The Dow Chemical CompanySupply Chain Reactor Planner
Jan. 2015 - Apr. 2018The purpose of this role is to establish an optimized asset production plan that meets the variability in customer demand while balancing the competing priorities of maximizing asset utilization, minimizing product change over costs, optimizing inventory and minimizing freight costs. This role exists to manage a complex series of factors that work in concert or opposition and can impact business operations in the immediate to midterm planning horizon. Establish optimized manufacturing asset production plan, balancing competing priorities of maximizing asset utilization, minimizing cost of manufacturing changeovers, optimizing inventory levels and dealing with variability in customer demand balance. Continually monitor open orders, fluctuations in demand, production/quality/raw material issues that will impact the production plan so that changes can be implemented proactively to ensure supply reliability to the customer. Manage short term supply/demand disruptions and lead collaboration with customer service, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, 3rd party service providers and business partners to meet business obligations. Proficient in SAP supply ERP and demand APO systems.