Ansan SCM Planner

Global chemical company BASF has been a key player in Korea since entering market in 1954. As a leading foreign company in Korea’s chemical industry, BASF operates eight large-scale production sites across the country. Additionally, the company runs advanced Performance Materials and Electronic Materials R&D Centers, along with two technical centers focused on Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), Polyurethane, and Personal Care. In 2024, BASF records approximately € 1.1 billion in sales to customers in Korea and employed 1,240 people as of the end of the year. Further information is available on www.basf.com.Position summary:The Korean PM SCM team is hiring Production Planner for EP in Ansan & Yesan to manage the OMP fine planning for the Ansan & Yesan plants being responsible for raw materials planning and production planning and replenishment based on rough cut planning managed by RBU SCM.Implement and optimize production plan, schedule, raw materials to comply with customers’ needs at the lowest cost and working capital, in line with BU strategy. Ensure alignment with all internal customers (Sales, Procurement, Customer service, etc.) and plant teams. Manage Raw material planning and optimize inventory levels and safety stock for raw materials to support production and fulfil customer needs. Manage & analyze information and MRP data with Production, Finished goods and Raw materials. Manage essential master data to purchase, such as lead time, and minimum order quantity and maintain and update the material master materials planning in SAP accurately in a timely manner to achieve better results. Main Tasks:Detailed production plan and schedulingEstablish a production plan and scheduling considering the production efficiency of the whole finished goods. Provide the best production schedule considering various factors of production like actual factory capacity, production constraint, product characteristics, customer needs, and raw material status. Revise production schedule and establish priorities as a result of customer sudden demand or operating problems (Quality constraints, equipment failure, or raw material supply issues). Follow up the production execution daily and alert in case of deviation (production late or early vs. the plan). Provide a production schedule to improve on-time delivery by actual vs. forecast analysis. Inventory ManagementOptimize inventory levels and safety stock for whole finished goods and raw materials. Analysis for aged stock, dysfunctional inventory, and SLOB status. Review and set the action plan with related departments on how to reduce the aged stock. Material master Maintenance for FG and RM: Maintain such as lead time, minimum order quantity etc. and update material master in SAP accurately in a timely.Raw materials planningEstablish raw materials planning for mid/long term months projections according to finished goods planning and provide to S&OP manager and planning teams. Optimize inventory levels and safety stock for raw materials to support production and fulfill customer needs. Analysis of bad inventory status and try to reduce it through cooperation with related departments. Provide an alert if it is expected for lack of supply of raw materials to SCM manager. Provide purchase forecasts for raw materials to GP and RBU SCM when requested. Manage and set an action plan to decrease SLOB (Slow moving & Obsolete) inventories with support from related departments. Manage the consumption and supply plan for critical raw materials. Check and support the availability of raw materials for Industrial Trials. Education/Qualifications required:Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, or Chemical Engineering. Around 5 years of experience in supply chain, production planning, and operations management. Experience in supply chain operationsExperience with SAP (Material Master/MM & SD, P2P, etc. modules) and international trading. Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Intermediate proficiency in written and spoken English communication, Native level of Korean. Competencies required:Demonstrate Customer FocusCollaborate for AchievementCommunicate EffectivelySpecial Requirements if any:Work location is Ansan, Gyeonggido. 면접은 서류전형 합격자에 개별통지하며, 제출하신 서류는 일체 반환하지 않습니다.입사지원서 내용에 허위사실이 판명될 경우 입사가 취소될 수 있습니다.국가보훈대상자와 신체장애자는 관련서류 제출시 관계법에 따라 우대합니다.취업지원대상자 증명서(제출처: 한국바스프 반드시 기입) 발급받은 후 입사서류와 함께 제출하여야 가점 부여 가능합니다.