Supply Planner Optimisation

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Shell

Supply Planner Optimisation

in

Houston

Texas

Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Downstream Supply Chain

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

January 19, 2022

Business unit:

Downstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Where you fit in?

The Supply Planner Optimization (SPO) role offers an excellent opportunity to impact Lubricants, driving monetary and process improvements via an action focused approach supported with strong data analysis skills, and self­-motivated value hunting across the business.

What’s the role?

The Supply Planner Optimization (SPO) role offers an excellent opportunity to impact Lubricants, driving monetary and process improvements via an action focused approach supported with strong data analysis skills, and self­-motivated value hunting across the business.

The primary focus of the SPO is to identify and implement value improvement opportunities ranging from large­scale, cross-­functional projects to smaller, CI initiatives that contribute to the delivery of our Accelerated Growth strategy. The SPO will champion the IBV mindset within LSC and the broader NA Lubes organization, helping colleagues to understand their role in the IBV journey and how they can contribute. Key stakeholders include: LSC E2E SC Performance, Supply Chain Optimization & Projects, Development, Base Oil, Product Management, and HSSE; Sales; Marketing; OTC; Finance.

The role offers a great opportunity for the successful candidate to make a real difference with a positive, action focused approach to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement both in the role itself as well as in the lubricants business at large. In a world where supply chains are becoming a competitive advantage, the SPO role drives the difficult e2e decision of balancing supply security, business growth, and e2e value optimization.

Accountabilities

KPIs for the Business – drives performance review and management (e.g. OTIF, Working Capital, Fit4 savings, Supplier OTIF, etc) and supports root cause analysis aimed at continuous improvement within LSC.

Supporting the S&OP process by ensuring sufficient e2e capacity in network to support demand – from raw materials to production to logistics.

Determining optimal customer and production sourcing by evaluating feasibility, capacity, cost, working capital, and customer satisfaction trade-offs.

Optimizing the supply chain footprint by identifying opportunities ranging from tank optimization, to economic order quantity analysis, to formulation optimization – leveraging various tools and gathering insights from across the organization.

Fit4/Value hunting – Leverage IBV tools (namely Llamasoft, CtS, Luminous, LAMP, OptiRight, BlendRight), where applicable, to identify value & other network optimization opportunities.

Contribute to overall goal of $25mm of value delivery in 2022

Stakeholder management - Relationship building and maintaining knowledge of all parts of the organization ­ to know where to go to get specific work accomplished. Understanding the relationship between marketing/sales/customer requirements and the Supply Chain organization's capabilities to meet those requirements

Business growth – provide support and analysis for GKA tenders, business case introductions (BCIs), and other new business opportunities

DDMRP oversight – Look for trends within buffers (inventory) that suggest areas for strategic changes to drive down working capital while ensuring customer satisfaction targets are met.

Skills & Requirements

What we need from you -

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Bachelor’s degree is required.

At least three (3) years of experience in supply chain and optimization.

Strong analytical skills are needed to be successful in this role.

Ability to use and fully leverage IBV tools, extract raw data from GSAP.

Create & manipulate large datasets analyze the data and then generate meaningful insights to then make strong proposals where trade­off decisions are generally required.

Ability to manage multiple priorities within a short span of time is also crucial.

Flexibility is a key success factor for the role, given the dynamic nature of the supply chain.

Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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According to the United Nations, the global population could increase to more than 10 billion people. A key role for society – and for Shell – is to find ways to meet the growing demand for energy, with less carbon emissions. We need people who dare to think differently – to take part in developing tomorrow’s energy solutions today.

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