Executive - Supply Planning

With more than 8.000 employees, the ALTANA Group achieved sales of over 3 billion euros in 2024. BYK, as part of the ALTANA Group, is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals. Our innovative and sustainable additives improve scratch resistance and surface gloss, the mechanical strength or flow behavior of materials, and properties such as UV- and light stability or flame retardancy. The main purpose of this role is to manage the end-to-end locally manufacturing process ensuring timely and accurate supply of raw material & packaging material to manufacturing plant & finished goods to central warehouse. He / she would also be responsible for sample supply planning by coordinating with counterparts in global locations. This also includes coordinating with internal teams and external vendors to meet customer requirements, while maintaining compliance with internal policies. The role also focuses on optimizing vendor performance and resolving topics proactively.

Principal Accountabilities -

• Locally manufactured products - Supply management
• Co-ordinate with the sales team to understand the customer demand & monitor the seasonal impact to plan the inventory of finished goods in the warehouse.
• Oversee the accuracy and timely arrival of imported raw materials with the help of the demand planner & Logistics team.
• Daily follow up & weekly meetings with the manufacturing plant team to arrange the raw material and packing material on requested date, post pre-shipment sample approval from QC team.
• Arrangement of vehicles to pick up the finished goods as per required timelines & communicate arrival status to the warehouse team with the set of dispatch documents to crosscheck the stock & post confirmation; get the GRN in SAP with the help of production report & dispatch documents.
• Maintain the DSR – “Daily status report”.
• Share the invoices of vendors with finance & release the payment as per due dates. Resolve audit queries (if any) with respect to the overall process of locally manufactured goods.
• Inventory management to avoid any potential loss of sale or excess inventory.
• Manage complaints of vendors by using SAP and the complaint tool (ETQ) ensuring proper resolution on time.
  

Purchase -

• Manage vendor relationships & get the quotations from the approved vendors of raw material & packing material at desired frequencies, share the PO with vendors post-approval mentioning requested delivery date.
• Track vendor performance, review KPI’s, and ensure payment releases as per the due dates.
• Assist in developing the new vendors by following the company policy.
• Responsible as “Process Owner” for ISO 9001:2015 for purchase.
  

Sample Planning -

• Co-ordinate with customer service, technical team & sales team to generate the sample demand & manage the intercompany sample order by sea & air using SAP.
• Maintain dashboard & update the arrival of samples on time in India.
  

The key accountabilities are not necessarily complete and can be extended when needed. Description should concentrate on impact on business and innovation (i.e. business contribution, nature and scope of responsibilities, range of activities, processes, projects)

• Graduate/Post-graduate or Diploma holder in Supply Chain from a recognized university/institute.
• 8 plus years of firsthand professional experience in supply chain management, with a strong focus on supply planning & purchase, preferably in a specialty chemicals environment.
• Proven ability to assess company needs, identify challenges, and provide effective solutions.
• Strong customer advocacy with a customer-centric approach to service.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficient in SAP, with experience in the SD,MM & Subcontracting modules.
• Ability to work independently while also fostering strong team collaboration.
• Cross-functional experience with a focus on problem-solving and delivering results, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability while collaborating with diverse teams.
• Ability to act with urgency, quickly addressing roadblocks and capitalizing on opportunities.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

ALTANA AG and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.