Raw Materials Planner

Join the Our Talent Network•West Seneca, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Manage the investment of Raw Material inventory at Plant level to maintain the targeted levels of packaging and ingredient materials to ensure continuity of supply to support Plant Production Plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience (2+ years in materials/inventory planning with an Associates Degree) will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
2 years of experience in materials/inventory planning, purchasing, or supply chain coordination, ideally within a food, beverage, or CPG manufacturing environment.
Direct experience creating and managing Purchase Orders and Stock Transfer Orders within an ERP/MRP environment.
Working knowledge of an ERP/MRP system required; SAP or SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred.
Intermediate-to-advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookup functions) to support inventory and performance metric reporting.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across Plant Scheduling/Warehouse Teams, Procurement, and 3PL partners.
Ability to work on-site.

Nice To Haves

APICS CPIM certification, or active pursuit of, preferred.

Responsibilities

Create Stock Transfer following agreed upon process and monitor delivery performance from centralized 3PL warehouse to their respective plant.
Create and monitor delivery performance of Purchase Orders for items planned to purchase directly into the plant from Vendors respecting vendor lead time and ordering parameters.
Orchestrate communication between Procurement, Vendor, and 3PL Partners to keep Plant Scheduling team aware of the status of material deliveries and any risks to the production plan.
Verify the accuracy of Plant level inventories in the Raw Material Warehouse to ensure we are feeding the Network Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) process with accurate data. This is accomplished through monitoring the performance of the Warehouse Cycle Count Program and the Process Order Consumption process and collaborating with Plant Warehousing and Manufacturing Teams.
Establish and maintain targeted safety stock levels for the plant site in conjunction with Plant Scheduling Manager/Supervisor with SAP ERP system to drive accurate Material Planning Requirement.