Solstice Advanced Materials

Inventory Planner – Principal

Solstice Advanced Materials
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $128,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in inventory planning and optimization, including safety stock strategies and ABC segmentation, while leveraging advanced analytical skills and tools for data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and mentor peers in a fast-paced environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Inventory OptimizationABC SegmentationAdvanced Excel SkillsSAP ERP ProficiencyAPICS Certification

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ERPiOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and govern inventory policies, safety stock strategies, and planning parameters
  • Periodically refresh inventory Entitlement Models
  • Optimize inventory targets across raw materials, Work in Progress (WIP), and finished goods by product and region
  • Lead ABC/XYZ segmentation and demand variability profiling
  • Conduct root-cause analyses of excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory and lead corrective actions
  • Partner with Demand Planning and Supply Planning teams on forecasting and inventory target alignment across the global network
  • Lead inventory scenario modeling for supply constraints, forecast volatility, and customer priorities
  • Support SIOP with forward-looking inventory insights, risk and opportunity analysis, and recommended actions
  • Own inventory KPIs including inventory $, Days of Supply (DOS), OTFP-related inventory performance, forecast accuracy impact, and slow-moving inventory metrics
  • Develop dashboards, reporting, and analytics for data-driven decision-making
  • Collaborate with Commercial teams on customer requirements, product lifecycle changes, and demand shifts
  • Partner with Operations and Procurement to optimize replenishment, lot sizing, production cycles, and supply reliability
  • Influence senior leadership with actionable insights on inventory risk, trade-offs, and improvement opportunities
  • Drive best practices in inventory planning, statistical modeling, parameter governance, and automation
  • Lead process improvements to reduce variability, improve planning accuracy, and enhance working capital efficiency
  • Mentor planners and analysts across the planning organization

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelors' degree required
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in inventory planning, materials management, production planning, or supply chain management, including lead or project leadership roles
  • Strong knowledge of inventory optimization, safety stock strategies, ABC segmentation, and excess and obsolete inventory management
  • Strong analytical skills including advanced Excel skills and experience using visualization tools like Power BI
  • Ability to coach and guide supply planner peers, influence across functional boundaries, and inform senior leaders
  • Organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable in face-paced environment
  • Ability to travel up to 15% as needed
  • APICS certification and Lean Six Sigma certification valued
  • Experience with balance sheet and inventory accounts valued
  • Proficiency with SAP ERP system and APO SNP advanced planning system valued
  • Demonstrated results driving Inventory KPIs like DOS, IOS, inventory accuracy, and inventory health valued

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Incentive plan eligibility
  • Employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • EAP
  • Educational Assistance
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid Time Off for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave
  • 12 Paid Holidays

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Hard Skills
Inventory PlanningMaterials ManagementProduction PlanningStatistical ModelingRoot-Cause AnalysisDemand Variability ProfilingKPI ManagementData-Driven Decision-MakingProcess ImprovementForecast Accuracy
Soft Skills
OrganizedProactiveDetail-OrientedInfluencing SkillsCoaching
Tools & Technologies
Power BISAP ERP SystemAPO SNP Advanced Planning System
Certifications & Qualifications
APICS CertificationLean Six Sigma Certification
Industry Keywords
Supply Chain ManagementInventory KPIsSafety Stock StrategiesExcess Inventory ManagementWorking Capital Efficiency