Supply Chain Planning Manager, Emea

**Supply Chain Planning Manager, EMEA (Geneva, Switzerland)**

**Key Elements**
- Managing a group of planning supervisors and planners
- Manages all aspects of demand and supply planning, as well as replenishment planning and inventory management.
- Member of the EMEA Leadership team

**About FMC**:
FMC is an agricultural sciences company that advances farming through innovative and sustainable crop protection technologies. We are investing significant resources in discovering new active ingredients, developing innovative formulations and biologicals in addition to advancing precision agricultural technologies that support sustainable farming around the world.

FMC employs around 6400 people and in EMEA we operate in more than 37 countries. We foster an inclusive environment where diverse background and experiences are keys to our success. Our six Core Values define who we are and how we do business: Customer-Centricity, Sustainability, Respect for People, Safety, Integrity and Agility.

This role is based at our newly established EMEA regional headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland and reports to the Global Supply Chain Director.

**Summary of the position**

The Supply Chain Planning Manager, EMEA oversees a team of professionals and managers accountable for developing and executing demand, supply and inventory plans for finished goods at the EMEA formulation production sites and warehouses. Plans focus on delivering against EMEA business financial targets and ensuring adherence to goals for service levels, inventory management, logistic costs and capacity utilization.

**Some key responsibilities include**:

- Manages all aspects of demand and supply planning, as well as replenishment planning and inventory management.
- Directs a group of planning supervisors and planners accountable for leading/facilitating demand and supply meetings within the region that form the input to the EMEA S&OP meetings.
- Drives root-cause analysis on deviations vs. performance targets for S&OP Metrics, Global Supply Chain Planning Performance Metrics, and ensures the subsequent corrective actions are implemented on a timely basis. Participates in Global Supply Reviews, to ensure relevant issues are raised at the meeting and any follow-up actions or decisions are communicated back to the organization.
- Cultivates the relationship with all internal and external business partners to ensure alignment on business goals and effective communications. Drives rapid resolution on any open/anticipated issues that can jeopardize teams from reaching goals.
- Develops and nurtures team members to their full potential, builds talent capabilities that are sustainable and adequate for the future growth of FMC.

**Your qualifications**:

- Bachelor's/Master’s degree, typically from the science disciplines, Logistics, Supply Chain or Business Management
- 10 + years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing and/or Materials management with a prior people management role.
- Excellent communication skills to create effective interactions and exhibit influence with multiple functional groups and levels of the organization. Includes the ability to present and sell ideas, plans and recommendations through strong personal influence building skills that lead to consensus decisions and plans. These interactions cover multiple levels in the origination including stakeholders that report to and include FMC Executives
- Aptitude to think critically about issues, form objective opinions, and make timely/effective decisions and hold the appropriate parties accountable for the outcomes
- Demonstrated leadership and commitment to valuing diversity and inclusion and change management skills

**See Yourself in FMC, Be Yourself in FMC**. We strive to be an inclusive workplace where our employees reflect the community, are valued, find purpose in their work, and grow and contribute to their fullest potential.