Supply Chain Planner – Global Leader – 18721 Ref: 18721

Ready to advance your career with a global leader that understands that success results from the incredible hardworking, dedicated, and diverse people like you we are proud to call our colleagues?

If you’re ready to further your career with a $9 billion leader that can provide you with stability and exciting challenges, whilst supporting your personal growth and career ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Info:

Supply Chain Planner
Widnes / 2-3 Days Home Working
Competitive Market Salary
Full Time – Permanent

Values: Serious about safety. We prepare to prevent. Safety comes before profit. We do what we say. We stand by our word and the trust of others.
Company: Global Distributor of chemicals & ingredients used in everyday products

We have an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Planner to join our Supply Chain team in Widnes.

As Supply Chain Planner, you will be primarily responsible for raising Purchase Orders and managing stock levels in and out of the business to support demand and to ensure appropriate stock levels at all times. Liaising with the site Operations, you will ensure appropriate capacity is available for arranged deliveries, you will raise, expedite and deal with any issues that occur for all materials aligned to your portfolio, including managing bad inventory out of the business. You will strive for excellence in customer service whilst controlling and monitoring stock, enabling a seamless flow of goods in and out of the warehouse.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Managing a portfolio of products ensuring that orders are placed in a timely manner to ensure that they are delivered OTIF whilst working closely with the commercial team for any pricing, quantity or lead-time restrictions
+ Creating weekly production plans, ensuring customer dates are met
+ Understanding system parameters and adjusting accordingly when demand has changed
+ Working closely with the UKI customer service team (your customer) to ensure they have enough information to offer a high service level to the end customer
+ Using your own initiative to look for new ways to improve processes whilst keeping stock levels appropriate, achieving KPI such as percentage of stock availability

We Are Looking For:

Experience in a similar role would be advantageous as would previous experience with SAP or similar MRP system but full training will be given to a confident individual with an awareness of the needs of the business

To succeed in this role, you will:

+ Be flexible with changing circumstances
+ Be adaptable and possess strong problem solving skills
+ Have excellent attention to detail
+ Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and prioritise tasks according to business needs
+ Able to demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to deal with people of all levels of the business

Who we are:

With revenues in excess of $9 billion, Univar Solutions is one of the largest chemical distribution businesses in the world. Our portfolio spans almost every industry, ranging from food ingredients and automotive to pharmaceutical, cosmetic and manufacturing industries. We deliver industry-leading products, services and technical support to help our customers find the right solution to their problems.

We are committed to fair employment practices for all our employees, regardless of race, nationality, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, maternity status or any other status protected by law.

Our Values:

+ Serious about safety
+ We do what we say
+ Where people matter
+ Valuable to others
+ Together we win

Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Team who will review your application within 1-2 business days.

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