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Founded in 1920 Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The companys innovationdriven growth model takes advantage of worldclass technology platforms deep customer engagement and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive endmarkets such as transportation building and construction and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company Eastman employs approximately 14500 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2020 revenues of approximately $8.5 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport Tennessee USA. For more information visit.
Responsibilities
Demand:
- Collaborate with Global Demand Manager Product Management and Marketing to capture demand within IBP Timeline
- Evaluate actual demand versus forecast and capacity to determine if order commitment and/or sales allocation plans are warranted; propose and provide oversight of plans as needed
- Develop strong partnerships and alignment with crossfunctional organizations including representatives in the business organizations manufacturing finance logistics and supply chain .
Supply:
- Manage Supply/Demand/Inventory for a 24month time horizon for a mix of commodity and specialty products for two 2 of Eastman major business units. Product mix includes major growth platform for the Coatings & Inks business.
- Lead a cross functional IBP Supply Planning monthly routine and recommend decisions that need to be taken to balance our supply and demand to maximize business results
- Prepare and present supply options and recommendations based on well documented scenarios that enable overall business objectives
- Provide guidance coaching and oversight for shortterm S&OE operations
- Set global inventory targets and manage inventories to those targets. Interface with supply chain managers in other regions for global supply balance.
- Develop inventory strategies that support working capital and cash objectives while enabling business continuity at our customers
Other:
- Lead Product Management Key Initiatives to address vulnerabilities and minimize risk through raw material sourcing decisions.
- Lead margin improvement and other business improvement projects
- Oversee service quality for assigned products including customer feedback related to supply and delivery reliability for differentiation amongst our segmented customer base
- Responsible to initiate projects to reduce distribution costs for assigned products that will meet or exceed variable margin success
Qualifications
EDUCATION / DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain discipline or Industrial & System Engineering from an accredited college or University
- Knowledge of Supply Chain processes preferably with 2 years of relevant experience in manufacturing planning scheduling and/or inventory management
- Demonstrated communication leadership and collaboration skills
- Demonstrated analytical skills and software tools to enable adoption of digital capabilities for inventory and network optimization
- Strong professional and interpersonal skills
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
Required Experience:
Manager