Materials Planning Manager

Nature's Bakery; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Job summary

Nature's Bakery is seeking a Materials Planning Manager to ensure uninterrupted availability of raw materials and packaging to support manufacturing operations. You will balance inventory, freshness, and working capital while coordinating with Commercial, Planning, Production, and Logistics teams.

Responsibilities include managing replenishment, maintaining planning master data, and acting as the system owner for planning tools. Up to 20% travel and a focus on safety and quality are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supply chain experience in a global or multi-plant consumer goods environment.
• Experience with forecasting, inventory management, and collaborative planning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uninterrupted availability of Raw Materials and Packaging Materials to support factory operations while balancing inventory, freshness, warehouse capacity, and working capital objectives.
• Manage material replenishment, supplier coordination, and inbound material flow with Commercial, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, and partners to secure production continuity.
• Serve as the custodian of material planning parameters, inventory policies, and material master data, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and food safety standards.
• Manage inventory to meet service level targets while considering freshness, capacity, and working capital.
• Proactively follow up on delays, shortages, or quality issues and support recovery actions to minimize impact.
• Maintain accurate planning master data and system parameters to ensure planning reliability.
• Act as system owner for planning systems, contributing to correct usage and continuous improvement.
• Ensure material planning activities support traceability, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Identify and elevate risks related to safety, quality, or regulatory requirements.
• Participate in site initiatives to support overall factory performance.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory management

Procurement

Planning systems

Risk assessment

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, science and/or engineering

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

The Materials Planning Manager is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted availability of Raw Materials and/or Packaging Materials to support factory operations while balancing inventory, freshness, warehouse capacity, and working capital objectives.

The role manages material replenishment, supplier coordination, and inbound material flow by working closely with Commercial, Regional Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, suppliers, and logistics partners to secure production continuity.

The role acts as the key custodian of material planning parameters, inventory policies, and material master data while ensuring compliance with Safety, Quality, and Food Safety standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• The Materials Planning Manager is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted availability of Raw Materials and/or Packaging Materials to support factory operations while balancing inventory, freshness, warehouse capacity, and working capital objectives.
• The role manages material replenishment, supplier coordination, and inbound material flow by working closely with Commercial, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, suppliers, and logistics partners to secure production continuity.
• The role acts as the key custodian of material planning parameters, inventory policies, and material master data while ensuring compliance with Safety, Quality, and Food Safety standards.
• Manage inventory in line with service level, freshness, warehouse capacity, and working capital targets.
• Proactively follow up on delays, shortages, or quality issues and support recovery actions to minimize impact.
• Maintain accurate planning master data and system parameters to ensure planning reliability.
• Act as a system owner for planning systems, contributing to correct usage and continuous improvement.
• Ensure material planning activities support traceability, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Identify and elevate risks related to safety, quality, or regulatory requirements.
• Participate in site initiatives to support overall factory performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• B.S. or BA in supply chain management, science and/or engineering. Master or advanced degree (sciences or business) preferred.
• 5+ years of supply chain experience for a global or multi-plant consumer packaged goods company.
• Proven Materials Planning/Procurement experience is required, including forecasting, inventory management, or collaborative planning.
• Experience with ERP and Advanced Planning Systems (preferably SAP).
• Up to 20% travel is required.

The Good Stuff – Benefits

Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That’s why we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible employees
• 401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility