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Materials Planner (Food) (Closed)

Date Posted: Aug 14, 2019

Job #1564419
Permanent
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Professional

Our client is in hyper-growth mode and has a known brand within the food/nutrition industry. In addition to a recently opened a ~200,000 square foot production facility in the Chicagoland suburbs, they opened a new company headquarters in the West Loop (Chicago). (This position will be based at the company’s headquarters in the West Loop (Chicago, IL 60607) that is accessible via Metra and/or CTA.

The newly created Materials Planner position is a key role within the supply chain program. Our ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills, ability to balance short term priorities and exceptional information analysis skills are a necessity. He/She will be focused on materials planning (MRP) and in addition, the role will be cross functionally involved in forecasting, supply planning, and production scheduling functions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree is required
  • 5+ years’ Material Planning (MRP) experience
  • Prior experience within the food manufacturing industry
  • Working knowledge of an Advanced Planning System such as SAP, JDA, DemandWorks, JD Edwards with hands on experience with Materials Planning (MRP), Production Planning and Inventory Management modules preferred
  • Experience with Innovation or NPD Projects, and have been in an active role to enable New Product Launches
  • Experience with externally sourced production and basic purchasing functions