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Supply Chain Planner roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, logistics, or a related field. Employers in manufacturing, retail, and technology regularly file LCAs for this title. The annual H-1B cap is 85,000 slots, with registration opening each spring.
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Get Access To All JobsColor & Additives - US & Canada | Avon Lake, OH
At Avient, our people power our performance. As a Supply Chain Planner, you will support the Color & Additives Business Unit by planning the direct raw material supply chain for one or more manufacturing sites. This role reviews MRP output, creates purchase orders, manages inventory, optimizes schedules, maintains master data, and serves as a key liaison between suppliers, manufacturing sites, and the global sourcing team.
- Execute purchasing activities including creating purchase orders, communicating with vendors, confirming purchase orders, providing forecasts to vendors, and managing vendor relationships at the transactional level
- Monitor inventory levels and days on hand of materials at assigned locations
- Manage material master MRP settings to keep SAP in line with the intended supply chain strategy ensuring accuracy
- Balance supply with demand on a short-term and long-term basis
- Evaluate, incorporate, and generate ideas for new SAP technology to improve overall operations
- Provide backup support for other individuals with similar roles and responsibilities
- Regularly monitor and address Non-Working, Slow-Moving (NWSM) inventory; resolution may involve redeployment to another location, re-labeling to a co-spec, obtaining technical approval to consume, vendor return, modifying procurement strategy, or sales collaboration
- Work with site management to organize schedule changes due to backlogs, design changes, and material or labor shortages
- Analyze and maintain master data to create information on safety stock levels, MOQs, logistics modes, forecasting requirements, and other potential cost-saving opportunities
- Communicate process and service issues to Business Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Customer Service, Production Planning, and Technical Service
- Interact with site-level supply chain planners and schedulers to build consensus on supply strategy and resolve issues
- Build truckload deliveries to stocking points where possible based on material demand
- Perform other duties as assigned
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering required
- 3+ years of experience in transactional supply chain planning, procurement, or related functions
- Ability to work collaboratively across manufacturing, sourcing, sales, customer service, production planning, and technical service functions
- Experience utilizing SAP and MRP systems to support inventory management and procurement activities
- APICS certification (preferred)
Why Avient
- Visible impact across multiple sites and businesses
- Strong partnership with business and enterprise leadership
- Opportunity to lead change
- Growth-focused culture that values innovation, collaboration, and accountability
Physical Demands
Office Environment
CA-KV
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
Color & Additives - US & Canada | Avon Lake, OH
At Avient, our people power our performance. As a Supply Chain Planner, you will support the Color & Additives Business Unit by planning the direct raw material supply chain for one or more manufacturing sites. This role reviews MRP output, creates purchase orders, manages inventory, optimizes schedules, maintains master data, and serves as a key liaison between suppliers, manufacturing sites, and the global sourcing team.
- Execute purchasing activities including creating purchase orders, communicating with vendors, confirming purchase orders, providing forecasts to vendors, and managing vendor relationships at the transactional level
- Monitor inventory levels and days on hand of materials at assigned locations
- Manage material master MRP settings to keep SAP in line with the intended supply chain strategy ensuring accuracy
- Balance supply with demand on a short-term and long-term basis
- Evaluate, incorporate, and generate ideas for new SAP technology to improve overall operations
- Provide backup support for other individuals with similar roles and responsibilities
- Regularly monitor and address Non-Working, Slow-Moving (NWSM) inventory; resolution may involve redeployment to another location, re-labeling to a co-spec, obtaining technical approval to consume, vendor return, modifying procurement strategy, or sales collaboration
- Work with site management to organize schedule changes due to backlogs, design changes, and material or labor shortages
- Analyze and maintain master data to create information on safety stock levels, MOQs, logistics modes, forecasting requirements, and other potential cost-saving opportunities
- Communicate process and service issues to Business Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Customer Service, Production Planning, and Technical Service
- Interact with site-level supply chain planners and schedulers to build consensus on supply strategy and resolve issues
- Build truckload deliveries to stocking points where possible based on material demand
- Perform other duties as assigned
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering required
- 3+ years of experience in transactional supply chain planning, procurement, or related functions
- Ability to work collaboratively across manufacturing, sourcing, sales, customer service, production planning, and technical service functions
- Experience utilizing SAP and MRP systems to support inventory management and procurement activities
- APICS certification (preferred)
Why Avient
- Visible impact across multiple sites and businesses
- Strong partnership with business and enterprise leadership
- Opportunity to lead change
- Growth-focused culture that values innovation, collaboration, and accountability
Physical Demands
Office Environment
CA-KV
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Supply Chain Planner
Verify your degree aligns with the role
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to supply chain planning. A logistics, industrial engineering, or operations management degree is straightforward. A business degree without supply chain coursework can trigger an RFE, so gather transcripts that show relevant coursework before applying.
Look up prevailing wages before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the Level I through Level IV prevailing wages for Supply Chain Planner in your target metro. Your offer letter must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage, so knowing the floor protects you during salary discussions.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Filter for Supply Chain Planner roles on Migrate Mate to see which employers have active LCA filings for this occupation code. Employers already in the DOL system move faster and face fewer delays than first-time H-1B filers.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
Any employer sponsoring your H-1B must complete Form I-9 verification. Ask HR directly whether they're enrolled in E-Verify before you negotiate. Unenrolled employers can still sponsor H-1Bs, but enrollment signals the compliance infrastructure needed for a smooth filing.
Understand cap-gap coverage if you're on OPT
If your OPT expires before October 1 and your H-1B petition is selected in the lottery, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization. Confirm with your employer that they'll file before your OPT end date so the cap-gap bridge applies without a gap in employment.
Request premium processing for time-sensitive starts
USCIS premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day adjudication decision on your I-129 petition. For supply chain roles with hard project start dates or fiscal-year headcount windows, ask your employer to elect premium processing so hiring timelines don't slip.
H-1B Visa Supply Chain Planner: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Supply Chain Planner role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Supply Chain Planner qualifies as a specialty occupation because the role typically requires at least a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations research, industrial engineering, or a closely related field. USCIS evaluates the degree requirement against the specific duties in your offer letter, so the job description must reference analytical, forecasting, or procurement responsibilities that a generalist degree wouldn't cover.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas for Supply Chain Planner positions?
Manufacturing, consumer electronics, retail, pharmaceuticals, and e-commerce logistics are the sectors with the highest volume of LCA filings for supply chain planning roles. Companies managing complex global supplier networks or just-in-time production schedules have the most consistent need. You can find employers actively filing for this occupation on Migrate Mate, filtered by industry and location.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Supply Chain Planner offers?
Before your employer files the LCA with DOL, they must certify they'll pay you at or above the prevailing wage for the occupation in your work location. Prevailing wages are tiered by experience level using the OFLC Wage Search. Entry-level placements are set at Level I, while senior planners with forecasting or vendor management scope typically fall at Level II or Level III.
Can a staffing agency sponsor an H-1B for a Supply Chain Planner role?
Yes, but USCIS scrutinizes third-party placement arrangements more heavily than direct-hire sponsorships. The agency must demonstrate it controls the work conditions, and the end client must provide a letter confirming the placement. For supply chain roles, direct sponsorship from the operating company is more straightforward and less likely to attract a Request for Evidence.
What happens to my H-1B if my employer goes through a supply chain reorganization or layoff?
If your position is eliminated, you have a 60-day grace period under USCIS rules to find a new employer, file a change of status, or depart the U.S. A new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition that lets you start working once the receipt notice is issued, without waiting for full approval. Acting quickly and documenting your job search protects your status during this window.