Supply Chain Planner

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.  

Serving over 11,000 customers, Vibrantz’s technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. We are experts in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology. Our technologies are used in small amounts to make big impacts on applications and consumer products, including durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints.  

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 50 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents, and we employ 4,500 individuals. Our shared culture is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees’ heads and hands and – uniquely – their hearts.  

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.  

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. 

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Company Overview

Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.  

Serving over 13,000 customers, Vibrantz’s technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. Our key competencies in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology enable product benefits we all know and value, like more durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints.  

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has 65 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents, and we employ 5,000 individuals. We are building a strong, shared culture that is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees’ heads and hands and - uniquely - their hearts.  

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.  

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com.  

Job Function

Reporting into the  Sr Supply Chain Manager, the Supply Chain Planner will be based out of King of Prussia, PA , USA and will be responsible for managing the production planning of an assigned set of product families and/or production lines within an assigned plant.  Production, planning, MRP, raw material requirement planning, etc. are functions of responsibility of the position.  The position requires the ability of an individual to work in a heavily matrixed organization interaction with Commercial Directors, Sales Managers, Regional Manufacturing Managers, Plant Managers, Production Managers, Logistics Coordinators, Purchasing Agents, and Procurement Professionals.

Responsibilities

• Develop realistic, capacity feasible monthly production plans that cover the full S&OP horizon based on the demand forecast, customer orders, current inventory, and stock strategies.

• Coordinate with production scheduling such that the production schedule follows and aligns exactly with the production plan within the freeze zone of the planning time fence.

• Develop and maintain MRP plans and raw material requirement plans that support production plans and customer demand.

• Respond to customer order availability requests with realistic commitment dates based on available capacity, previous commitments, and raw material availability.

• Participate in and provide supporting information for the monthly S&OP process as required.

• Manage inventory against targets and analyze changes to inventory month to month. Support the monthly slow moving and aged inventory reduction processes.

• Manage production planning related master data in the supply chain systems, including stock strategies, safety stock targets, and capacity parameters working in conjunction with Demand Managers, Production Managers and Schedulers.

• In conjunction with Demand Management, resolve and implement any demand priority decisions when supply cannot meet all demands.

• Manage, identify, and solve any/all supply issues.

• Work with R&D/AT to appropriately incorporate trials into the production plan.

• Participate in Supply Chain improvement projects within Vibrantz.

• Perform any/all other Supply Chain/ Production Planning duties as necessary.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

• At least 3 years of experience working in Supply Chain.

• Thorough knowledge of Master Scheduling, Production Planning, Inventory Management, and Forecasting.

• Thorough knowledge and comfort working with SAP or similar ERP systems.

• Excellent problem solver.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Team oriented.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum 4-year Bachelor’s Degree, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or Accounting degrees preferred.

• Thorough knowledge of MRPII and/or APICS supply chain processes.

• Strong analytical skills.

Benefits

·                  We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, paid vacation, and 401K.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

The physical demands and working conditions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Vibrantz Technologies Inc. (“Vibrantz”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Vibrantz is committed to protecting your privacy. We provide a Website Privacy Policy located on our Vibrantz.com site to explain the type of information we collect and to inform you of the specific practices and guidelines that protect the security and confidentiality of your personal data. Please read that policy carefully. If any term in the policy is unacceptable to you, please do not use the Website or provide any personal data. This policy may change from time to time (see Revisions to Our Privacy Policy on Vibrantz.com).

Vibrantz Technologies Inc. (“Vibrantz”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.