Material Planning Manager

Javvy Coffee Company

1d • Remote

About The Position

Javvy is hiring a hands-on individual contributor to own material planning as the company grows across DTC, Amazon, and retail. The role translates finished-goods supply plans into raw material and packaging requirements, purchase orders, and co-manufacturer staging, helping ensure production has the inputs it needs while avoiding excess component inventory.

The Material Planning Manager reports to the Director, Supply & Demand Planning and works closely with Operations, co-manufacturers, suppliers, Quality, Finance, and Product. This is a fully remote role open to candidates anywhere in the U.S.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of materials planning, MRP, or production planning experience at a CPG, food, beverage, or supplement brand.
• Experience planning materials into co-manufacturers and working with their schedules, capacity, and lead times.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including the ability to build an MRP model from scratch.
• Comfort with inventory calculations such as safety stock, reorder points, minimum order quantities, and component coverage.
• Experience managing purchasing and supplier relationships for raw materials and packaging.
• Ability to replan materials quickly when production plans or supplier timelines change and communicate what changed.
• Ability to own planning metrics and discuss results in terms of material availability, shortages avoided, inventory turns, and dollars saved.
• Resourcefulness and comfort building processes where little currently exists.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with powdered, instant, or shelf-stable beverage ingredients and packaging.
• Experience with planning tools or ERP systems such as NetSuite, Cin7, or Prediko.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the MRP, translating finished-goods production plans into time-phased requirements for raw materials and packaging, net of on-hand, on-order, and co-manufacturer inventory.
• Place and manage material purchase orders, confirm ship dates, track open orders, and expedite or defer orders as production plans change.
• Set component-level inventory policies, including safety stock, reorder points, and coverage targets, balancing lead times, minimum order quantities, shelf life, and cash.
• Stage materials at co-manufacturers before production and reconcile co-manufacturer inventory, usage, and yield.
• Model production, inventory, and capacity together and run scenarios for demand changes, launches, and supplier constraints.
• Identify material risks, including lead-time changes, single-source exposure, quality holds, and supplier capacity gaps, and present options and trade-offs to the team.
• Partner with Finance on material inventory dollars, purchase commitments, and excess and obsolete component risk.
• Improve materials planning tools and processes, including spreadsheet models and NetSuite.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 100% company-paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance for employees; family coverage is available at employee cost.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Parental leave.
• Free access to Javvy products.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Collaborative, fast-paced start-up environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed