Manager, Network Planning & BPE

Purpose of the position:

• Responsible for ensuring that weekly and monthly optimization the for the Bulk business is performed. As well as the monthly bulk demand planning process, that feeds the company’s Resource Planning and S&OP process.
• Lead the Business Process Excellence organization regional administrative team for RAS Supply, ensuring all transactional work is completed and the correct business processes are followed. Processes and transactions amount to $500 Million variable costs.
• Manages the Demand Planner and Supply Chain Optimization Analyst, who are responsible for optimization and demand planning activities.
• During contingency operations, provides analysis on Messer and competitive sources of supply to meet customers supply expectations at the lowest overall cost of supply
• Development, use, and enhancement of demand forecasting and multiple optimization models, a mixed integer linear program with over a million variables and thousands of constraints that provides the foundation of S&OP process for US and Canada bulk plant network.
• Act as a central point of contact for field related procurement activities, driving process improvements across supply back office activities, and enforcing standards, in support of the Bulk and Tonnage operations.
• Identify and implement new technology-based applications which enhance the operational performance of the US and Canada operations organizations.

Principal responsibilities:

Network planning and investments:

• Identify cost savings opportunities through use of Messer decision support tools, interactions with Supply Chain Managers, and data analysis from SAP and GOLD
• Evaluate opportunities on an incremental, variable and full cost basis
• Use Messer proprietary network optimization tools to analyze projects, as well as information supplied from GOLD and SAP; understand limitations of tools with volatile supply and demand conditions and uses appropriately to ensure accurate benefit forecasts are developed
• Coordinates closely with the appropriate Supply Chain Planning manager when performing analyses as well as other members of Supply Chain Planning, Operations and Transport teams.
• Supports analysis of new plant investments as part of product strategy development and implementation in US and Canada

Optimization team:

• Manages two direct reports for demand planning and supply chain optimization
• Centrally manage US and Canada bulk ASU and CO2 network planning using Messer’s short and medium-term optimization tools.
• Identify gaps in execution relative to optimization plan and drive opportunities for improvement
• Vendor management for optimization and bulk forecasting models.
• Supports enhancement of existing optimization and demand planning models to perform better network analysis

Business process excellence:

• Manages eight direct reports
• Provide operational leadership for the Business Process Excellence team in the Bulk/Tonnage organizations for US and Canada.
• Drive process excellence and continuous improvement around all administrative activities for the operations’ teams (SAP data entry, payroll, trip administration, procurement, Goods receipt and Accounts Payable, AP, Kofax, etc)
• Ensure all business processes done by the administrative team maintain a high degree of quality
• Monitor all inventories and goods receipts activities to identify any errors impacting the P&L and balance sheet
• Lead the process of validating, reconciling and/or booking all inventories, production and power entries into SAP
• Support the Operations tonnage invoicing process
• Collaborate with systems teams including but not limited to SAP support, Distribution Systems, EAM and Accounts Payable to discuss and resolve systems challenges and ways to improve on current processes/ technology.
• Drive standardization within the group and across the other regions
• Train field Operations organization on proper work practices to ensure accurate business processes for back office data flows

Systems Usage & Maintenance

• Parcview, J5, Telemetry
• TACT, Optimizer and potential new, future network optimization tools
• Sales and Operations Planning including Demand Planning tools
• SAP and GOLD
• SAP Analytics Cloud for data visualization
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key interfaces

• Scheduling and ROC teams in Operations Center - Operations functions
• Strategic Product Management- Energy Procurement
• Sales/Marketing Management - Operations Management
• Accounts Payable - Tonnage teams
• Regional Operations Teams and Area Managers - Supply Chain Management
• Procurement Group - Finance
• Information Systems (IS)

Qualifications:

Required qualifications/experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in logistics, supply chain, business or engineering.
• Minimum 7 years experience in industrial gases or related process industry with supply chain management experience
• S.C.P., M.B.A. and six sigma certification are a plus

Required critical behaviors

• Critical
  • Visible Leadership
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Influencing, including Indirect Influencing
  • Information Sharing
• Required
  • Strategy Delivery
  • Change Management
  • Growth Drive
  • Capability Development
• Supportive
  • Partnership Building

Required key skills (functional/technical)

• Strong analytical skills and strong communication skills needed
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access and Power Point
• Candidates must be able to serve a visible leadership position across operations organization
• Candidates require strong collaborative, team building, and change management capabilities
• Familiarity with production (including plant operations) and transport supply chain systems such as SAP, GOLD
• Must have strong coaching skills
• Must possess demonstrated experience continuously improving business processes for maximum efficiency.

Join us and you will be part of a company that values and supports your career. We offer competitive pay and benefits, with set schedules, steady work and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression.

Together we value innovation, efficiency and flexibility. Putting safety first, working with integrity and respect, we encourage everyone to find solutions for success. That means for our customers and for our colleagues. This makes us a great place to build a career where your skills are valued and developed.

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