Senior Material Planner **_About_** **_this_** **_Position_** At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop What makes you a good fit. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth. **Dare to make an impact?** **What you´ll do** + **Raw Material Planning & Scheduling** : Expertise in planning and scheduling raw materials and sourced products from domestic and international external suppliers/vendors, including managing material requirements, sourcing, and replenishment activities. + **Risk & Force Majeure Management** : Ability to identify and alert teams to risk situations, including connecting available material inventory to pending production plans, and coordinating responses to disruptions in the supply chain to impacted manufacturing facilities. + **Supplier Communication:** Skilled in managing supplier communications, ensuring on-time deliveries and developing transportation plans for key raw materials. + **Inventory Management:** Experience in maintaining raw material inventory levels (min/max analysis) and ensuring availability for production, including oversight of consignment stock and lifecycle management. + **Cost Reduction & Process Improvement:** Lead process improvement initiatives aimed at reducing costs and optimizing supply chain operations, including managing dysfunctional inventory and overseeing product transitions. + **Data Management & Analysis:** Proficient in maintaining and analyzing material and location data to optimize planning systems, including monthly reporting and raw material requirements reviews. **What makes you a good fit** + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. + 4 + years of experience in material planning, in a manufacturing environment. + Candidate must be able to demonstrate successful leadership, planning management expertise, and strong sense of process ownership. + Experience should demonstrate strong cross-functional relationship development and ability to influence. + Strong analytical, quantitative skills, decision-making, and communication skills. + Advanced SAP or other ERP system planning knowledge. Basic knowledge of the master data elements and function within ERP system + APICS Certification is a plus. **Some perks of joining Henkel** + Diverse national and international growth opportunities + Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs + Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks + Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares + Annual performance bonus + Comprehensive healthcare including mental health support and 401(k) plan matched by employer + Family benefits including fertility support, fully paid parental leave, caregiver services The salary for this role is $65,000.00 - $85,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future. Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications. **JOB ID:** 25077847 **Job Locations:** United States, SC, Enoree, SC | United States, TN, Memphis, TN **Contact information for application-related questions:** talent.acquisition@henkel.com Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. 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