Materials Planning Associate Manager
Core
Shaping and delivering holistic supply strategy for raw material categories to ensure demand is met across a multi-site manufacturing and distribution footprint.
Role type
Associate Manager, Materials Planning
Builds
Feasible, resilient raw material category supply plans and tactical network optimization scenarios.
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Supply Chain Planning
Required skills
Midterm raw materials planning, Inventory strategy, Tactical network optimization, Capacity planning, Demand-supply balancing, Risk escalation, Stakeholder collaboration, Continuous improvement
Preferred skills
New product introduction planning, Promotional SKU planning, Volume rebalancing, Supply control trade-off decisions
Technologies
Inventory Optimization (IO) tools, Tactical Network Optimization models, Supply Planning systems
Responsibilities
Own midterm raw materials planning and address capacity or inventory constraints; Define scenarios for tactical network optimization to achieve inventory and service level priorities; Execute inventory strategy by tracking actuals, root-causing exceptions, and driving corrective actions; Coordinate with manufacturing sites and co-manufacturers to ensure supply feasibility and support volume rebalancing; Partner with Market teams to challenge demand assumptions and resolve demand-supply imbalances; Serve as escalation point for FtS Planners and local/Market teams during weekly Supply Control meetings.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC