Supervisor, Distribution Requirements Planner

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

Responsibilities:

• The Supervisor, Distribution Requirements Planner (DRP) has overall accountability for ensuring the planned Stock transport Order (STO) volume is executed each month for the sending region / area he is responsible for.
• Leading a team of DRP’s, for import and export materials.  
• The DRP works cross functionally to accomplish this – primarily with Order to Cash (OTC) and within S&OP.  Key contacts in OTC are the sending region Export/Outbound Coordinators, Logistics Ops, and Order Coordinator (OC). 
• Key contacts within S&OP are the sending region Production Schedulers and Supply Planners and the receiving region order creator.
• The DRP is the key contact for Logistics Ops when the BK update process results in the loss of fully confirmed quantity (Material availability) or any other block on the STO. 
• The DRP will coordinate removing the block and ensuring the STO Order Qty is fully confirmed.  If the Export DRP is unable to resolve the material availability issue (Order Qty is not fully confirmed), he escalates this to the Order Coordinator for resolution and works with the OC to resolve.
• The DRP is responsible for investigating and documenting the reason for the loss of material availability. 
• The DRP will periodically analyze this data and work with the OTC team to improve the booking update process.
• The DRP will monitor the Export vs Plan to identify deviations and follow up with OTC Export/Outbound Coordinators and others as needed to course correct.  This includes ensuring that any past due STOs (planned ship date in the past with no Delivery Note or GI) are rescheduled to a date in the future aligned with planned execution.    

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain Mgmt., Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Min. 5 years of related experience in a manufacturing operation and or supply chain planning role.
• 1 -2 years of Finite Scheduling experience (E.g.: Combination of raw material, deployment from plant to warehouse (finished goods), and execution).
• Experience with SAP MRP Scheduling preferred.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Experience w/ advanced planning / scheduling solutions preferred (e.g., JDA/Blue Yonder).
• Experience in a chemical compounding environment preferred.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and communication skills required.