Solenis

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery 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 70 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,500 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com.

At our Global Excellence Center (GEC) in Hyderabad, we support Solenis’ global operations by driving excellence in IT, analytics, finance, and other critical business functions. Located in the heart of the IT hub, the GEC offers a dynamic work environment with strong career development opportunities in a rapidly growing yet stable organization. Employees benefit from world-class infrastructure, including an on-campus gym, recreation facilities, creche services, and convenient access to public transport.

For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com.

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PURPOSE

The Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Support Planner is responsible for collecting data to help the SBU Lead Planner plan the end to end supply chain for products within a/several Solenis SBU. The SBU Support Planner will collaborate with the SBU Lead Planner, and possibly the Commercial Team, Logistics, Procurement and Plants to develop the data to support an optimal Value Chain and minimize the cost to serve our customers while provided high levels of service. Work includes, but not limited, to capacity planning, demand planning/forecasting at a product/customer level, data migration to establishing stocking strategies, recommended MRP strategies, metric analysis, and data analysis during supply constraints. Will participation in the S&OP monthly cycle discussions and provide data to SBU Lead Planner in preparation for S&OP discussions regarding forecasting/supply/inventory.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Help develop and compile long-term rolling demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation as part of a demand planning function.
• This will be done by working with the SBU Lead Planner, Sales, Product Operations and Marketing to understand changes to customer demand then compare to the historical actuals and statistical forecast created by Infor CDP.
• Support the SBU Lead Planner regarding product launch(s) and changes to customer applications to ensure timely supply of products to the new business.
• Compile data/graphs/slides and participate, in monthly Supply Planning Meetings as component of the monthly S&OP Cycle. Meetings will review approved forecasted Demand Plan with Supply Chain stakeholders to ensure alignment with the Supply/Inventory/Production Plan.
• Work with SBU Lead Planner to review Procurement inventory strategies aligning them with FG demand, plant storage capabilities and manage through any raw material supply shortages which could impact production
• Create stocking strategies of both raw material and FG inventory to align with Solenis Supply Chain targets like Working Capital and Service Levels.
• Review MRP data and help drive planning and production scheduling activities through MRP
• Pull data to support continuous improvement opportunities by root cause analysis process and the development of corrective actions to address variances in Supply Chain Performance (e.g. Service Levels).
• Support analysis of the value chain supplying products within your SBU and look for optimization opportunities. Opportunities could include, but not limited to, working with Logistics to find different modes of transportation to deliver product to a customer, make changes to the current distribution (warehouse) network and/or changing the production footprint for products within your SBU.
• Work with SBU Lead Planner to calculate the financial impact of Planning decisions on Cost of Goods, Plant CPU and Logistics spend

Who we are looking for:

• Master's degree in scientific field is preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience is required.
• Strong understanding of planning management processes and principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

What we offer

• Access to a huge array of internal and external training courses on our learning system (free)
• Access to self-paced language training (free)
• Birthday or wedding anniversary gift of INR 1500
• Charity work once a year, to give back to the community
• Company car, phone if required for role
• Competitive health and wellness benefit plan
• Continuous professional development with numerous opportunities for growth
• Creche facility
• Employee Business Resource Groups (EBRGs)
• Electric car charging stations
• Hybrid work arrangement eg. 3 days in office
• Internet allowance
• No-meeting Fridays
• Parking on site (free)
• Relocation assistance available
• Staff hangout spaces, enjoy games like carrom, chess
• Transport by cab if working the midnight – 7am shift
• Well connected to public transport, only a 10 min walk to office

About Us

At Solenis, we understand that not every candidate will meet every qualification listed. If you believe your skills and experience can bring value to the role, we encourage you to apply.

We recognize our people as our greatest asset and offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth and development. If you’re looking to be part of a world-class organization and contribute to meaningful work, we look forward to hearing from you.

Solenis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.