Material Planner - Onsite

Franklin TN

The Material Planner will be responsible for the execution of the regional Raw & Packaging Material planning processes. As a passionate and skilled professional bringing in-depth functional knowledge and best practice they will focus on developing accurate plans for a set of materials to ensure inbound material supply sufficiency and cost/cash optimization over the short-term planning horizon.

What are we looking for

Minimum

• Bachelors degree and/or 4 years Supply Chain work experience

• 1 years of experience in Planning (Materials Supply Demand etc.) Inbound Logistics or Purchasing/Procurement

• Ability to work flexible hours as needed (outside of working hours generally 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Preferred

• Experience using SAP and Advanced Planning Systems

• Bachelors Degree within Supply Chain

• 2 years experience in planning inbound raw and packaging with CPG company

What will be your key responsibilities

Material supply continuity and sufficiency to manufacturing sites:

• Create raw and pack material Purchase Orders per system-generated Purchase Requisitions

• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure PO dates & information is always confirmed and accurate in our systems

• Action system-generated exception messages to manage site production needs and raw/pack material inventory

• Drive efficient enterprise risk awareness & management through effective storytelling via aligned escalation paths & forums

• Own material planning KPI calculation and Improvement plans specific to assigned site(s)

• Maintain strong partnership with supported manufacturing site(s) and create/action E2E Planning continuous improvement opportunities

Manage raw and pack material planning parameters:

• Ensure consistent 100% accuracy of SAP raw & pack material planning parameters in alignment with supplier SLAs and internal process requirements

• Provide feedback loop into SLA process for parameter adjustments that may need to be updated off-cadence

Manage raw and pack material inventory including safety stock levels to optimize for service and cost

• Monitor and action materials inventory health and sufficiency per designated targets

• Define and action materials inventory improvement plans

What can you expect from Mars

• Work with diverse and talented Associates all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package including company bonus.

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