Strategic Materials & Inventory Planner — MRP Expert

Red's All Natural LLC; North Sioux City (SD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Red's All Natural LLC is seeking a Materials & Inventory Planner to own raw material and packaging supply for a high-volume frozen foods facility. You will run MRP, convert planned orders into purchase orders, and maintain accurate inventory records in NetSuite to drive planning decisions.

The role requires 3+ years in materials planning, hands-on NetSuite experience (ERP), and strong Excel skills. You will work with Production, Warehouse, Procurement, Quality, and Finance to prevent shortages

Qualifications

• Three or more years of materials planning, buyer/planner, purchasing, or inventory control in a manufacturing environment; food or beverage manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Hands-on MRP/ERP experience in a manufacturing setting. NetSuite strongly preferred; experience with SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Infor, Epicor, or similar, plus the ability to learn NetSuite quickly, will be considered.
• Working knowledge of multi-level bills of material, work orders, backflushing, safety stock, lead-time planning, and units of measure.
• Strong Excel skills — pivot tables, lookups, and cleaning and analyzing large data extracts.
• Investigative mindset: able to trace a discrepancy through systems and physical steps to its cause and explain it clearly in writing.
• Clear, professional communication with suppliers and internal teams, and organized follow-through across many open orders at once.

Responsibilities

• Run and act on MRP: review MRP output and convert planned orders into purchase orders against approved supplier contracts on a rolling two-month horizon.
• Own planning parameters: maintain safety stock, reorder points, lead times, and order minimums in NetSuite, and recommend changes as demand, suppliers, or the product mix shift.
• Manage coverage: monitor inventory and open orders against safety stock targets to prevent shortages and excess; expedite, reschedule, or cancel orders as needed.
• Manage supplier orders: secure PO confirmations, keep delivery dates and quantities current in NetSuite, and work past-due orders, partial receipts, and other open-PO discrepancies to closure.
• Support launches and schedule changes: plan material coverage for new product launches, schedule changes, and ad hoc requests before commitments are made to the business.
• Order indirect plant supplies (materials not tracked on bills of material) in coordination with plant leadership.
• Track inbound deliveries: reconcile delivery appointments against expected timing, maintain the daily inbound tracker, and lead the daily inbound risk update with Operations, Scheduling, and Procurement.
• Manage aging and excess: monitor excess, aging, and short-dated inventory and drive action so material is used or dispositioned before it becomes a write-off.
• Lead the recurring inventory review meeting: with Warehouse, Production, and Finance.
• Write and maintain SOPs for purchasing, cycle counting, and inventory adjustment processes.

Skills

MRP/ERP experience

Excel skills

Communication skills

Investigative mindset

Data analysis

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field

APICS/ASCM CPIM/CSCP

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics

Infor

Epicor

Job description

Red's All Natural LLC is seeking a Materials & Inventory Planner to own raw material and packaging supply for a high-volume frozen foods facility. You will run MRP, convert planned orders into purchase orders, and maintain accurate inventory records in NetSuite to drive planning decisions.

The role requires 3+ years in materials planning, hands-on NetSuite experience (ERP), and strong Excel skills. You will work with Production, Warehouse, Procurement, Quality, and Finance to prevent shortages