Summary: Join Essity as a Material Planner to ensure reliable raw material supply, maintain production continuity, and build strong partnerships in a role offering high ownership and daily cross-functional interaction. Highlights: 1. Shape the future of material planning at Essity 2. High level of ownership and cross-functional interaction 3. Improve well-being and drive positive change **Material Planner** Are you driven by creating seamless supply flows? Join us and shape the future of material planning at Essity. **About the Role** ------------------ Based in **Barcelona** and working in a **hybrid setup** , this role ensures the reliable and timely flow of raw materials for one of our Consumer Tissue manufacturing sites. You will play a key part in maintaining production continuity, mitigating supply risks, and building strong partnerships across internal teams and external suppliers. With a high level of ownership and daily cross‑functional interaction, this is a role where your actions directly influence operational performance. **What You Will Do** -------------------- * **Material Planning:** Secure short\-, medium\-, and long‑term raw material supply to meet production requirements and prevent shortages. * **Cross‑functional Collaboration:** Partner daily with Production Planning and the factory to address alerts, align priorities, and solve issues quickly. * **Supplier Management:** Maintain strong supplier relationships, contributing to performance follow‑up and proactive issue resolution. * **Inventory \& Waste Reduction:** Coordinate with key functions to minimize write‑offs and manage phase‑in/phase‑out transitions effectively. * **Continuous Improvement:** Support new initiatives focused on efficiency, cost optimization, and enhanced planning processes. * **Safety Stock Analysis:** Review and adjust safety stock levels considering material behavior, constraints, and factory needs. * **Master Data Accuracy:** Ensure planning‑related data in SAP is always up‑to‑date and reliable. **Who You Are** --------------- * Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field. * Minimum 4 years of Supply Chain experience, including at least 2 years specifically in Material Planning. * Proficient in SAP (ideally S/4HANA) and Excel; comfortable working with planning tools and data‑driven decision‑making. * Strong analytical mindset with the ability to prioritize, collaborate across teams, communicate effectively, influence stakeholders, show ownership, and remain comfortable working with uncertainty. * Proficiency in English; additional languages are a plus. **What We Can Offer You** ------------------------- Our purpose, **Breaking Barriers to Well\-being** , provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well\-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. **Innovate for Good \| Excel Together \| Be You with Us** **Application End Date:** ------------------------- 22 mar 2026 **Job Requisition ID:** ----------------------- Essity269917