Demand Chain Analyst

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine and caustic soda – key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. Other OxyChem products include caustic potash, chlorinated organics, sodium silicates, chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium chloride. OxyChem's market position is among the top three producers in the United States for the principal products it manufactures and markets. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

Position Overview

This position supports the supply/demand planning function to enable business planning, enhance profitability, and meet business objectives. Translates forecast and manages a production plan to meet inventory targets for either Chlorine & VCM or Liquid Caustic Soda & KOH (as applicable).

Job Responsibilities

- Implement core supply/demand planning processes and plans to support business objectives considering plant capabilities, logistics resources, and internal & external customer requirements.

- Manage the business supply/demand balances including operating within monthly inventory guidelines, while accounting for planned and unplanned outages, plant constraints, and customer changes.

- Monitor results and identify trends impacting Marketing’s demand forecast.

- Collaborate with Business to prioritize daily customer shipments across production plants utilizing DROP (Daily Railcar Shipment Prioritization) system.

- Manage the optimization process for subject materials based on plant production and freight logistics.

- Develop inventory management plans for plant outages to ensure supply of external and internal customers.

- Assist plants, terminals, and warehouses with inventory discrepancies and reconciliations in SAP.

- Manage existing exchange contracts to support the monthly supply/demand plan.

- Create and maintain SAP master data for subject materials and ship points.

- Create and publish the bi-weekly OxyChem Production & Inventory Summary Report to a broad distribution including finance, manufacturing, marketing, and executive management, as applicable.

- Manage material sourcing for internal needs and terminals/transloads to meet production / customer sales while controlling costs.

Required Qualifications

- BS or BA, preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or applicable field of study.

- At least 3 years applicable work experience in a related discipline.

- Strong working knowledge of SAP.

- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced Excel skills.

- Strong critical thinking, analytical, and project management skills.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).

- Experience working in a transportation, logistics, supply chain, or manufacturing environment. Experience in operational logistics is a plus.

- Strong organization skills as well as the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and shifting priorities.

Other Desired Skills

- Negotiating experience.

- Chloralkali manufacturing or product knowledge.

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Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

- Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees

- Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or

- Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

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