Business Planner - Business Supply Chain Specialist

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow's breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people's lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken's curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

POSITION TITLE

Business Planner

• Business Supply Chain Specialist

POSITION OVERVIEW

The position of Business Supply Chain Specialist will report to the Integrated Business Planning Leader for Milliken Chemicals. This person will have responsibility for developing, monitoring, and furthering the effectiveness of the global supply chains. The goal is to improve productivity, efficiency and reduce costs. This role will collaborate with other departments, such as the Business, Operations and Finance, to create effective business plans.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create the supply chain strategy for business served, monitor supply chains to proactively reduce risk, avoid supply disruption and improve supply chain strategies, to include costs, delivery, lead times, etc.

• Key Participant in the Portfolio Management Review (PMR) step of the Integrated Business Planning Process including the below responsibilities:

• Facilitating new product introductions through supply chain design, working closely with sourcing to secure raw materials, material master, forecast evaluation and review, and subsequent production plan creation.

• Develop, analyze, and maintain stocking strategies.

• Work closely with the IBP/Demand Planner to help ensure strategies are communicated and any new demand is captured.

• Special project management: ie: service charters, inventory optimization, SKU rationalization, etc.

• Collaborate with other departments to create coordinated plans for business growth.

• Facilitate the Quality process, review and analyze to identify trends, report, and help to drive resolution.

• Manage any major supply disruption working with the pertinent parties: business leader, procurement, supply, etc.

• Ensure supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards.

• Domestic and international travel may be required up to 10%.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• Bachelors Degree, technical or engineering preferred or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 2-3 years manufacturing, chemicals, or supply chain experience

The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:

Skills

• Analysis

• Is experienced in, and skilled at, finding and understanding data and data patterns to construct conclusions and insights that aid in decision-making processes.

• Scenario planning

• Can construct scenarios based on various sources of data to provide options to the team.

• Project management

• Knows the critical steps and processes involved in managing projects from inception to completion. Can track progress and move teams to complete goals.

• Facilitation

• Strong skills as a meeting facilitator, with the ability to keep a meeting on track while engaging all stakeholders and driving to a set of decisions that can be executed in the business.

• Presentation

• Is adept at constructing presentations for the team to communicate process, concepts, data, scenarios, and other critical information to facilitate teamwork and decision making.

Knowledge

• An in-depth understanding of sales, demand planning and supply planning.

• Working knowledge of the commercial side of the business, as well as operations.

• Understanding of the new product development, new product life cycle and product-phase-out processes.

• Exposure to, and understanding of, financial planning.

• Understanding of supply chain flexibility, how it can be increased or decreased, and the associated costs.

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.