Material Planner to AkzoNobel

We’ve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there’s a good chance you’re only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from the most sustainable paints company, which has been inventing the future for more than two centuries. We are around 1 200 employees in the Nordic countries. At the three production sites in Sweden we produce and develop paints and coatings for consumer, retail, and industry customers. Our headquartered is situated in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. For more information www.akzonobel.com

Do you have a passion for paint, are an expert within Material Planning and would like to work in an international arena? Our Supply Chain Planning function at our site just outside Malmö are now looking for a new colleague!


What you will do?
Our Material Planning function are responsible for the purchasing of all Product Related materials with a wide range of materials from a global supplier base. The core purpose of this role is to execute the planning of raw materials and packaging materials, ensuring that the production plan can be executed. Through close contact with procurement and suppliers you ensure a solid supplier relationship and performance. This requires a high-level understanding of the trade-offs between service, inventory and costs, as well as comprehensive understanding of existing and future capacity plans at the manufacturing plant. The role also involves the following tasks:

• Creation of purchase orders and inform production planning on timelines
• Support the material controllers and the site with analyses when needed to create visibility
• Drive gate keeping meetings with the other departments and support with providing relevant KPI’s to measure performance
• Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC) of raw and pack materials
• Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock (raw & pack)
• Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data
• Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required material planning activities.

This position is on a full time basis, located on our site just outside Malmö. You will report to European Supply Planning Manager Manager for Wood coatings.

Who you are?
We believe that you are a person with strong ambition to succeed, have a continuous imporovement mindset and looking to develop your skills in a fast-paced environment. You are a team player with excellent communication and analytical skills. You have the ability to multi task and prioritize when it´s needed, always with a problem-solving mindset.

The following requirements are necessary for this role:
• Higher educational degree in Business, Logistics or equivalent, or at least a couple of years of experience from procurement, or experience within planning from a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Solid understanding of warehouse flows, stock principles and the ways in which these can be improved
• Financial understanding is an advantage, as is knowledge of SAP
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Fluent written and spoken English & Swedish, other languages would be advantageous


Why should you work at AkzoNobel?
At AkzoNobel we offer a warm and inclusive atmosphere where we work together as one to reach our goal of being the reference in color and protection. With focus on diversity and innovation we actively work with our co-workers for you to thrive and continuously develop. This is also the basis to why we were appointed one of Sweden’s Career companies 2021. We offer you an international environment where you will take on rewarding and challenging projects that will broaden your senses and challenge you. You will work with competent and like-minded colleagues whom share your attitude and enthusiasm. Welcome to us!

Your application
We welcome people from all different backgrounds who see sustainability, safety and innovation as important principles. If you have a passion for paint, then take the step and submit your application already today for your chance to work together with us. We go through the applications contiously

For further information about the role, please contact Javier Argudo Gabella, Supply Planning Manager Wood Europe, +34 607 542 718

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Christina Borin, Talent Acquisition Partner Nordics, +46 112 8564