We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.
Founded in 1905 to address the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has built extensive knowledge to feed the world responsibly while protecting the planet. Aligned with our vision of a world without hunger, we pursue a strategy of sustainable value growth by promoting high-performance, climate-smart crop nutrition solutions for the global agricultural community and food industry.
Our ambition is to become the crop nutrition company of the future. We are committed to creating value for our customers, shareholders, and society at large, while actively working to develop a more sustainable food value chain. To achieve this ambition, we take a leading role in the development of digital agricultural tools for precision farming and collaborate closely with partners across the entire food value chain to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in agriculture and food production.
Yara Latin America
Since 1965, Yara has established a unique position in Latin America as the only global crop nutrition company operating in the region. Supported by our integrated business model, a regional presence of approximately 1,300 employees, and operations in more than 10 countries, we deliver a proven track record of responsible and reliable performance.
We are currently seeking a Planning Lead, responsible for ensuring integrated and synchronized planning of materials and production capacity, effectively linking commercial demand with supply chain operations to guarantee timely, efficient, and sustainable business supply.
This position will be based at the Cartagena plant, Colombia, and will report to the Supply Chain Manager – Andean Region
Planning:
- Lead the Material Replenishment Planning (MRP) process in each country under his/her charge.
- Focal point with Global Planning and Optimization team.
- Focal point between Commercial and Production areas.
- Ensure the right feeding of YPOD RP (and DP if apply) and guarantee the consistency of information between RP and MRP.
- Ensure the supply plan of packing material in accordance with MRP.
- Responsible for linking the end to end process from demand planning (S&OP) to supply chain operations.
- Responsible for the role of S&OP Coordinator.
- Coordinate the supply restriction and executive meetings and provide the right and reliable information.
- Ensure development and execution of SLA between Commercial, Supply Chain regarding to planning processes.
- Manage the MRP execution, custody inventory day levels and continuously support balance supply and demand.
- Support planning supply chain reporting, KPIs, simulations and respective trend analysis.
- Coordinate planning committees with commercial area to drive sourcing requirement alignment.
- Ensure plan allocation of materials, production and storage capacity to meet market demand.
- Liaise with sourcing department, procurement and site operations to ensure all materials and resources are in balance with demand forecasts.
- Communicate delivery / shipment plans to the relevant stakeholders.
- Support data management for generation of supply chain reports.
- Ensure compliance of Planning Rules.
General:
- Know and comply with the Policy, Safety Principles, guidelines and HESQ standards established by the company, based on the Sa fe by Choice philosophy, as well as the applicable legal requirements and Know and comply with the other requirements defined in the Matri x of HESQ Responsibilities, associated with their position / role.
As a global organization, we actively strive to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we operate. Therefore, we encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of their background, to apply. We are committed to fostering a work environment that promotes gender equality and enables employees to balance professional development with family needs or other personal circumstances.
Marjorie España, Supply Chain Manager
Carolina Ahumada, People & Culture BP
Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.
As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.
Yara's mission is to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet. We pursue a strategy of sustainable value growth through reducing emissions from crop nutrition production and developing low-emission energy solutions. Yara’s ambition is focused on growing a nature-positive food future that creates value for our customers, shareholders and society at large and delivers a more sustainable food value chain.
To drive the green shift in fertilizer production, shipping, and other energy intensive industries, Yara will produce ammonia with significantly lower emissions. We provide digital tools for precision farming and work closely with partners at all levels of the food value chain to share knowledge and promote more efficient and sustainable solutions.
Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has established a unique position as the industry’s only global crop nutrition company. With 18,000 employees and operations in more than 60 countries, sustainability is an integral part of our business model. In 2024, Yara reported revenues of USD 13.9 billion.
