Inventory Planning Specialist (Refrigerants)

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Own inventory planning and cylinder asset management activities within your assigned region, ensuring optimal stock availability and utilization.
• ● Develop and maintain inventory plans that balance service levels, asset utilization, and working capital objectives.
• ● Monitor stock levels, consumption trends, and demand forecasts to proactively identify replenishment requirements and potential shortages.
• ● Drive inventory optimization initiatives through stock rebalancing, asset reshuffling, replenishment planning, and strategic positioning of cylinder assets.
• ● Ensure accuracy and integrity of inventory data, planning parameters, and master data within IFS and other planning systems.
• ● Analyze inventory performance, stock variances, slow-moving assets, and inventory exceptions, implementing corrective actions where required.
• ● Prepare business cases and recommendations for cylinder investments based on forecasted demand, capacity requirements, and utilization trends.
• ● Collaborate closely with procurement teams to support purchasing decisions, replenishment planning, and supplier performance management.
• ● Work with sales, operations, and product management teams to forecast demand and support special projects such as drydocks, newbuilds, and cruise repositioning activities.
• ● Monitor key inventory and planning KPIs, providing insights and recommendations to improve asset utilization and service performance.
• ● Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, cost reduction, stock accuracy, and planning efficiency.
• ● Ensure compliance with inventory management processes, regulatory requirements, cylinder conversions, and scrapping procedures.
• ● Investigate root causes of inventory discrepancies, stock losses, receiving issues, and cylinder quality concerns, implementing sustainable solutions.
• ● Support the Global Logistics Manager - Refrigerants with reporting, forecasting, business analysis, and planning-related projects.
• ● Manage refrigerant bulk purchasing activities for Rotterdam.
• ● Maintain the Supplier Country of Origin database for Rotterdam.
• ● Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• ● Strong analytical and inventory management skills.
• ● Ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority.
• ● Process-focused mindset with continuous improvement orientation.
• ● Excellent communication and coordination capabilities.
• ● Experience in logistics, inventory planning, or asset management (preferred).
• ● Familiarity with ERP systems such as IFS (advantageous).
• ● Strong, hands-on understanding of customs procedures, import/export documentation, and regulatory requirements related to product entry, movement, and distribution (advantageous).
• ● A university degree in Business Administration or Logistics.