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About the Role
The Materials Planning Specialist will order raw materials and/or packaging materials to meet site operational needs, inventory requirements, and customer service goals. This role coordinates with the Planning Team and collaborates with Vendors, Brand Managers, and Procurement. The Specialist reviews the master plan, orders necessary materials, and balances orders to ensure successful production schedule execution.
Responsibilities
- Order raw materials and/or packaging materials to support the detailed production plan while managing stock cover targets and working capital.
- Monitor supply signals using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) purchase requisitions, ensuring accuracy of delivery dates, lead times, and quantities before creating purchase orders.
- Follow up with suppliers to confirm material fulfillment, track orders, and proactively address potential fulfillment issues.
- Manage material shortages and develop risk mitigation plans, including identifying, communicating, and resolving potential supply risks to prevent production disruptions.
- Review and maintain material master data regularly, confirming lead times, min/max inventory levels, safety stocks, and lot sizes with suppliers and Procurement.
- Manage excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory by developing disposition and reduction plans to minimize write-offs and working capital impacts.
- Monitor inventory health and material performance KPIs, including DIO, service level, material availability, excess and obsolete inventory, and write-off risk.
- Partner with internal teams such as Procurement, Supply & Demand Planning, Project Managers, Warehouse, and Transportation, as well as external Vendors and 3PLs.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by direct Manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Business Administration preferred.
- 4+ years of relevant work experience in Production Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement, and/or Project Management in lieu of a degree.
- Demonstrated fluency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Experience using ERP systems in a CPG company (SAP preferred).
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Exposure to KPIs and Master Data Management.
- Willingness and ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong decision-making skills.
- Ability to influence without authority.
- Ability to manage key stakeholders.
- Team-oriented.
- Strong negotiation skills.
Location
- Bohemia, New York
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000.00 to $80,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Performance-based incentives
- 401k with company match
- Healthcare coverage
- Broad range of other benefits
About the Company
- At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives.
- Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more.
- We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.
- We bring our best for better lives, challenging our people to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves.
- We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking.
- We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating achievements.
- We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues globally, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
- Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.
Equal Opportunity
- The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- We welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience.
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.