Supply Chain Engineer
DSM-H LLC
clayton, NC
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- As a Supply Chain Planning Engineer in Client’s Building Construction Products (BCP) Division, you’ll develop proactive, data-driven strategies to align supplier capacity with production demand. Working closely with Global Category Purchasing and a global supplier base, you’ll lead capacity management, Network Planning & Execution (NPE) demand expertise, and support strategic sourcing. Your work helps anticipate risks early, ensuring stable operations, stronger supplier performance, and a more resilient end‑to‑end supply chain
Typical task breakdown:
- Lead the identification and delivery of integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements, building strong internal and external partnerships to drive stability and growth.
- Strengthen demand–capacity alignment through effective collaboration with Category Purchasing, suppliers, and internal functions, ensuring best‑practice ways of working.
- Apply industry benchmarks and capacity scenario modelling to optimize supplier capability and inform strategic sourcing decisions.
- Analyze supply chain data to prioritize improvement opportunities, enhance inventory utilization, and build cost‑effective, resilient supply networks.
- Provide expert demand and capacity management support using NPE (Network Planning & Execution) Tool, Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), and capacity collaboration tools to stabilize supplier performance.
- Lead supplier performance routines including monthly reviews, structured problem solving, and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) for capacity‑related challenges.
- Identifying, defining, leading implementation of integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements, including building internal and external alliances to explore opportunities.
- Establishing and strengthening effective linkages, partnerships, and best practices with business partners and internal functions.
- Investigating and incorporating industry benchmarks, metrics and best practices to develop optimal supply chains for suppliers and/or product sets.
Leads the development and analyzes data and information to identify and prioritize opportunities for improving performance and creating more cost- - effective supply chains, inventory utilization, and business partnerships.
Interaction with team:
- Works very closely support CLIENT Supply Chain Planning Engineers (7 total) along with Global Category Procurement Teams
Team Structure
- 7 Total Supply Chain Planning Engineer Team Members
Work environment:
Collaborative and fast paced working environment with the opportunity to visit and work closely with global suppliers
Education & Experience Required:
- Years of experience: 3+ years with 2 years of educational/internship experience
- Degree requirement: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, or related field or equivalent level of work experience
- Do you accept internships as job experience: Yes
- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: No
Top Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong Leadership skills.
- Ability to effectively manage relationships with internal and external partners.
Additional Technical Skills
(Required)
- Experience in capacity planning processes, NPE demand expertise, and supplier collaboration.
- Knowledge of Lean methodology and problem-solving tools.
- Ensures compliance with industry standards, regulations and policies.
- Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and use, strategies, practices and tools for controlling the logistical processes.
(Desired)
- MBA degree or Advance Business Degree
- Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Experience in Value Stream Mapping.
Soft Skills
(Required)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong Leadership skills.
- Ability to effectively manage relationships with internal and external partners.