Material Planner

Mars•Franklin, TN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Planner will be responsible for the execution of the regional Raw & Packaging Material planning processes. As a passionate and skilled professional bringing in-depth functional knowledge and best practice, they will focus on developing accurate plans for a set of materials to ensure inbound material supply sufficiency and cost/cash optimization over the short-term planning horizon.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and/or 4+ years Supply Chain work experience
1+ years of experience in Planning (Materials, Supply, Demand, etc.), Inbound Logistics, or Purchasing/Procurement
Ability to work flexible hours as needed (outside of working hours, generally 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Nice To Haves

Experience using SAP and Advanced Planning Systems
Bachelor's Degree within Supply Chain
2+ years experience in planning inbound raw and packaging with CPG company

Responsibilities

Create raw and pack material Purchase Orders per system-generated Purchase Requisitions
Collaborate with suppliers to ensure PO dates & information is always confirmed and accurate in our systems
Action system-generated exception messages to manage site production needs and raw/pack material inventory
Drive efficient enterprise risk awareness & management through effective storytelling via aligned escalation paths & forums
Own material planning KPI calculation and Improvement plans specific to assigned site(s)
Maintain strong partnership with supported manufacturing site(s) and create/action E2E Planning continuous improvement opportunities
Ensure consistent 100% accuracy of SAP raw & pack material planning parameters, in alignment with supplier SLAs and internal process requirements
Provide feedback loop into SLA process for parameter adjustments that may need to be updated off-cadence
Monitor and action materials inventory health and sufficiency per designated targets
Define and action materials inventory improvement plans