Demand Planner

Company: ChemTreat
Location: Glen Allen
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

At ChemTreat, we understand and respect the awe-inspiring power of water to impact industries, and to sustain and enhance lives. Our 2,000 associates across North and South America maximize this power for our customers-from power producers to food and beverage companies to the automotive industry.

When you join the nation's largest and fastest growing specialty chemical company dedicated solely to industrial water treatment, you'll work side-by-side with those customers, helping them save millions of dollars and grow their businesses, all while protecting people and the environment. Our "whatever-it-takes" mindset allows us to turn our 50 years of experience and innovative thinking into meaningful outcomes for our customers-and rewarding careers for our people.

ChemTreat is proud to be one of Danaher's Water Quality companies. Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.

Our shared purpose: building lasting bonds
The communities we belong to - the bonds we build with the people we care about - are integral to fostering our successes. From the bonds we create with customers to foster loyalty and respect, to the bonds we create with our local community outside of work hours - relationships shape our success. We're building a better world by building lasting bonds.

Building: We're doers. Our tools are innovation, experience, and dedication.
Lasting: We're always there. We embrace an unwavering commitment to the future.
Bonds: We're your neighbors. We value relationships with our customers and communities.

General description
The North American Demand Planner will perform system analysis on the overall product delivery and supply chain process to identify areas for performance improvement and help implementation of recommended change; Manage product allocation to distribution centers from sales forecasts and oversee max and min inventory system.
Essential functions & responsibilities

Responsible for coordination of shipments of ChemTreat orders being exported from the United States direct to customer and third party logistic operations
Controlling the inventory process and supply chain for all warehouses - including an annual physical inventory; Inventory Turns; Operating cost
Suggest and implement appropriate procurement methods (JIT, Reorder Point, Consignment, Reducing Lead Times, or Schedule Releases) based on product specifications, supplier, and demand to optimize material velocity and availability
Coordinate the efforts of cross-functional groups to improve Quality, Delivery, and Productivity

Supplemental responsibilities
Approve related invoices
Prepare monthly reports
Communicate with sales, product management, customer service
Entering all restock shipments into the system
Resolving problems
Act as focal point and communicate actual and potential material availability problems
Monitor implementation of Root Cause/Corrective Action plans to short term and permanent solutions to material supply issues

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Inventory Management experience; Logistics experience
Technical, Analytical skills and business knowledge
Communication and Interpersonal skills
Teamwork and leadership
Organizational skills; Self-management
Advanced understanding of Excel

Education & experience
Four-year college degree required
Minimum two years' experience in raw material/demand planning

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