Materials Planner

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Job Title: Materials Planner III

Location: East Hanover, NJ, 07936

Duration: 8-9 months on W2 contract

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for direct raw and pack materials for a subset of SKUs. Run material forecasts weekly based on new weekly production schedule to assist the materials management team.
• Responsible for covering production while keeping material inventory low to minimize any material waste down the road. Work with HQMM team and cross functional team members on commercialization project trackers to ensure timeline is met while mitigating material waste.
• Attend Commercialization Meetings to cover Supply Planning follow ups and actions, and other supply cross functional meetings as needed.
• Assist in maintaining Day to Day material planning tasks including but not limited to: distributing Supplier Forecasts, assisting with material issues, and working with Procurement operations to ensure on time material deliveries to support production.
• Work to streamline materials waste identification, mitigation plans, and reporting needs using dashboards and SharePoint to harmonize across categories
• Provide coverage and backup for existing HQMM team members to attend system implementation training and support team with data consolidation across suppliers for NA R&P scope with regards to LRP volume support and SAP S4 contingency planning.
• Communicate with Spend Areas on materials forecast visibility improvement and suppliers' responsiveness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field.
• 1 years of experience in materials management, supply planning, inventory management, or a similar role, preferably within a large Client environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency, or ability to learn quickly, in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and advanced planning tools.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Power BI / Tableau exposure preferred.
• Advanced Excel
• Travel requirements: No travel required.
• Work schedule: Hybrid work model based out of East Hanover office in East Hanover 2-3 days a week.