Supply Chain Planner

About Clear Edge:

Clear Edge Filtration is one of the global leaders in supplying industrial filtration products and filter media to customer applications worldwide. With over 200 years of filtration legacy, we have adapted filter media for applications such as filtering liquids from solids, dewatering, collecting and filtering dust, air filtration, filtering and purifying hot gases as well as other industrial processes.

Clear Edge products span an array of industry sectors, including Mining and Minerals, Chemicals, Food and Beverage, Water Treatment, Building Products, Pulp and Paper, Power Generation, Healthcare, Transportation and other Industrial applications.

With manufacturing sites, laboratories and customer support located in over 20 countries, over the last two centuries our team of specialists have developed and innovated filter technology to modern standards with regulations and processes updated year on year, at the forefront of our minds.

Position Summary:

The Value Stream Buyer/Planner owns end-to-end supply chain planning and procurement activities for an assigned value stream. This role serves as the primary supply chain partner balancing customer demand, production capacity, inventory to achieve operational and financial objectives. Through data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration, the Buyer/Planner drives continuous improvement while supporting revenue growth and operational excellence. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor key supply chain metrics including inventory turns, backlog, capacity utilization, and forecast accuracy.
• Analyze and forecast inventory needs to maintain optimal stock levels.
• Develop short and long-term capacity plans to support growth objectives and customer demand.
• Utilize ERP and planning data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for operational excellence.
• Create and implement improvements to streamline processes and improve efficiency in supply chain management.
• Collaborate with production supervisors, Engineering and Logistics to ensure availability of capacity, materials and resources for planned orders.
• Creates purchase orders for materials, components, equipment and services in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Partner with plant leadership to identify risks and opportunities that could impact delivery performance or revenue attainment
• Identify and monitor material shortages and implement corrective action to support production.

Education and Experience:      

• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field preferred.   
• 3 years of experience in logistics, supply chain management or related field required.
• Experience with Microsoft Business Central, Power BI, Microsoft Excel preferred.

Other skills and abilities:

• Ability to handle ambiguity
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication skills written and orally with internal and external customers.
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills

Compensation: $80,000-$85,000 annual salary depending on experience

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

More About Filtration Group

With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries.