Supply Planner

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene with our corporate headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and North American headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company that is committed to breaking barriers to well-being. Essity does this through innovative brands in the areas of Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical Solutions.

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. At Essity you will find a caring and compassionate culture where we remain grounded in our beliefs & behaviors.

At Essity: This Is What We Do

Essity North America is looking for a talented and self-motivated individual, to join our team in the Supply Chain Hub located in Appleton.

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic, and safer place through our blockbuster innovations coupled with sustainable solutions. We want you to help shape the future of Essity through contributing with your knowledge, developing our processes and being part of our network of people leaders.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk. 

What You Will do

The BIFG Supply planner is responsible for balancing demand and capacity for third-party produced products by managing all operational tasks connected to mid and long-term planning with the objective to safeguard product availability to secure service level with the optimal costs.

Responsibilities:

• Establish a super user network to further develop the template solution


• Use SAP to prepare orders and forward forecasts for a portfolio of Global suppliers


• Prepare data for Vendor Logistics reviews and hold both supplier and Essity accountable for driving improvements to supplier scorecard results


• Use strong problem-solving skills to anticipate and resolve service issues to deliver expected internal KPI results


• Provide information and contribute to PIPO activities and projects, especially relating to master data management and slow moving / obsolete management


• Interface with outsourcing partners for warehousing and transports


• Contribute to the fulfilment of KPI’s set for Supply Service e.g. CSL root cause analysis, order completeness, Slow/non-moving


• Complaint handling and resulting communications with Customer Service


• Be a champion of continuous improvement by embedding PLEX tools and processes into the way of working e.g. quarterly safety stock review.

Who You Are

• University degree or equivalent in Business Management, Supply chain, Logistics or similar


• related field


• 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain / Logistics


• Strong analytical, planning, problem solving and organizational skills


• Proficient at MS Office (strong Excel skills)


• ERP system experience is an advantage (SAP desired)


• Excellent communication skills
  Fluent English skills


• Capable of working in a matrix organization, driving collaboration across businesses and functions with minimum supervision.


• Ability to manage and meet deadlines and multi-task daily activities


• Driving attitude to achieve desired goals

About Our DEI Culture

Guided by our Beliefs & Behavior, our culture is the foundation that connects our history with our future. At Essity, care, collaboration and inclusion are more than buzzwords, they are practiced on an everyday basis. And with a purpose of breaking barriers to wellbeing, promoting gender equality and enable customers and consumers to lead a fuller life at all stages of life, DEI is in our core.

As we work in diverse teams across geographies, cultures and professional areas, inclusive leadership is something we expect from ourselves and each other. In our leadership platform, we express this as leveraging the power of differences. From experience we know that diverse and inclusive teams are key to innovate and profitably grow our business while simultaneously address our ambitious climate targets.

What we can offer you

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected Compensation

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance


• Wellness program provided through Rally


• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)


• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution


• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance


• Employee Assistance Program


• PTO offering with Paid Holidays


• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance


• Employee discounts program


• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees. 

Collaborative and caring Work Environment | Empowerment | Job Impact | Work with a Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning and Development | Health & Safety | Social Responsibility | Innovation

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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