Ashland Inc.

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Business Unit Supply Chain Lead to join our Ashland LLC Specialty Additives business at our Wilmington, DE or Bridgewater, NJ facilities. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Supply Chain function. This position will report to the VP of Global Supply Chain. The successful employee in this role will be a very experienced supply chain professional, capable of understanding and managing all aspects of supply chain.  He or she will have outstanding analytical, communication and strategic skills.

**The role will be a "hybrid" position. The BU Supply Chain Leader will work from home but will be located in a geographical area close to Wilmington, DE or Bridgewater, NJ**

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following: Serve as member of Business Unit (BU) and Supply Chain Leadership Teams Responsible for defining BU supply chain strategy, in collaboration with VP, Global Supply Chain and BU General Manager. Responsible for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), including BU Demand Planning and Supply Planning Gather and report results for KPIs, identifying and executing corrective actions Responsible for Selling General & Administrative (SG&A) and operational expense, as well as working capital via inventory investment.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following: Bachelor of Science degree is required 10 -15 years experience in S&OP, Sales, Marketing, Materials Management and/or Operations Demonstrated ability to manage a diverse, multi-geographical team Ability to travel as needed both internationally and domestic

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit: Master degree or above APICS is highly preferred CSCP or CPIM certification