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With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.\nCome Join an Inclusive Team\nAs a member of the APS Supply Chain & Asset Management organization, the APS Inventory Planning & Logistics Manager leads the USCAN inventory planning and logistics team and manages the people, processes, and third-party relationships required to deliver reliable, accurate, and cost-effective inventory availability. The role provides day-to-day leadership for inventory planners and logistics operations specialists supporting the United States and Canada and serves as a key interface between regional distribution centers, third-party warehouses, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders.\nThe manager is accountable for inventory accuracy between SAP and third-party inventory records, execution of inventory and working-capital priorities, service and quality performance at distribution locations, and development of the inventory planning and logistics team. The position combines people leadership with tactical, analytical, and strategic support to maintain customer service while improving cost, control, and operational performance.\nA Day in the Life\nLead, coach, and develop the inventory planning and logistics operations team, including workload balancing, business coverage, goal setting, performance feedback, career development, and new-hire training plans.\nManage inventory planning activities that support customer shipments, appropriate stock positioning, and reliable product availability across USCAN third-party warehouses, regional distribution centers, and transload locations.\nAct as the primary liaison between RDCs/warehouses and internal stakeholders, including Customer Service, Sales, Commercial, Operations Planning, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, and Business Leadership Teams.\nOversee inventory reconciliation between SAP inventory reports and third-party inventory reports; investigate and resolve discrepancies to support shipment accuracy and the applicable SOX control.\nDrive inventory and working-capital optimization by balancing service requirements with overstock and shortage risk, supporting FIFO execution, and reducing aged, distressed, stranded, and suboptimal inventory.\nSupport forward planning to accommodate customer shipments, working with Operations Planning and Logistics to select appropriate inventory and transportation solutions.\nLead or facilitate problem resolution and root-cause analysis for inventory, quality, and service incidents, including Wrong Product Shipped, and ensure corrective actions are completed.\nSupport annual distribution budgeting and lead quarterly cost reviews; provide cost and KPI analysis, identify savings opportunities, validate charges, and promote adherence to budget while maintaining service targets.\nLead quarterly business reviews with applicable logistics service providers and distribution sites to address operational performance, capacity, quality, service, cost, and continuous-improvement opportunities.\nEnsure inventory planning processes, procedures, training records, and operating practices comply with internal controls and external audit requirements, including annual IATF 16949 audit support.\nDevelop and maintain policies, procedures, work instructions, and team reference materials that improve process consistency, stakeholder satisfaction, and audit readiness.\nLead change implementation for process, system, automation, master-data, and inventory planning improvements; support adoption and sustainment across the team and stakeholder groups.\nUse SAP, IBP, Power BI, Celonis, Fiori, Microsoft Office, and related reporting tools to analyze performance, prioritize actions, and communicate concise recommendations.\nPrepare and present inventory-planning content for supply reviews, aged-inventory reviews, and cross-functional COP/IP/AS meetings, including warehouse topics, inventory levels, suboptimal shipments, and expedited shipments.\nPromote a positive, accountable culture that prioritizes safety, compliance, integrity, collaboration, continuous improvement, and development of people.\nYou Bring This Value\nAt least 8 years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or a related field.\nBachelor's degree preferred. A high school diploma with at least 8 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.\nDemonstrated leadership experience through people management or leadership of cross-functional projects.\nDemonstrated ability to lead, coach, delegate, make timely decisions, and develop employees in a fast-paced operating environment.\nExcellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with an emphasis on concise and accurate business documentation.\nDemonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to translate operational and financial data into actions and recommendations.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with inventory management, distribution operations, third-party warehouses, logistics service providers, and inventory reconciliation.\nAbility to analyze large data sets and summarize key outcomes, risks, and recommendations for stakeholders and business leaders.\nSystems thinking and change-management capability, including the ability to view processes end to end and lead sustainable improvements.\nAbility to anticipate internal or external business challenges, address objections, influence decisions, and maintain stakeholder alignment.\nAbility to work independently, manage multiple priorities under challenging deadlines, and remain composed in time-sensitive situations.\nStrong proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP, BI/reporting tools, and ERP-enabled supply chain processes; experience with Power BI, IBP, Celonis, or Fiori is a plus.\nExperience supporting budgets, cost analysis, KPI reviews, audit controls, or regulated quality-management systems is preferred.\nWhat We Offer\nGreat compensation package:\nCompetitive salary, merit increases + STI %\nDental, Vision and Employee Assistance Program\n401(k) Plan with Company Match of 6%\nRetirement (Pension) Plan\nFlexible Spending Accounts\nLife, AD&D and LTD Insurance\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\nVacation and Holidays\nEducational Assistance\nCompetencies\nDrive Innovation\nTechnical Skills\nGrow Capabilities\nPromote Inclusion\nMotivational Fit\nBuild Partnerships\nDeliver Results\nLearn more about our benefits: Benefits/Health & Welfare | LyondellBasell\nStay Connected!\nVisit our LYB Website\nFollow us on LinkedIn and Instagram\nLike us on Facebook\nSubscribe to our YouTube channelLyondellBasell is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The US EEO is the Law poster is available here.\nLYB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. 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