Sr. Analyst, Material Planning

Chemistry that Matters™ 

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio.  Today, the company serves customers in more than 140 countries with a global workforce of close to 29,000 talented individuals.  Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click  here: www.sabic.com/en/careers/benefits-that-matter/career-matters/SABIC-Leadership-Way

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture.   We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

For an overview of our benefits here at SABIC, please visit: www.yoursabicbenefits.com

The Supply Chain Management (SCM) contributes to optimizing business revenues, cost and working capital, by matching demand with our supply capabilities and securing an uninterrupted Order to Cash process. Balancing logistical costs and customer service levels implies continuously weighing often conflicting interests between SCM Solids and other departments, such as Business Management, Sales, and Production.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for driving the short-term planning horizon (1-3 months) on weekly rhythms.  Master Planners have a critical role to analyze demand and stock levels to ensure there is enough product to cover sales including safety stock but also meet Inventory targets.   

Job Purpose & Responsibilities

• Weekly and day-to-day connection with regional supply (ETP production plant schedulers, tactical fulfillment process including collaboration with SABIC logistics and Customer Service teams.

• Translate, interpret and execute the outcome of the Global S&OP into a production plan by defining bottlenecks and proposing solutions in order to realize and secure an uninterrupted order process thus secure an uninterrupted OTC process

• Analyze the actual stock and planned stock levels by SKU for the following 3 months based on the demand plan, agreed service levels, production plan and different fulfillment and service models (Imports, Domestic and Exports)

• Continuous focus on improvement possibilities of replenishment performance, aggregation optimization and other planning improvements to minimize Inventory (working capital) and maximize final product profitability

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements

• BS/BA Degree
• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience

• Previous experience in Master Planning
• Demonstrated ability to use analytical tools to solve business problems
• Proven expertise in SAP APO module
• Proven communication and interpersonal/influencing skills at all levels of an organization
• Demonstrated leadership, team building, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize and execute to deadlines
• Mandatory fluency in English; Spanish desired.

Desired                                      

• Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certified
• Experience in Materials Planning, Supply Planning, or manufacturing
• APICS CPIM certification

Eligibility Requirements

• You should have worked in your current position for at least 18 months and met the pre-requisites of the position you are applying for. 
• Your manager should be informed about your intent to apply for internal opportunities. Where an employee does not notify his/her manager before applying, he/she should review the matter with the applicable HR Partner.
• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the Brazil

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work (e.g. Monday – Friday)] during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer .We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.