Ahlstrom-Munksjo Looking for Supply Planning Support Specialist at Kaukauna, WI  Full Time

About the Opportunity

As aSupply Planning Support Specialistyou will be responsible for core functions including outsourcing planning, trim optimization, and the support of forecasting processes for Protective Materials and Food and Consumer Packaging Divisions. The role will work in close collaboration with Plant Planners, Sales, Procurement and the Forecasting teams. In addition, he or she will maintain key metrics files and provide some analytics and reports, as needed.

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• Support the monthly business forecast processes:
  • Monthly communication of preliminary and finalized sales forecasts.
  • Maintaining forecast documents and support implementation of forecasting calendar

• Support the monthly supply planning processes:
  • Generate trim solutions for the plants on timely manner and ensure trim is in alignment with commercial contracts
  • Maintain Supply Planning Metrics

• Support outsourcing functions
  • Ensures all orders and inventory is tracked and supported in the system. This includes production/inventory reporting, order tracking, paper transfers, etc.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain or Business, preferred
• APICS Certification, preferred
• A minimum of 0 to 2 years forecasting, demand planning, supply planning or related experience
• Highly skilled in process improvement and system optimization
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite software, particularly Excel

• Analytical Thinking. Must be able to identify and define problems, extract key information from data and develop workable solutions for the problems identified in order to test and verify the cause of the problem and develop solutions to resolve the problems identified.
• Verbal and Written Communication. Respectfully listens to others to gain a full understanding of issues; comprehends written material; presents information in a clear and concise manner orally and in writing to ensure others understand his/her ideas; appropriately adapts his/her message, style, and tone to accommodate a variety of audiences.

Compensation and Benefits:Our company offers a Competitive Salary with Career Growth Opportunities and a Full Benefits Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Company Provided Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Competitive 401(K) Plan with Company Match and Defined Contributions, Short-Term Incentive Bonus Program, and Fitness Center and Weight Watcher’s Membership Reimbursement. Other available benefits include Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, and group rates available for MetLife Home & Auto Insurance as well as Nationwide Pet Insurance.

Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. We serve five growing and distinctive end markets, which form the basis for our five divisions: Filtration, Food & Consumer Packaging, Healthcare, Building Materials, and Technical Materials.

Our pro forma net sales 2021 for continuing operations amounted to EUR 2.6 billion and we employ some 7,000 people. Read more at