We are seeking a Supply Planner to support supply planning for key lines of business and optimize supply from toller and external manufacturing operations. In this role, you will translate demand into feasible supply plans, align inventory with service-level targets, identify supply risks, and partner cross-functionally to ensure reliable supply, healthy inventory, and continuous improvement across the supply chain.
ResponsibilitiesWhat You Will DoSupply Planning
- Execute standard supply and inventory planning processes with internal Supply Chain partners and external toller partners.
- Lead the monthly SIOP/Supply Planning cycle by translating demand into feasible supply plans that support customer service and inventory objectives.
- Identify capacity, material, and supply constraints; escalate risks and support resolution with Procurement and cross-functional partners.
- Support a positive working environment and continuous improvement mindset across planning processes.
Inventory Management
- Align inventory targets with forecasted demand, supply constraints, and service-level goals in partnership with inventory leadership.
- Monitor inventory health, including excess, slow-moving, obsolete, and inactive stock, and recommend mitigation plans.
Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner with Demand Planning to incorporate promotions, launches, market trends, and customer demand patterns into supply plans.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce slow-moving, obsolete, and excess inventory and support new product introduction and end-of-life planning.
- Serve as the central point of contact for supply and inventory insights, ensuring one aligned supply signal across the organization.
- Represent supply planning in issue management discussions and recommend options to mitigate service and inventory risks.
Analytics & Reporting
- Maintain supply planning parameters and master data in accordance with corporate guidelines.
- Use analytics to identify trends, seasonality, exceptions, and planning accuracy improvement opportunities.
- Conduct root-cause analysis on supply deviations and drive action plans to improve performance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent relevant experience.
- Experience in supply planning, inventory planning, production planning, or related supply chain operations.
- Working knowledge of SIOP/S&OP, MRP, inventory management, and supply planning processes.
- Ability to analyze demand, inventory, capacity, and supply data to identify risks and support business decisions.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience using planning or ERP systems.
Preferred Requirements - Professional certification such as APICS CPIM, CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, or an advanced degree.
- Experience working with tollers, contract manufacturers, or external supply networks.
- Experience supporting NPI, EOL, excess & obsolete inventory reduction initiatives.
- Experience with SAP APO, Kinaxis or similar advanced planning systems.
- Ability to influence stakeholders, manage ambiguity, and communicate risks and trade-offs clearly.
About Solstice Advanced Materials
Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience in supply planning, inventory planning, production planning, or related supply chain operations
- Working knowledge of SIOP/S&OP, MRP, inventory management, and supply planning processes
- Ability to analyze demand, inventory, capacity, and supply data
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and planning or ERP systems
- Professional certification such as APICS CPIM, CSCP, or Lean Six Sigma, or an advanced degree
- Experience working with tollers, contract manufacturers, or external supply networks
- Experience supporting NPI, EOL, and excess and obsolete inventory reduction initiatives
- Experience with SAP APO, Kinaxis, or similar advanced planning systems
- Ability to influence stakeholders, manage ambiguity, and communicate risks and trade-offs clearly
What We Do
Solstice, part of Kin + Carta, is a modern software engineering firm that helps Fortune 500 companies seize new opportunities through world-changing digital solutions. As strategists and consultants, we help organizations evolve their digital strategy to solve mission-critical problems. As designers and developers, we build incredible hardware and software solutions that transcend a standalone product and transform an organization’s relationship with its customers. As instructors and coaches, we help companies transform from the inside out by adopting a high-speed culture of innovation. We’re strategists, researchers, designers, and engineers hell-bent on changing the way the world does business. We’re headquartered in Chicago and have delivery offices in New York, London, and Buenos Aires. For more information about Solstice, visit solstice.com
