Material Planning Planner

Fresh-Squeezed Legacy, Bold New Chapter

Tropicana Brands Group is a $3B+ startup aiming to revolutionize the beverage category. Formed in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and Pepsi Co, our portfolio includes iconic brands like Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Copella, and Punica. With over 76 years of global leadership in the orange juice category, we’re committed to preserving this legacy while driving innovation in other areas.

From reimagining orange juice to creating functional smoothies and driving afternoon refreshments, we are striving to become the undisputed global leader in fresh and chilled beverages.

The Supply Chain function is essential to Tropicana Brand Group’s success by enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products. By improving warehouse operations, optimizing transportation routes, and refining inventory management practices, the team plays a critical role in streamlining processes. Collaborating with other departments to align strategies, the Supply Chain team ensures that Tropicana meets customer demands while maintaining a high standard of performance and cost-effectiveness.

Through their efforts, they contribute to both short-term achievements and long-term growth.

Your Next Pour:
The Opportunity

This role is responsible for material requirement planning for ingredient and or packaging materials to support Manufacturing and broader Supply Chain demands. This role balances purchase costs, service risk, production complexity, lead time, and material flow to achieve the goal of “the right material at the right place, at the right time.” The MRP Planner collaborates cross-functionally with Procurement, Manufacturing, Transportation, Quality, R&D, and Suppliers to develop and execute material replenishment strategies that align with business objectives.

• Shares responsibility to ensure the key company objectives of strong fill rate, non-compliant product mitigation, and attainment are met by the supply chain group.
• Plans both new product material phase-in and obsolete material discontinuation timing, to mitigate production delays and/or excess scrap costs.
• Collaborate with Global Procurement to convert material demand requirements into detailed plans and schedules for inventory acquisition at the best total cost.
• Coordinate and align ingredient replenishment activities with linked events in Manufacturing Planning and Deployment
• Collaborate with peers in transportation, material logistics, and approved vendors to execute movement of material into and within of the plant sites.
• Support plant productivity by managing replenishment with clear communication and support to operations team members.
• Maintain material inventory levels within targets.
• Maintain and update SAP system parameters.
• Resolve quality hold, expired material issues, and blocked invoices.

The Perfect Blend:
Experience

• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and effectively collaborate with Operations, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and other key business partners.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, balance service and inventory objectives, and proactively mitigate supply risks to support business needs.
• Ability to influence and develop leadership skills through effective collaboration, ownership, and accountability in a dynamic supply chain environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of materials requirements planning, manufacturing planning,…