Supply Chain Manufacturing Planner (Senior)

Supply Chain Manufacturing Planner (Senior)

We are looking for a Senior Supply Chain Manufacturing Planner to join Aliaxis Iberia. The location will be in Alicante.

If you are looking to bring your planning experience to the next level by contributing to this journey, then we have the right opportunity for you!

Company description

Aliaxis exists to bring solutions to the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in high-quality piping solutions for use in building, infrastructure, industrial and agricultural applications across the globe. Over 15,000 people have selected to work for us in more than 40 countries.

Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its “Growth with Purpose” strategy, implementing ambitious, urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. By 2025, we will be focusing on the areas where we can create the biggest impact: on carbon reduction in our plants and on increasing the share of recycled content in our products. In conjunction, we will continue to develop more and better water solutions for society as a whole. We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for:

• We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast,
• We Care for the environment, our customers and each other,
• We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.

Aliaxis is privately owned, with its global headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Lead and improve Planning processes. Including but not limited to MPS/MRP Process, Resources Capacity Planning, Purchasings, Manage Inventory & stocking policies, Cost Variance Analysis & Master Data Management.

Support Supply Chain and Operations transformation projects in a role of a project leader or key stakeholder. Develop capabilities and competencies to achieve robust KPI’s through successful execution of strategic plans to facilitate sustainable growth.

Required Experience and Knowledge

• University degree in Engineering, Operations or Supply Chain Management, or equivalent and 8-10 years of professional experience in the field of Planning.
• Experience SAP ECC (not SAP Business One).
• IDEAL Lean / six sigma training (e.g. Green belt).
• Strong analytical skills (MS. Excel, PowerBI, Python,…)
• Ability to lead S&OP meetings
• Experienced in leading people.
• Project management skills
• Speaks Spanish and English.

Functional competencies

• Highly Reliable, energetic and motivated.
• Structured and analytical working method.
• Collaborative mindset.
• Able to adapt quickly in a changing environment.
• Ability to intuitively weigh and manage risk in decision making.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the supply of products/components to meet customer requirements, minimum production costs and target safety stock levels.
• Maintain relationships with Production, External Suppliers, Intercompany, Logistics and Commercial departments, including communication of issues and prioritisation of orders.
• Production Planning for one or multiple facilities within Alicante site including:

• Detailed realistic production schedule by converting planned production orders into production orders considering customer demands and short-term capacity restrictions.
• Liaises closely with production team and maintenance employees to make sure that production schedule is met.
• Provides reliable production finish date information to customer service.
• Continuously monitors progress of production schedule.
• Troubleshoots problems that occur during production, including staff shortages and machinery malfunctions; communicates production barriers to customer service and provides backup plans.
• Monitors and executes accurate completion of finished production orders.
• Executes provision of necessary raw materials, semi-finished goods and spare parts
• Monitors production and raw material costs.
• Collects and assesses data about the production and team's performance, monitors production KPIs (esp. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Scheduling Adherence, Inventory Accuracy, Stock Coverage).

• Supports Life Cycle Management Planning by:

• Build, execute and monitor In-phasing (growth initiatives) production plan to secure necessary stock levels for sales start.
• Planning out-phasing by identifying over-stock, reducing semi-finished and raw material stock levels according to strategy and avoiding non-productive inventory (NPI).

• Master Data Maintenance

• Continuously maintains master data settings (MRP) on item level to ensure correct creation of planned production orders according to stock and production strategies.
• Maintain and optimize Material Resource Planning (MRP) on software and process level. Continuous improvement of MRP master parameters.
• Monitor and drive initiatives to increase a better quality of supply related KPIs (Schedule Adherence, OTIF, Days Cover, Backlog, Supplier OTIF) and take corrective and preventive actions accordingly.
• S&OP team development.
• Support and coach production planners.
• Lead and coordinate the activities of the S&OE: SC-CS, SC-Manufacturing, daily&weekly meetings.

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy.

For us, equity and belonging start already at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.