Job Description

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Performs a wide variety of planning and reporting tasks supporting the overall material planning of $250mm Direct Materials spend on ingredients and packaging. Material Planner I will manage suppliers or categories within the total spend of $250million. Must be comfortable with critical thinking, daily decision making and judgement calls on Foster Farms behalf.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Analyze MRP data and manages PO requisitions and purchase orders to support the manufacturing plan. Will manage suppliers or categories within the total spend of $250million.

Schedules, expedites and de-expedites orders per red lights keeping relevant individuals and departments advised with respect to delays and lead-times on critical material or products

PO and Exception Report management to include issue, update as needed, confirm and close all purchase orders ensuring accuracy per Master Scheduling

Ability to run, fully comprehend and analyze reports making recommendations including forecasts, supplier inventory report analysis/VMI

Identifies shortages and expedites through proper channels including Planning Lead and Sourcing Manager, advises Stakeholders as needed

Material management from cradle to grave including evaluating safety stock, confirming demand planning is pulling through correctly, evaluating increase/decrease requests in existing business for marketing and being able to communicate dates back to the business.  Tracking material transitions, management of excess and obsolete material and MDAs

Daily supplier communication including ability to gain their support by sharing our sense of urgency when needed

Direct Material Planning representative in meetings and with key stakeholders across the business

Work closely with Suppliers to ensure ingredients and packaging are delivered in a timely manner within budget to support requirements

Interfaces with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Product Management, DM Sourcing and Suppliers as needed and schedules and leads weekly meeting with Product Management

Support Strategic Sourcing projects with buyers and purchasing agents. Essential part of sourcing team that assumes decisions on awarding business.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

Prefer one-two year’s business school or college, and strongly prefer Bachelor’s degree

This position can work a hybrid schedule of working on-site and remote

One-two years purchasing experience strongly preferred and have minimum one to two years Material Planning experience

Computer literate in Microsoft Office and strong understanding of SAP resource platform, and must have a strong understanding using and creating MS Excel spread sheets, including formulas, in order to manage detailed information.

Proficient in other Planning and Purchasing modules

Demonstrate strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills and have strong analytical skills

Must be comfortable with critical thinking, daily decision making and judgement calls on Foster Farms behalf and make quick decisions to avoid plant shut down

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.