Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.  

  

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2024 US Best Managed Company, recognized fouryears in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com. 

As the Senior Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) Manager, you will play a key role in aligning demand planning, supply chain operations, and inventory management to optimize product availability and reduce supply chain costs. By analyzing data, providing actionable insights, and working closely with cross-functional teams, you will drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, process efficiency, and inventory flow. This role requires strong data management and analytical skills, as well as excellent relationship-building and communication abilities.

In this position, you will oversee both external partners, such as Lowe’s, HD, and Ace, as well as an internal team of CPFR Analysts.

Your main responsibility will be to maximize on-shelf product availability while minimizing unproductive inventory in the supply network. You will work closely with both customers and internal stakeholders on planning, forecasting, and replenishment to ensure the right products are in the right place and in the right quantities, ensuring customers enjoy the best possible product experience.

You will collaborate with your team on promotional planning, forecasting, execution, and inventory replenishment. Understanding each customer’s unique processes and offering insightful recommendations for a seamless product flow to stores will be key in developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers and your team.

Your insights from customers will also play a critical internal role in supporting Customer Development, particularly in executing new innovations and promotions. By combining customer knowledge with internal processes, you will provide valuable recommendations for sales goal setting and production planning.

Position Responsibilities

Communicate daily with Supply, Forecasting and Sales leadership teams sharing key insights and trends from the account level.

Seamless planning and execution for promotion and innovation.

Effectively manage timely and transparent communication

Work closely with Customer Development team to achieve joint business goals.

Excellent promotion management by ensuring internal signals drive the best opportunity for success.

Analyze and provide recommendation for innovation forecasting (pipeline & replenishment) and timing.

Proactively analyze customer data to provide insights that would impact internal forecast.

Support of Supply Chain to improve inventory efficiency and cost reduction.

Identify short term risks vs forecast by analyzing data and insight from customer.

Effectively manage special pack and obsolete product with planning team to reduce cost to the business.

Experience:

Degree or equivalent experience required.Experience working with retailers such as Lowe’s, The Home Depot and Ace in a similar position are required.Leadership experience is required.Strong excel skills.SAP experience or similar ERP system.Infor experience would be desirable.Great communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels.High attention to detail.Strong Interpersonal skills.Logical thinker who can identify, articulate, and resolve data related issues.Strong finance acumen.

This position will be remote, however potentially require up to 1o% travel.

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We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification.  If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

 

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

 

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@solenis.com

The expected compensation range for this position is between $117,675.00 and $164,745.00 plus discretionary bonuses. The exact compensation may vary based on your skills, experience and other factors permitted by law.