Sr. Supply Chain Planner

Beech-Nut; City of Amsterdam (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Beech-Nut Nutrition Company in Amsterdam, NY seeks a Senior Supply Planner to manage inventory and ensure efficient materials flow from suppliers to manufacturing, delivering forward coverage and optimal stock levels for packaging materials and ingredients.

The role reports to the Senior Planning Manager and collaborates with Master Scheduler, Sourcing, QA, Logistics, Operations and external vendors to maintain on-time, in-full deliveries that meet customer specs while maintaining safety stock

Responsibilities

• Analyzes material requirements for packaging, raw materials, and provides forecasts to suppliers.
• Determine item level order quantities and flow to ensure timely and accurate execution of purchase orders. Establish and follow a consistent purchase order management process.
• Develop strong cross-functional partnerships with Master Scheduler, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Logistics, and Operations, and external vendors to ensure material requirements are met as required.
• Manages movement of materials from suppliers to external warehouses, the Beech-Nut manufacturing facility or to co-manufacturing locations in anticipation of production.
• Coordinates transfers of materials from external warehouses to the Beech-Nut manufacturing facility and co-manufacturers as required to meet the manufacturing schedule and needs.
• Manages raw/packaging material inventories at internal/external storage locations within prescribed Company financial goals while meeting production schedule requirements.
• Support & participates in traceability exercises and ensures materials are managed properly to ensure food safety and traceability.
• Proactively collaborates with the sourcing team on any sourcing challenges.
• Proactively resolves short shelf-life constraints with support from Quality team.
• Understand/ manage safety stock/ inventory targets for various regions/ plants.
• Conducts scenario planning for different Demand and Supply scenarios, understand & articulate the different options and impact.
• Maintains the SAP planning system to ensure all item level planning a

Job description

Senior Supply Planner

About Beech-Nut Nutrition Company...

We are one of America's leading companies providing nutritious, safe, wholesome foods for babies using real ingredients, gently cooked, with non-GMO, Natural or organic ingredients in almost all our products.

Our work is organized around our mission to Delight Consumers by Conserving the Goodness of Nature. We care deeply about others, the planet, and are empowered to make a difference. We expect, reward and celebrate strong performance.

Our Values...

Our ambition to grow is underpinned by our four core values Create wow, Everyone Hero, Nourish others, & Take Responsibility. Our values help us navigate the ever-changing environment in which we operate and ensure we innovate to meet customer needs.

Create wow ~ Everyone Hero ~ Nourish others ~ Take responsibility

If this sounds like a place you want to invest your time, keep reading!

About the Role...

The Senior Planner for Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, reporting to the Senior Planning Manager, will be responsible for delivering a best-in-class customer experience through the strategic management of inventory and efficient flow of materials from suppliers to manufacturing in order to ensure adequate forward coverage and overall inventory levels for assigned packaging materials and/or ingredients.

Meet the Team...

The Plan & Deliver Team is comprised of diverse individuals who bring a wide breadth of knowledge and experience to ensure we have the right materials, at the right time to support our customers. This includes the movement of raw materials, forecasting our finished goods needs and movement of goods between warehouses. When customers place their orders, our team ensures the items are delivery on time, in full and per the customers specifications - making high quality, safe, and nutritious foods for babies and toddlers!

Our Commitment to Safety...

At Beech-nut we are committed to a strong safety program that protects its staff, its property, and the babies & toddlers we feed. Associates at every level, including management, are responsible and accountable for the company's overall safety initiatives. Complete and active participation by everyone, every day, in every job, is necessary for the safety among all workers on the job site as well as the babies we feed. Management supports participation in the program by all Associate and provides proper equipment, training, and procedures. Associates are responsible for following all procedures working safety, and wherever possible, improving safety measures. At Beech-Nut, everyone is encouraged to speak up and voice their ideas for improvement or concerns. An injury and accident-free workplace is our goal. Safe, nutritious food is what we do.

About the Work Environment...

This position is located at the Amsterdam, New York LEED(R) certified production facility and are committed to making safe food for babies and toddlers. Most job functions are performed in a well-lit, environmentally controlled office environment. Position is expected to work in a hybrid model, which currently includes three days in office. The candidate will also be required to work in an environment that requires hairnet, beard cover, safety glasses, hearing protection and lab coat. Restrictions include wearing of jewelry, nail polish and acrylic nails. Other personal protection equipment may be required for certain tasks.

What You'll Do...

• Analyzes material requirements for packaging, raw materials, and provides forecasts to suppliers.
• Determine item level order quantities and flow to ensure timely and accurate execution of purchase orders. Establish and follow a consistent purchase order management process.
• Develop strong cross-functional partnerships with Master Scheduler, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Logistics, and Operations, and external vendors to ensure material requirements are met as required.
• Manages movement of materials from suppliers to external warehouses, the Beech-Nut manufacturing facility or to co-manufacturing locations in anticipation of production.
• Coordinates transfers of materials from external warehouses to the Beech-Nut manufacturing facility and co-manufacturers as required to meet the manufacturing schedule and needs.
• Manages raw/packaging material inventories at internal/external storage locations within prescribed Company financial goals while meeting production schedule requirements.
• Support & participates in traceability exercises and ensures materials are managed properly to ensure food safety and traceability.
• Proactively collaborates with the sourcing team on any sourcing challenges.
• Proactively resolves short shelf-life constraints with support from Quality team.
• Understand/ manage safety stock/ inventory targets for various regions/ plants.
• Conducts scenario planning for different Demand and Supply scenarios, understand & articulate the different options and impact.
• Maintains the SAP planning system to ensure all item level planning a