Senior Supply Planning & Materials Manager

About the role

Our client is an established, family‑owned manufacturer of consumer products with a strong reputation for quality and long‑term customer relationships. They offer a stable work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow with the company. The organization emphasizes professional development and leadership growth, values collaboration, respect, and pride in work, and invests in its people, operations, and technology. Employees have the chance to make a meaningful impact by improving processes and supporting products used by customers every day.

Responsibilities

• Lead production and materials planning across manufacturing operations, balancing customer demand, capacity, inventory, and service goals.
• Build and maintain production schedules, material plans, bills of materials, and inventory targets.
• Coordinate new product launches, packaging changes, and promotional transitions while limiting obsolete inventory.
• Resolve material shortages and schedule changes with plant teams, suppliers, and customer service.
• Improve planning processes, reporting, and system adoption; partner with IT on ERP and MRP enhancements.
• Develop planning procedures, train users, and track performance through service, inventory, and schedule adherence metrics.

Requirements

• Experience in production planning, materials planning, inventory management, or supply planning within manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, production scheduling, and bills of materials.
• Ability to translate forecasts and customer requirements into practical plant schedules and inventory plans.
• Experience improving cross‑functional processes and supporting system implementations.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work closely with plant operations and business teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, or a related field preferred.

Pay

Salary: $150,000 – $175,000 per year