Senior Materials Planner

Comprehensive health plans with Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, plus Flexible Spending Accounts. Mental health support with Modern Health to nourish your and your family's mental well-being. 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match and Financial Wellness support at no cost to plan for the future. Referral Rewards and Scholarship Program to celebrate and invest in our teams. Tuition Reimbursement Program to fuel your educational pursuits.

Paid parental leave for new parents. Paid Time Off for vacations and sick days, with 9 paid US Holidays annually to savor those special moments. Amy's product discount reimbursement to keep your pantry stocked, plus remote gym discounts to keep you moving and grooving! Join us and indulge in a career where the benefits are as fulfilling as our food!

$75,200 - $112,800

• Other locations will be subject to a lower range.

The Senior Materials Planner plays a critical role in ensuring the continuous availability of direct materials required to support finished goods production across manufacturing operations. This role independently manages end-to-end materials planning for assigned material portfolios, translating planning signals and operational requirements into replenishment decisions that balance service levels, inventory health, and cost efficiency.

The Senior Materials Planner analyzes MRP outputs, consumption trends, supplier constraints, and inventory dynamics to proactively identify supply risks and implement mitigation strategies before production is impacted. A strong focus on shortage prevention is essential, with responsibility for independently resolving most material supply issues and escalating systemic or cross-site risks when broader coordination is required.

In addition to managing daily planning activities, this role drives continuous improvement within its scope by refining planning parameters, strengthening inventory strategies, and improving ERP/MRP data integrity to enhance planning accuracy and supply reliability. The Senior Materials Planner works closely with sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, and quality teams to stabilize material flow, support new product introductions, and align planning decisions with operational priorities.

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Independently manage end-to-end planning for defined material portfolios across multiple plants, balancing service, inventory, and cost objectives.
• Analyze MRP outputs, identify systemic demand/supply risks, and make independent adjustments to ordering logic, timing, and quantities.
• Manage the full lifecycle of POs and material replenishment decisions, adjusting order timing, quantities, and sourcing logic to optimize supply continuity.
• Proactively anticipate shortages and lead mitigation planning with suppliers, sourcing, logistics, and manufacturing teams.
• Manage materials planning readiness for new product launches, identifying constraints and coordinating supply readiness with sourcing operations.
• Own KPI performance for assigned material portfolios, driving measurable improvements in service levels, inventory turns, and shortage prevention.

• Actively optimize inventory performance by evaluating consumption trends, safety stock levels, and replenishment frequency.
• Lead resolution of inventory risks by analyzing root causes and implementing corrective planning adjustments.
• Provide insights into forecast variability, supplier constraints, and material risks to improve planning accuracy.
• Recommend improvements to MOQ alignment, safety stock logic, and replenishment cadence within assigned scope.
• Independently manage supplier coordination for assigned materials and resolve supply disruptions.
• Analyze supplier service trends and collaborate with procurement to improve supplier reliability.
• Ensure purchasing execution aligns with supplier capacity constraints, contractual commitments, and production priorities.
• Provide planning insights into supplier scorecards and participate in operational performance reviews.

• Act as an advanced user of ERP/MRP systems, troubleshooting planning data issues and improving reporting visibility.
• Identify master data inaccuracies impacting planning performance and coordinate corrective updates.
• Support planning configuration reviews and system enhancements with IT and continuous improvement…