Onsite Materials Planner - ERP & Forecasting Pro

ADP, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Food Products Group in Indianapolis, IN is hiring a Material Planner to support production and customer demand. You will develop and maintain material plans, balance inventory and lead times, and collaborate across Purchasing, Production, Warehouse, Quality, R&D, Engineering, and IT.

Responsibilities include reviewing inventories, determining orders, coordinating with suppliers, and using ERP for planning, reporting, and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of material planning, inventory management, procurement, manufacturing, or a related supply chain function preferred.
• Experience with material requirements planning (MRP), inventory planning, or production planning preferred.
• Understanding of ingredients, packaging, MRO, and raw materials, including reading specifications and drawings preferred.
• Knowledge of ERP business systems and material planning or inventory management processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain material requirement plans based on production schedules, sales forecasts, customer demand, inventory levels, and supplier lead times.
• Review inventory levels, material consumption, open purchase orders, and production requirements to identify replenishment needs.
• Determine order quantities and required delivery dates using lead times, reorder points, safety stock, minimum order quantities, and other planning parameters.
• Coordinate material requirements and delivery timing with Suppliers to support production schedules and prevent material shortages.
• Monitor material availability and communicate potential shortages, late deliveries, excess inventory, or obsolete inventory to appropriate stakeholders.
• Work with Production and Warehouse teams to align material availability with production schedules and address changes in demand, production priorities, or inventory conditions.
• Adjust material plans as needed in response to changes in forecasts, sales orders, production schedules, supplier performance, quality issues, or material consumption.
• Support the isolation and diagnosis of material-related problems, including root cause analysis and corrective-action follow-up.
• Use ERP systems for material requirements planning, inventory management, order entry, and reporting.
• Maintain accurate planning-related data in the ERP system, including item planning parameters and material requirements, in accordance with established governance processes.
• Support Item and Vendor Master Governance processes and the addition of new items and vendors in a centralized ERP system.
• Analyze inventory, demand, supply, and supplier performance data to identify planning opportunities and support business decisions.
• Support optimization through the right material, right quantity, and right timing approach.
• Work with Commercialization on material delivery timelines for new products, packaging changes, and other initiatives.
• Partner with Quality, Research & Development, Engineering, and Purchasing to support material specifications, changes, and supply continuity.
• Provide support to the Purchasing Manager for material planning, inventory management, and supply chain improvement initiatives.

Skills

MRP

ERP systems

Forecasting

Analytical

Planning

Excel

Cross-functional

Communication

Inventory management

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Access

Power BI

Job description

Heartland Food Products Group in Indianapolis, IN is hiring a Material Planner to support production and customer demand. You will develop and maintain material plans, balance inventory and lead times, and collaborate across Purchasing, Production, Warehouse, Quality, R&D, Engineering, and IT.

Responsibilities include reviewing inventories, determining orders, coordinating with suppliers, and using ERP for planning, reporting, and governance.