Product Owner - Material Planning

The Clorox Company • Durham, NC

8d • $91,200 - $210,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Material Planning Product Owner will advance material planning capabilities, processes, and enabling technology across Clorox manufacturing. As part of the Materials & Scheduling Management Center of Excellence, this role translates business needs into scalable technology solutions, develops and prioritizes the material planning product roadmap, and partners across Supply Chain and technology teams to strengthen planning capabilities. The position shapes enterprise material planning to improve material availability, inventory performance, planning effectiveness, and manufacturing teams’ ability to reliably execute production schedules.

Requirements

• 6+ years of demonstrated experience in supply chain planning, material planning, manufacturing planning, or related supply chain operations.
• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA MRP/material planning.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP, or comparable supply-chain certification.
• Continuous-improvement experience such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Business Process Management.
• Strong working knowledge of MRP concepts, including material requirements, inventory, replenishment, lead times, and planning parameters.
• Experience with enterprise planning or ERP technology and ability to translate operational business requirements into system capabilities.
• Analytical and problem-solving capability, including identifying root causes, drawing conclusions from data, and establishing actionable next steps.
• Ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex planning and technology concepts for technical and business audiences.
• Experience leading process improvement, system enhancement, implementation, or other cross-functional initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with advanced planning applications and integrated supply planning environments.
• Experience supporting product roadmaps, agile delivery, prioritized backlogs, system implementations, or technology enhancement programs.
• Experience in manufacturing or consumer packaged goods.
• Experience developing planning standards, KPIs, training, or capability-development programs.

Responsibilities

• Own the Material Planning technology product backlog, translating business requirements and improvement opportunities into prioritized capabilities, features, and solutions across Clorox's planning technology landscape.
• Lead material planning technology capability development, partnering with business teams and technology resources on solutions involving SAP MRP, SAP S/4HANA, and integrated material-planning capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement of material planning processes and tools by identifying planning gaps, evaluating root causes, translating needs into technology enhancements, and supporting solution design, testing, implementation, and adoption.
• Partner across Supply Chain with Materials & Scheduling Management, Production Scheduling, IBP/Supply Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing, and related functions to ensure material-planning solutions support production, service, and inventory objectives.
• Strengthen planning master data and system effectiveness, helping ensure planning parameters and system designs support appropriate inventory levels, lead times, material availability, and replenishment signals.
• Establish and monitor measures of material-planning capability and performance, using data and operational insights to identify improvement opportunities and prioritize product development.
• Build enterprise capability and adoption by developing standards, procedures, and learning materials and partnering with the Material Planning Community of Practice to ensure new capabilities and processes are understood and consistently applied.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and connector between business and technology teams, communicating product priorities, roadmap, dependencies, and releases to stakeholders and ensuring technology development delivers measurable business value.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize wellbeing and flexibility.
• Robust health plans.
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match.
• Flexible time off benefits, including half-day summer Fridays depending on location.
• Inclusive fertility and adoption benefits.
• Eligible to participate in Clorox incentive plans, subject to applicable plan documents and policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level