Sr Plant Supply Chain Manager

Are you the kind of person who is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? 
 
Are you always solving? 
Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us. 
 
Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Plant Supply Chain Manager to join our Ashland LLC, Specialty Ingredients business at our Hopewell, VA facility. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Compliance function. This position will report to the Logistics Manager. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to: 

• Key responsibilities associated with the S&OP process at the manufacturing level include maintaining a collaborative relationship with senior stakeholders.  

• Develop and manage production schedules for finished goods and sub-assemblies, ensuring alignment with demand, capacity, and business priorities. 

• Responsible for ensuring accuracy of material consumptions, adequate inventories of raw materials, and executing routine cycle counting and process order reconciliation.  

• Effectively communicate with operations and site supporting functions, including corporate partners.  

• Maintain proper inventory and production records to ensure SOX compliance.  

• Advise leadership and supporting staff of any issues pertaining to assignment completion. 

• Participate in planning, production, and safety meetings. 

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following: 

• Associate's degree in business or another technical field.  

• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, and at least 2 years in supply chain

• Proficient in using SAP and Infor software or equivalent. 

• Strong financial and business acumen, including exceptional attention to detail. 

• Proven experience with cycle counting and SOX controls. 

• Working knowledge of Coupa and Microsoft Office software systems.