Supply Chain Planner

About the role

UPM Adhesive Materials is seeking a Supply Planner to lead inventory and supply planning for manufacturing operations. This role involves production planning, capacity alignment, and material flow, with a focus on improving service and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own inventory planning for laminated products, ensuring alignment with service level targets (OTIF) and working capital objectives, while maintaining inventory levels aligned with target WOS, safety stock policies, and overall inventory strategy.
• Translate demand plans into feasible supply plans considering capacity, materials, labor, and operational constraints, and execute weekly production planning and scheduling activities based on demand, capacity, and material availability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Customer Service, and Procurement to align on order fulfillment, priorities, material availability, and uninterrupted production flow.
• Manage production order flow including quantities, sequences, and prioritization, while maintaining and updating planning parameters and master data.
• Monitor and respond to supply constraints, risks, and recovery timelines, ensuring clear communication to the commercial team and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Operations to align capacity, maintenance downtime, and labor planning with the supply plan, while providing backup support across the planning team to ensure continuity.
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives related to inventory optimization, planning processes, and service performance, and use analytics to identify bottlenecks, improve forecast accuracy, and enhance planning efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field, with 2–4 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain operations (manufacturing experience preferred).
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to work with data sets (experience with Power BI or similar tools is a plus).
• Strong understanding of inventory planning and management, MRP activities, capacity planning, and finite scheduling principles.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, plant-facing environment, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to address day-to-day operational challenges.
• Proactive and accountable, with a willingness to take ownership and a continuous improvement mindset that challenges the status quo.
• Cross-functional collaborator with a customer-oriented, service-driven mindset and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• Inventory planning and management
• Production planning and scheduling
• Supply chain operations
• ERP/MRP systems
• Microsoft Excel
• Power BI or similar tools (optional)

Benefits

• To be determined

Pay

• To be determined

Schedule

• To be determined