Supply Chain Scheduling Specialist Dow Terneuzen

Join Dow as a Supply Chain Replenishment Planner, ensuring optimal supply and demand balance, managing inventory across EMEA warehouse hubs, and fostering collaboration between functions. For a gross salary up to € 4000,- per month you will be reporting to the EMEA Supply Chain leader, you'll drive cost-effective and quality-focused operations, actively participating in S&OP processes, and leading resolution of unplanned events. Enjoy competitive salary, a 13th-month bonus, travel reimbursement, and comprehensive benefits. If you're proactive, collaborative, and ready to optimize supply chain dynamics, apply now for this impactful role with Dow through Manpower!

Employment agency Manpower is looking for a Supply Chain Scheduling Specialist for Dow in Terneuzen.

The primary purpose of this role is to balance the right supply & demand, and make sure Dow has the right products, at the right time in the different warehouse hubs across EMEA. In addition, the Supply Chain Replenishment Planner is responsible for maintaining and improving a healthy cross collaboration dynamics between the different functions, continuous searching for improvement opportunities to optimize cost and quality in the supply chain and drive a very customer central culture in line with the business strategy. 

Your primary responsibilities in this role are to:

• Manage Supply/Demand/ Inventories for the warehouse hubs in EMEA
• Manage and maintain a healthy inventory in the warehouse hubs
• Contribute actively in the S&OP processes within the area
• Tune capacity requirements with Logistics and Outplant management
• Advice BSCP & Demand planner on the monthly allocation and sourcing process for your hubs
• Lead resolution of large unplanned events
• Align business strategy and supply chain operations to your respective hubs
• Actively drive aged inventory down in the warehouses
• Act as primary interface between business and leveraged functions for the hubs
• Execute business supply chain strategy on quality, service, inventory, costs,
• Proactive and transparent status updates to lead planner and function
• Represent supply chain on business projects
• Identify and drive supply chain improvements
• Help drive cross-functional initiatives
• Work closely with Customer service and sales to meet customer needs
• Optimize supply chain design decisions
• Lead resolution of serious service/quality interruptions

What's in it for you?

• Gross salary between €3000,- and €4000,- a month
• Vacation pay equivalent to 8.33% of your bruto salary
• Thirteenth-month bonus
• Reimbursement of travel expenses at a rate of €0.21 per kilometer and coverage of Westerschelde tunnel expenses (T-Tag tariff)
• Enrollment in a pension plan provided by Manpower through STIPP
• Full-time employment with a 40-hour workweek
• Fixed-term contract with Manpower at Dow
• On-the-job training at Dow
• Free access to Manpower's online learning platform

Dow is a leading player in the chemical industry with a focus on innovation, sustainability and inclusiveness. Worldwide, the company has 104 plants in 31 countries with 36,000 employees. In the Benelux, Dow has seven locations, employing more than 4,000 professionals with a wide variety of nationalities. In the Netherlands, Dow has production sites in Terneuzen, Dordrecht and Delfzijl. Dow Terneuzen is the second largest production site in the world and is home to several key corporate functions. Dow Terneuzen employs more than 3,600 people with over 50 nationalities, making Dow one of the largest employers in Zeeland. Whether you work in production, logistics, finance, human resources, customer service or research, Dow offers plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.

Working hours
The working hours in this full-time position of 40 hours per week are during regular office hours.

• Bachelor or Master level of thinking and working preferably in Supply Chain or another scientific discipline demonstrating logical thinking and computational skills (Engineering, Business, IT, Mathematics and certain Sciences).
• An excellent command of the English language preferably in combination with another language (at least level C1-level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) 
• Availability of 40 hours per week
• A Dutch work permit that is valid for at least nine months or an EU-nationality
• A certificate of conduct (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag or VOG) that shows you have not committed any criminal offences
• Six Sigma, CI and/or APICS certification would be considered a plus

Critical competencies

• Excellent soft skills: communication & interpersonal skills
• Strong Analytical skills
• Experienced in MS Excel
• Planning Experience and/or ECC knowledge
• Independent decision making
• Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure
• Speed & timeliness
• Proactive problem solving
• Project management skills

Do you meet the job requirements and are you interested in this position? Apply today and Manpower will contact you within two working days!