Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Supply Planner who will have a positive impact on the S&OP team at its Huntersville, NC or remote location. As a Supply Planner, you will be responsible for planning the supply of terminals, plant rail schedules, entering distribution orders, troubleshooting supply issues, and any other S&OP activities required. The position requires analytical skills, strong influence and communication skills, and the ability to develop and execute complex plans in support of business, customer, and manufacturing strategies. The Industrial S&OP group is a fast-paced group that touches every aspect of the business and stands at the center of many business-critical decisions and projects.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Monitor and optimize supply plans to maximize value through a focus on asset optimization, terminal planning, logistics costs, and inventory control.
• Work with Transportation and Logistics to optimize railcar fleets and supply plans at specific plants and terminals.
• Plan and coordinate planned downtime with the Operations and Commercial team to minimize customer disruptions and maximize return.
• Construct and maintain supply models for terminals and plants
• Lead cross functional teams to help troubleshoot transportation and production issues to keep customers supplied through disruptions.
• Assist with inventory adjustment analysis including storage location proposals and customer needs.
• Execute the business plan inventory targets. Refresh the safety stock, target stock and cycle stock calculations when required.
• Maintain and present weekly industrial terminal updates with material in inventory, material in the pipeline, and customer demand.
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of key customers, markets, and products in area of responsibility.
• Cross train in other business critical S&OP processes to fill in for vacations.
• Identify areas where S&OP would benefit the industrial business and layout a plan to incorporate those aspects more closely into the S&OP team moving forward.
• Identify, communicate, and escalate variances from plan. Manage and resolve variances and exceptions.
• Assist finance, accounting, transportation, operations, or the commercial team in any endeavors that would provide value to Covia
• Teach, mentor, and train other Covia coworkers to promote a One Team approach and continuously strive to keep learning in order to better yourself.

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business, or related field would be advantageous.
• Mining, manufacturing, or supply chain experience required.
• Demonstrated analytical/planning capability. Constantly seeking data driven answers to enhance decision making at all levels of the organization.
• Microsoft applications, IFS or other ERP system experience.
• Excellent communication, both written and oral, along with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to synthesize different kinds of information in order to make informed decisions that will affect numerous stakeholders.
• Ability to work at operational/tactical level as well as contribute at strategic level/develop strategic vision.
• Self-starter showing strong initiative and demonstrated team player.
• The willingness to ask for help and seek it out when you’ve hit a situation you don’t have an answer to.
• The ability to move seamlessly between multiple activities and projects. The ability to pivot to triage acute issues and maintain all other duties.

Benefits

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation + Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)