**Now hiring! Production Planner** **McIntosh, AL (Hybrid) - 3 days a week in the plant required.** **Annual bonus.** We are looking for a Production Planner to join our Performance Chemicals division supporting our Supply Chain Plastic Additives team in McIntosh, AL. **Come create chemistry with us!** As an innovative partner, the Performance Chemicals division offers chemicals for various customer industries such as plastics, automotive, refineries, lubricants, oilfield, and mining. Our highly qualified and experienced team has outstanding market knowledge. Together with our innovation platform and application know-how, this ensures BASF’s technological competence and allows us to provide our customers with excellent solutions. At our Performance Chemical Division we create the products that enable plastic applications in Building and Construction, Automotive, Packaging, Agriculture, Fiber and other industries. In this role you will be a key component for the Supply Chain team by supporting the production planning process being responsible for defining the detailed production plan for the site. On daily bases, you will monitor adherence to the production plan with operations and site logistics, identify gaps in the deliveries and production volumes and align within production,regional planning, and product management. **As a Production Planner, you create chemistry by...** + Defining and aligning long term production plan with regional planners in SiteOps. + Identifying, escalating and communicating extra closely with different functions in case of bigger impacts or conflicts inproduction, e.g. shutdowns, production trials, among others. + Coordinating packed goods availability and planning with materials managers as well as coordinate logistic topics withproduction logistics and 3rd party providers for outsourced logistics. + Creating purchase requisitions for raw materials, monitoring their availability and adherence to production plan withoperations and site logistics, coordinating packaging and creating intercompany orders as well as performing Masterdata updates (also for packaging regulations). + Acting as “troubleshooter” for problems with products assigned to the production planner and being the contact personfor interface to Warehouse logistics providers, including responsibility for SAP WM topics and processes. + Handling RACE requests for raw materials and create SAP Analyses in the context of production planning. **If you...** + Having an Associate's degree or higher. + Having knowledge of production processes and planning processes + Being an expert on SAP APO PPDS + Knowledge of SAP WM and APO (other than PPDS), P2P, OTC **Create your own chemistry with you@BASF** At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call **you@BASF** . We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. Just some of the many benefits we offer include: + Flexible work arrangements whenever possible + Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options + Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members + Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more) + Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages + Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive + Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities. + Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens + Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more! **About us** As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years! At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career. Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF **Privacy statement** BASF takes security & data privacy very seriously. We will never request financial information of any kind via email, private text message or direct message on any social medial platform or job board. Furthermore, we will never send a candidate a check for equipment or request any type of payment during the job application process. If you have experienced any of the above, please contact myhr@basf.com to report fraud. **Equal employment opportunities** We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.