Supply Planner

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.

• 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.
• 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 bonus 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.

As part of our commitment to fairness and transparency, we are now sharing the salary ranges that underpin our existing pay framework. These ranges have been in place for some time and are used to guide consistent, objective pay decisions based on factors such as role scope, skills, experience, and external market data. Employees may be positioned at different points within a range based on factors including experience, performance, and tenure in role. We encourage open conversations with managers to better understand individual positioning and development opportunities.

This vacancy is advertised exclusively for internal candidates, with a closing date of .

Interview dates: Proposed for week commencing .Successful candidates will be notified in advance, allowing time to prepare.

***Please be aware that you can apply for any internal job offer after minimum one year in current role having previously informed your manager.

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