Material Planner

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Material Planner to join our team at Custom Culinary. As a Material Planner, you will be responsible for planning and maintaining proper inventory levels of purchased materials to support desired service levels and net working capital guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze MRP requirements to firm Purchase Orders and maintain optimal raw material inventory levels.
• Participate in the periodic revision of planning and inventory parameters, including safety stock, lead time, and minimum order quantity.
• Communicate with the Scheduling department to exchange information on open orders' delivery status and ensure production schedule compliance.
• Expedite and escalate material issues to proper teams and avoid raw material shortages that affect production schedules.
• Develop Supply agreements with vendors to ensure supplier performance and communicate with vendors about service level performance, delays, and needs for corrective action plans.
• Participate in the Vendor Evaluation Process to analyze and support supplier performances.
• Review at-risk/slow-moving inventory to uncover inventory that may expire before being used and suggest a disposition.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field.
• 3-5 years' experience in Supply Chain environment.
• APICS/CPIM certification preferred.
• Prior ERP & MRP experience, preferably in the food industry.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to make decisions with imperfect information.
• Positive and proactive approach to problems and opportunities.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Excel.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Custom Culinary believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of actual or perceived characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

We will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.