Supply Chain Planner

Color & Additives - US & Canada | Avon Lake, OH

At Avient, our people power our performance. As a Supply Chain Planner, you will support the Color & Additives Business Unit by planning the direct raw material supply chain for one or more manufacturing sites. This role reviews MRP output, creates purchase orders, manages inventory, optimizes schedules, maintains master data, and serves as a key liaison between suppliers, manufacturing sites, and the global sourcing team.

What You'll Do

• Execute purchasing activities including creating purchase orders, communicating with vendors, confirming purchase orders, providing forecasts to vendors, and managing vendor relationships at the transactional level
• Monitor inventory levels and days on hand of materials at assigned locations
• Manage material master MRP settings to keep SAP in line with the intended supply chain strategy ensuring accuracy
• Balance supply with demand on a short-term and long-term basis
• Evaluate, incorporate, and generate ideas for new SAP technology to improve overall operations
• Provide backup support for other individuals with similar roles and responsibilities
• Regularly monitor and address Non-Working, Slow-Moving (NWSM) inventory; resolution may involve redeployment to another location, re-labeling to a co-spec, obtaining technical approval to consume, vendor return, modifying procurement strategy, or sales collaboration
• Work with site management to organize schedule changes due to backlogs, design changes, and material or labor shortages
• Analyze and maintain master data to create information on safety stock levels, MOQs, logistics modes, forecasting requirements, and other potential cost-saving opportunities
• Communicate process and service issues to Business Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Customer Service, Production Planning, and Technical Service
• Interact with site-level supply chain planners and schedulers to build consensus on supply strategy and resolve issues
• Build truckload deliveries to stocking points where possible based on material demand
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering required
• 3+ years of experience in transactional supply chain planning, procurement, or related functions
• Ability to work collaboratively across manufacturing, sourcing, sales, customer service, production planning, and technical service functions
• Experience utilizing SAP and MRP systems to support inventory management and procurement activities
• APICS certification (preferred)

Why Avient

• Visible impact across multiple sites and businesses
• Strong partnership with business and enterprise leadership
• Opportunity to lead change
• Growth-focused culture that values innovation, collaboration, and accountability
  

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