Supply Planner
Pubblicato il 16-09-2026 - Sherwin-Williams in Bologna
Sherwin Williams is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Supply Chain Planner who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks aimed at monitoring and managing inventories, forecasting sales and production levels of multiple manufacturing locations throughout Europe. Responsibilities
- Analyze historical sales data to develop strategies that enhance supply chain efficiency.
- Align short- and long-term plans to balance supply and demand, ensuring optimal inventory levels.
- Define preferred stock levels, prevent excess inventory, and recommend warehousing adjustments based on demand fluctuations.
- Drive accountability with stakeholders on excess and obsolete finished goods.
- Lead cross-functional meetings to review forecasts and resolve operational challenges.
- Partner with Customer Service and Operations to maintain service levels, timely deliveries, and compliance.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to optimize processes and product availability.
- Manage finished goods inventory planning, reporting, and transfers between manufacturing sites, including phase-in/phase-out of SKUs.
- Innovate planning models to optimize inventory, reorder points, safety stock, and production frequency.
- Balance demand and production capacity across routings.
- Develop master production schedules to support daily operations in production, inventory, and order fulfillment.
- Performance metrics include: On-Time Delivery, Inventory Quality Ratio, Production & Sales Backlog, Excess & Obsolete Stock, and Stock Coverage.
Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Economics, or related field
- Experience in key supply chain functions (planning, production, logistics, distribution) and inventory management
- Strong knowledge of supply chain processes and IT systems
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills (Access is a plus)
- Excellent analytical and modeling skills
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities
- Detail-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to build productive relationships across all levels
- Reliable, resilient, and adaptable
- Fluent in Italian & English
What We Offer
- The established salary range for this position is 36.228 – 45.975 Euros gross annual.
- Work-Life Balance: We value your personal time and well-being.
- Career Opportunities: Grow within a truly international business.
- Ongoing Training and Support: Continuous learning and development opportunities.
Pay transparency The salary range shown refers to base salary only. In addition to this, we offer a broader total reward package which may include premio or incentive pay, relevant allowances, and a range of competitive benefits. We encourage candidates to consider the full package when evaluating an offer.
Salary is determined using a structured and objective framework, taking into account the role’s responsibilities, required skills and experience, market benchmarks, and internal equity. This ensures pay decisions are fair, consistent, and aligned with our commitment to equal pay and legal compliance. About Us At Sherwin-Williams,
our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger.
Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in: Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities It’s all here for you… let’s Create Your Possible Eligibility to Work You will need to provide proof of right to work.
It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.
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