Strategic Material Planning Manager

Perdue Farms; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Perdue Foods seeks a dynamic Material Planning Manager to lead material planning and execution, ensuring the right materials are delivered at the right time to support current products, launches, and ongoing enhancements.

You will lead purchasing and inventory planning to optimize availability, quality, and cost, and build a high-performing team to position the organization for growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience in demand or material planning.
• Strong communication, analytical and math skills.
• Strong computer skills.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain material requirements plans to ensure uninterrupted supply while minimizing investment.
• Perform supplier qualification and certification, performance evaluation, plan preparation and purchase order preparation.
• Coordinate material availability to support new packages, products or processes.
• Maintain all packaging specifications for specified product types.
• Ensure compliance with all company requirements within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Leverage existing technology and recommend best value systems to manage direct materials.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Math skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

SAP

ERP experience

CPM

Job description

Perdue Foods seeks a dynamic Material Planning Manager to lead material planning and execution, ensuring the right materials are delivered at the right time to support current products, launches, and ongoing enhancements.

You will lead purchasing and inventory planning to optimize availability, quality, and cost, and build a high-performing team to position the organization for growth and profitability.