3P Planner

3P Planner

The purpose of the 3P Planner role is to plan and manage all finished goods to support daily bulk and pack production requirements. This role plays a key part in maintaining a high Customer Service Index (CSI) and achieving critical supply chain metrics, including inventory targets (Days Inventory Outstanding – DIO) and On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery performance.

The 3P Planner is also expected to provide coverage across other areas within the US network as needed and collaborate closely with the End-to-End (E2E) Performance Team to meet overall team objectives.

In this role, you will work closely with plant operations teams to ensure order availability and proactively communicate any delays or changes that may impact product supply to relevant stakeholders.

3P Planner has a significant impact on customer experience and the overall efficiency of the supply chain for both packaged and bulk finished goods. While the role is primarily operational and tactical in nature, the successful candidate should also demonstrate strong commercial awareness, particularly in balancing inventory levels with business targets for finished goods.

  • Analyze production performance against key performance indicators (KPIs), identify issues impacting results, and recommend improvements.
  • Demonstrate strong influencing skills to meet aggressive deadlines, including presenting well-supported proposals when trade-offs or critical decisions are required.
  • Learning and applying the rapid response planning system within daily operations and standard workflows.
  • Adapting to evolving customer expectations across multiple market segments, along with the complexities these changes introduce.
  • Supporting new product launches and transitions by coordinating closely with PLM and cross-functional teams to meet customer expectations.
  • Balancing competing priorities, particularly between inventory targets and customer delivery commitments.
  • Collaborating effectively in a virtual environment with Line of Business Partners (LOBPs), production schedulers, and colleagues based in Houston.

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

  • Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
  • Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
  • Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
  • Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
  • Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
  • Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
  • Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world.
  • Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
  • Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
  • Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
  • Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.

Shell Business Operations Manila forms the operational backbone of business processes that help deliver Shell's business solutions across the globe. We are focused on driving excellent corporate performance in Finance, Human Resources, Customer Service, Order-to-Delivery, and Contracting and Procurement. Diversity is key at SBO Manila, and our employees reflect the innovation that stems from a diverse workforce. By joining the company, you will benefit from an industry-leading development program that will see you tap into a pool of expert knowledge that will help propel your career.

Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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