Global Supply Planner

Global Supply Planner

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

As a Global Supply Chain Planner, you will serve as a key connector between corporate and regional operations, bridging Business, Operations, and Supply Chain teams. You will be responsible for developing and executing strategic supply plans over a 3-to-24-month horizon to meet business objectives. This includes anticipating capacity constraints, mitigating supply risks, and coordinating responses across global supply regions.

What We're Looking For :

• Translate demand signals into actionable supply plans that support business sales targets
• Develop and analyze 324 month supply plans, factoring in labor, materials, equipment, and tolling constraints
• Communicate supply opportunities and limitations with Operations, exploring all options before finalizing decisions
• Identify supply chain risks and implement mitigation strategies such as inventory pre-builds or sourcing adjustments
• Lead strategic sourcing decisions across global regions to ensure material availability and supply continuity
• Support new product launches by creating supply strategies, conducting feasibility and cost analyses, and determining sourcing paths
• Optimize global inventory levels and capacity utilization across the supply network
• Design and maintain inventory strategies to balance stock levels and improve inventory turnover

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Perks and Rewards That Inspire :

It's an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day : our employees, customers, and communities. As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better. One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic.