Materials Planner - Food Manufacuring

Job Description

Our Client is a true global leader in the Food Manufacturing sector across all Ready to Eat Food products. Due to continued growth on their 500+ employee site, they now require a proven Materials Planner to join their growing team.

The Materials Planner is responsible for ensuring that adequate quantities of the correct raw and packaging materials are on hand to support the production schedule. The Materials Planner is also responsible for monitoring and controlling packaging inventory levels, to optimize packaging inventory turns on all items and minimize inventory obsolescence where possible. This person is responsible for developing supporting material plans and works closely with Production Scheduling to identify supply problems related to schedule changes and monitors raw and packaging bill of material information as needed on new or existing items.

Materials Planner should have outstanding knowledge and understanding of various Supply Chain management processes along with experience in shipping and receiving various materials. The Material Planner should possess excellent team management skills as well as good communication skills with the ability to deliver amazing customer service to the customer both internal and external.

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, logistics, inventory management preferred.
• High school diploma/GED required.
• Purchasing certificate and/or Production Planning certificate.
• APICS, CPIM is a plus.

• 4+ years of experience in material planning, inventory management, purchasing, or a related position.
• Strong SAP user in areas of MRP/Scheduling, Inventory Management, Master Data, Warehouse Management and Production Control.
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and communications (verbal/written) skills at all levels of the operation.