead times, order quantities, and supplier reliability. The other typical decisions this role makes are:
- Deciding the optimal inventory levels at various distribution warehouses. This includes determining safety stock levels to account for uncertainties in demand and supply.- DRP planners need to make decisions about how to minimize lead times in the supply chain, whether through inventory buffering or expedited transportation.- Determining the most cost-effective and efficient transportation methods and routes for distributing products.

Additional Job Description

Job Competencies- Ensuring accountability: holds self and team to commitments and standards for managing inventory levels- Communicates effectively: communicates at various levels of the organization and externally to ensure demand plans are achieved- Optimizes work processes: Ability to operate with effective and efficient processes in order to complete and deliver successful outcomes; alongside a focus on continuous improvement- Plan and align: able to optimize production schedules and ensures all inventory



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