Materials Planner (Hybrid) — SAP & MRP Expert

TreeHouse Foods; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

DevelopU education platform

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Material Planner to join our Oak Brook, IL corporate office. You will manage material requirements, balance working capital, and coordinate with purchasing, operations, and logistics to ensure material availability for production.

This role requires at least two years in supply chain or scheduling, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency with SAP/ERP, Power BI, and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years supply chain, production scheduling, demand planning, or operations experience.
• Strong computer skills including knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office, Power BI, and SAP/ERP are preferred.
• Including the ability to access reports and data to utilize the information and make effective analytical decisions.
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to communicate professionally with internal and external customers and vendors.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate clearly verbally and in written form.
• Strong organizational/time management skills.Self-motivated with strong multitasking, analytical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain material planning assumptions with purchasing, planning, operations, logistics/warehousing and commercial teams, including safety stocks, lead times, order quantities, and lots sizing.
• Execute MRP for materials and issue purchase orders to ensure material availability for Operations
• Review and assist in resolving invoicing discrepancies in SAP via either MRBR or VIM
• Monitor supply plans to identify changes and to determine their effect on material requirements schedules.
• Report on back orders, short stock, excess items, and slow-moving inventory to the parties concerned, while developing solutions with suppliers and internal resources.
• Analyze supplier performance and inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Business Units, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Procurement and Operations to ensure cross-functional alignment and meet company objectives.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Analytical thinking

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field

Tools

SAP/ERP

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Material Planner to join our Oak Brook, IL corporate office. You will manage material requirements, balance working capital, and coordinate with purchasing, operations, and logistics to ensure material availability for production.

This role requires at least two years in supply chain or scheduling, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency with SAP/ERP, Power BI, and Microsoft Office.