Menno van Beek

Supply planning supervisor at Synthomer

Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands

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Experience

  • Synthomer (Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid)
    • Supply planning supervisor & supply planner
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      - Lead, coach and assist a team of 4 supply planners and 1 supply manager. - Responsible for ensuring feasibility of the EMEA production and procurement plans with a combined capacity of > xxx kT annually. - Define KPI's and think critically how current processes can be improved. - Collaborate in the IBP process to provide input on supply capacity and give context on 0 - 24 months outlook EMEA supply plans. - Initiate, execute and/or delegate improvement processes related to global supply chain activities.

    • Supply planner
      Apr 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Create, own, and manage the daily, weekly and monthly production plan in SAP & OMP for the 0-24 months horizon in alignment with Integrated Business Plan to ensure on time delivery, optimised inventory levels, and balanced asset utilisation. - Communicate detailed day-to-day production schedule to all stakeholders. - Collaborate across production sites to ensure fulfilment of interplant requirements. - Collaborate and initiate communications globally with customer service, production, warehouse, procurement, product management and logistics to align on forecast and order quantities to ensure a seamless flow of supply. - Identify, communicate and escalate variance from plan, as well as anticipate potential issues, by developing "what-if" scenarios and propose optimised solutions based on variable supply/demand conditions. - Execute the business plan inventory targets. Refresh the safety stock, target stock and cycle stock calculations. - Facilitate the maintenance of accurate inventory. Coordinate and participate in monthly inventory reconciliation and annual physical inventory count and communicate results. - Review slow-moving and blocked inventory and facilitate disposition on a monthly basis. - Maintain SAP & OMP master data integrity. - Improve planning effectiveness via development and/or enhancement of planning models, processes and tools. - Support a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented environment with peers and cross-functional partners. Drive ongoing collaboration with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices, and develop systems knowledge. - Global subject matter expert on OMP operations planning software.

  • Supply planner at Eastman
    Dec 2021 - Mar 2022 · 4 mos

    Supply planner in adhesives division. Acquired by Synthomer as per 1st of April 2022.

  • Business analytics consultant at ACTLytics B.V.
    Aug 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Consultancy projects for international chemical companies: - Product owner support FCT and S&OP. - Development of OMP margin calculator tool. - Focal point and key-user OMP reporting. - Assist in OMP S&OP LP & MIP optimisation troubleshooting - Project manager PowerBI reporting.