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Job Description: SUMMARY The Materials Planning Manager is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted availability of Raw Materials and/or Packaging Materials to support factory operations while balancing inventory, freshness, warehouse capacity, and working capital objectives. The role manages material replenishment, supplier coordination, and inbound material flow by working closely with Commercial, Regional Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, suppliers, and logistics partners to secure production continuity. The role acts as the key custodian of material planning parameters, inventory policies, and material master data while ensuring compliance with Safety, Quality, and Food Safety standards. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. The Materials Planning Manager is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted availability of Raw Materials and/or Packaging Materials to support factory operations while balancing inventory, freshness, warehouse capacity, and working capital objectives. The role manages material replenishment, supplier coordination, and inbound material flow by working closely with Commercial, Supply Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, suppliers, and logistics partners to secure production continuity. The role acts as the key custodian of material planning parameters, inventory policies, and material master data while ensuring compliance with Safety, Quality, and Food Safety standards. Manage inventory in line with service level, freshness, warehouse capacity, and working capital targets. Proactively follow up on delays, shortages, or quality issues and support recovery actions to minimize impact. Maintain accurate planning master data and system parameters to ensure planning reliability. Act as a system owner for planning systems, contributing to correct usage and continuous improvement. Ensure material planning activities support traceability, compliance, and operational readiness. Identify and escalate risks related to safety, quality, or regulatory requirements. Participate in site initiatives to support overall factory performance. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. B.S. or BA in supply chain management, science and/or engineering. Master or advanced degree (sciences or business) preferred. 5+ years of supply chain experience for a global or multi-plant consumer packaged goods company. Proven Materials Planning/Procurement experience is required, including forecasting, inventory management, or collaborative planning. Experience with ERP and Advanced Planning Systems (preferably SAP). Up to 20% travel is required. The Good Stuff – Benefits Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That’s why we offer the following benefits to full-time employees: Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible employees 401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility Paid vacation Paid time off Holiday pay (11 days) Paid short-term disability Paid life insurance Banfield Pet Insurance Discounts Wellness Benefits and Discounts Employee Assistance Program Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 140,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
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