Materials Planner

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.With nearly $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife ultra-filtered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan , a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.job purpose: The material planner s role is to manage all material, ingredient and packaging inventories and ensure that material resources are available according to site production schedules. The material planner s responsibilities will include purchasing and ensuring on-time delivery of materials, managing optimal inventory levels and inventory health, coordinating with internal departments, and managing external vendor and other stakeholder relations.A successful Material Planner should be able to ensure the appropriate supply of materials required to maintain steady production and finished product delivery.responsibilities: Ensuring the consistent and adequate supply of materials necessary for FG production.Ability to react and solve for inventory issues, schedule changes, and cancellations.Analyze supply / demand changes and react accordinglyContinuous monitoring and management of material and packaging stocks to ensure a balanced, healthy inventory level, appropriate safety stock and efficient storage utilization.Ownership of site MRP, and creation/development of toolsProactive management and cross functional communication of material concerns that may impact production scheduleDaily collaboration with warehouse, 3PL, planning and other internal teams to ensure issues are addressed and production is not affectedWork with internal teams to ensure that material purchases are timely and cost-efficientCollaborate with internal teams to execute material run out plans when changes are made to finished good bill of materials or artworkMonitor and ensure timely execution of new product introduction and product revisionsDevelop and maintain vendor relationships to create effective two-way communication to mitigate unknown supply risksDaily, Weekly, Monthly Reporting on Materials managedskills/qualifications required: Bachelor s Degree and / or relevant experienceStrong attention to detail, mathematical and analytical skills requiredStrong Microsoft Office skills (excel, PowerBI)Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and requests and respond quickly with a sound solutionAbility to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environmentSkilled in organizing resources and establishing prioritiesDynamics 365, NetSuite experience preferred but not requiredfood safety requirements: Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required. position location: Goodyear, AZreports to: Supply Planning Managertravel requirements: Less than 5%exempt / non-exempt: Exemptfairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email careers fairlife.com.