Strategic Material Planner - Hybrid Role

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 5% employer match

Paid time off: 4 weeks vacation + 5 s.

Parental leave

11 company holidays

DevelopU education platform

Wellness program

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods, a leading private label foods and beverages manufacturer, seeks a Material Planner for our Oak Brook, IL office. You will manage procurement and execution of material requirements, maintaining availability for production while balancing working capital and warehousing constraints.

This is a full-time, hybrid role on first shift. You will develop planning assumptions with cross-functional teams, execute MRP, issue POs, monitor supply plans, and report on inventory metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 2 years in supply chain, production scheduling, demand planning, or operations experience.
• Strong computer skills incl. MS Office, Power BI, and SAP/ERP preferred; ability to access reports and data for analytical decisions.
• Excellent customer service skills with professional communication.

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 resolve invoicing discrepancies in SAP via MRBR or VIM
• Monitor supply plans to identify changes and their effect on material requirements schedules
• Report on back orders, short stock, excess items, and slow-moving inventory; develop solutions with suppliers and internal resources
• Analyze supplier performance and inventories to increase turns, reduce waste, or improve service
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, BU, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Procurement and Operations for alignment

Skills

Supply chain

Production scheduling

Demand planning

Operations experience

Communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

SAP/ERP

Job description

TreeHouse Foods, a leading private label foods and beverages manufacturer, seeks a Material Planner for our Oak Brook, IL office. You will manage procurement and execution of material requirements, maintaining availability for production while balancing working capital and warehousing constraints.

This is a full-time, hybrid role on first shift. You will develop planning assumptions with cross-functional teams, execute MRP, issue POs, monitor supply plans, and report on inventory metrics.