Associate Material Planner

Conagra Brands, Inc.; United States; Vor Ort; USD 59.000 - 79.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Conagra Brands is seeking a Material Planner to ensure material availability within the execution horizon. You will translate plans into daily call-off and delivery schedules for raw and packaging materials, confirm deliveries, and maintain alignment with production schedules.

You will monitor risks, resolve short-term supply issues, and coordinate with suppliers, warehouses, and planning teams to prevent disruptions and optimize material flow.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or a related field.
• 1–3 years in material planning, supply chain, or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Teams).

Aufgaben

• Monitor plant execution risks within the handoff window and ensure constraints are visible to centralized planning teams.
• Translate approved Material Resource Planning and supply plans into daily and weekly call-off and delivery schedules for raw and packaging materials.
• Confirm deliveries with suppliers and internal warehouses within the execution horizon while maintaining alignment with production schedules.
• Review planned, firmed, and open orders to ensure delivery dates, quantities, and priorities are execution ready.
• Triage and elevate short-term Material Resource Planning execution issues, including reschedule requests and delivery adjustments, while providing visibility to planning teams.
• Partner with MR Planning Operations, NFG and SFG Value Planning teams, and Production Scheduling to resolve material constraints and sequencing conflicts.
• Manage raw material and packaging material shuttling activities and inventory movements between external storage locations and plant operations.
• Proactively address supplier escalations involving delivery delays, shortages, and execution risks.
• Coordinate with plant logistics teams to align dock capacity, warehousing constraints, and material arrival sequencing.
• Identify and communicate master data and execution data issues, including lead times, calendars, and lot sizes, to the appropriate planning teams.
• Support rapid response activities during line stoppages, demand increases, transportation delays, and supplier disruptions.

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Prioritization under pressure

Supply chain knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Reporting to the Plant Supply Chain Manager, you will ensure material availability within the execution horizon by managing call-off schedules, delivery confirmations, and short-term material exceptions while partnering closely with production scheduling, logistics, suppliers, and planning teams to prevent disruptions to plant operations. You will translate approved plans into executable material flow activities, resolve short-term supply challenges, coordinate inventory movements, and provide visibility to execution risks that impact production performance.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Monitor plant execution risks within the handoff window and ensure constraints are visible to centralized planning teams.
• Translate approved Material Resource Planning and supply plans into daily and weekly call-off and delivery schedules for raw and packaging materials.
• Confirm deliveries with suppliers and internal warehouses within the execution horizon while maintaining alignment with production schedules.
• Review planned, firmed, and open orders to ensure delivery dates, quantities, and priorities are execution ready.
• Triage and elevate short-term Material Resource Planning execution issues, including reschedule requests and delivery adjustments, while providing visibility to planning teams.
• Partner with Material Resource Planning Operations, Non-Finished Goods and Semi-Finished Goods Value Planning teams, and Production Scheduling to resolve material constraints and sequencing conflicts.
• Manage raw material and packaging material shuttling activities and inventory movements between external storage locations and plant operations.
• Proactively address supplier escalations involving delivery delays, shortages, and execution risks.
• Coordinate with plant logistics teams to align dock capacity, warehousing constraints, and material arrival sequencing.
• Identify and communicate master data and execution data issues, including lead times, calendars, and lot sizes, to the appropriate planning teams.
• Support rapid response activities during line stoppages, demand increases, transportation delays, and supplier disruptions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred
• 1 to 3 years of experience in material planning, supply chain, or a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting data, solving problems, and making sound business decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience collaborating across functions and partnering with external suppliers.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience balancing multiple priorities while supporting operational needs.

Physical Requirements

More information about essential tasks and the facility will be shared during the hiring process. This role may require you to be in our manufacturing facilities. When visiting these sites, the physical requirements below may apply:

• You may be required to walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, or perform repetitive tasks that require hand-eye coordination.
• You may be required to lift or carry materials that can vary in weight and size.
• This is a manufacturing environment with large, moving equipment. Noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary.

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Compensation

Pay Range:$59,000-$79,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity.Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions - within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye, Slim Jim and Reddi-Wip.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.