Planning Lead (MRP / Demand & Supply Planning)

Location: Dalian or Shanghai, China
Employment: Full-time
Industry: Chemical / Specialty Chemicals preferred
Language: Business-level English required

Role Summary

This role is responsible for improving OTIF, optimizing DII / inventory value,
and reducing interplant and warehouse freight through strong MRP discipline, demand & supply planning governance, and cross-functional execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead MRP execution (SAP preferred) and resolve planning exceptions (shortages, rescheduling, allocation).
• Proactively identify OTIF risks and coordinate mitigation across Manufacturing,Procurement, Logistics, Customer Service, and Sales.
• Drive inventory optimization: safety stock, lot size, lead time, slow-moving/excess reduction.
• Reduce urgent transfers and expedite freight through improved replenishment logic and planning discipline.
• Establish and run monthly planning cadence (Demand Review / Supply eview /pre-S&OP).
• Build KPI visibility and lead root-cause analysis on OTIF misses, inventory swings, and freight drivers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in MRP / Production Planning / Demand & Supply Planning / PMC.
• ERP experience required; SAP (MM/PP) and Logility experience preferred.
• Chemical / specialty chemicals / industrial manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong analytical skills (Excel required; BI tools a plus).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Business-level English for regional/global collaboration.

Success Measures

• Improved OTIF and fewer planning-driven backorders
• Reduced DII / inventory value with healthier inventory mix
• Lower interplant/warehouse freight and fewer urgent transfers