Procurement - Planning Manager

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

Freudenberg Medical is a trusted Contract Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) partner, delivering high-quality solutions from ideation and market launch to volume production for medical device and pharmaceutical companies. With proven expertise in materials and technologies, Freudenberg Medical offers an extensive range of vertically integrated capabilities: precision molding and extrusions, complex catheters, hypotubes, and coatings.

Some of your Benefits

401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Performance Related Bonus: When you have an impact, you can reap the rewards.

Sustainability & Social Commitment: We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.

Relocation Allowance: When you move close to our locations we offer financial aid to support you.

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Jeffersonville, IN

On-Site

Freudenberg Medical LLC

You support our team as

Procurement - Planning Manager

Responsibilities

• Supply Chain & Procurement Management: Execute Material Requirements Planning (MRP), develop customer forecasts, manage vendor performance, generate all sustaining and non-sustaining Purchase Orders (POs), and authorize vendor invoices.
• Manufacturing & Process Optimization: Oversee the end-to-end sterilization process, implement tracking for obsolete materials, and provide full procurement support for new manufacturing project launches and closures.
• Data Integrity & Reporting: Maintain the accuracy of critical SAP master data (PIR, lead times, MOQs), process and approve Document Change Requests (DCRs), and prepare executive-level operational reports (MOR, QBR, GBR).
• Customer & Inventory Coordination: Lead strategic customer calls, generate weekly performance reports, manage Finished Goods (FG) certification, and execute intercompany component transfers.
• Strategic Initiatives: Lead and participate in strategic cost reduction initiatives and manage the coordination and implementation of all Raw Material (RM) changes from suppliers.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Materials Planning, Procurement, or Inventory Management, preferably within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in demonstrating the ability to drive complex processes and cross-functional results.
• Advanced proficiency in SAP (or similar Tier 1 ERP system) modules specifically related to Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Procurement (MM), and Inventory Management.
• Expertise in MRP execution and logic, including setting and managing master data parameters (e.g., lead times, MOQs, safety stock).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, reporting, and forecasting (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, etc.).
• Strong analytical skills with experience developing and maintaining customer forecasts and complex operational reports (MOR, QBR).
  
  

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.