Materials Coordinator

Post Consumer Brands•Jonesboro, AR

About The Position

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news. At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof. This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country. Post Consumer Brands in Jonesboro, Ark. is home to more than 200 team members. Jonesboro may be a smaller town, but it has a strong performing arts scene, multiple schools, and a diverse geography with sports and outdoor recreation opportunities for everyone. The Post Jonesboro team supports the community through food pantry volunteering and an annual toy drive during the holiday season. The purpose of the Materials Coordinator is to provide effective ownership of inventory accuracy and facilitate the outbound shipping activities of the facility. To ensure inventory accuracy in the facility this role will be responsible for the issuing materials used during production from the previous day in a timely manner, coordinate cycle counts of inventory with the supply chain team and review incoming good receipts each day to check for accuracy. To facilitate outbound shipping this role will be responsible for maintaining the daily shipping schedule, managing the trailer pools of carriers to ensure we are able to meet the network’s distribution needs. Key Functions this Position works with: Finite Scheduler – partners with role to adjust outbound shipments to changing production schedules and network needs Material Planner – ensures inventory is as accurate as possible so the material planner can make accurate purchasing decisions Supervisors – provides feedback on team member performance and acts as a subject matter expert on transaction processes to facilitate problem solving and training activities Finance – facilitates cycle counting activities and inventory adjustments External Carriers & Network Distribution team – acts as facility point of contact for all outbound shipping activities

Requirements

Capable of collaborating across functions and levels of the organization
Excellent computer skills are needed as well as knowledge of the Microsoft software suite
Basic mathematical competency required
Able to build relationships and influence others
4-year bachelor’s degree preferred (transportation, planning, and/or inventory management is desired)
Minimum 5 years of combined plant experience in operations, supply chain, or purchasing preferred
Prior work with bill of materials, warehouse management systems, or distribution processes

Responsibilities

Issue materials daily based on usage recorded on production documentation and finished good production quantities
Enter all inventory adjustments for any losses on materials and/or for Finished Goods, hold orders sent out for destruction, or any other event-based losses occur
Review all receipts built in the shipping and mill departments to check for accuracy. If mistakes are found, coordinate with the front-line team to make corrections in a timely manner and report any adverse trends to the responsible parties
Coordinate and facilitate cycle counting activities with the front-line team
Run negative inventory report and reclass to correct inventory before any inventory is entered
Responsible for the creation of an outbound shipping schedule of finished goods to the DCs. Modifications to the schedule may be required based on the dynamic nature of the business
System owner for Load Proof shipment tracking tool
Responsible for ensuring accurate inventory on all trailers on the storage lot
Participate in the daily transportation call with Corporate Transportation and completing the transportation dashboard spreadsheet prior to the meeting
Support QA efforts with managing hold orders and effective storage/quarantining of materials in the facility
Other duties as assigned