**Brand:** Post Consumer Brands **Categories:** Operations Administrative **Locations:** Asheboro, North Carolina **Position Type:** Regular Full-Time **Remote Eligible:** No **Req ID:** 27618 **Job Description** **Business Unit Overview** Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news. Brand At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and, more recently, pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof. This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country. Location Description The Post Consumer Brands plant in Asheboro, NC, features some of the most modern cereal production technology in the industry and the facility has quadrupled in size since it opened in 2007. Asheboro's 230+ team members produce some of our newest and most innovative cereals, like Oreo O's cereal! While there is plenty to do right in Asheboro, the town is only a few hours from the Atlantic Ocean in one direction and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the other direction. Responsibilities Key Functions: Under the direction of the Materials Manager the Materials Planner is accountable for the material replenishment and delivery of packaging, ingredients and commodities to the Plant in a manner which will ensure quality materials are available to meet the needs of the production plan. Primary responsibilities of the Materials Planner are to prepare, plan, and control material supply within the facility. It is important to follow the standard processes and leverage technology to positively impact results. Support, implement, and maintain food safety and quality practices as required through SQF. Other key functions the position works with: Vendor Partners – to assure material supply Production Planning – to assure material supply Transportation – to help achieve on time delivery on inbound product movement Quality – to ensure quality materials Corporate Purchasing – to replenish materials against in place contracts Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Develop and implement material replenishment strategies that optimize supply availability, inventory investments, and risk of obsolescence Generate a material replenishment plan by coordinating and executing material purchases and deliveries to meet internal and external Customer service objectives Manage inventory levels for a complex array of items; aligning material requirements with the production plan, external suppliers and transportation providers; releasing orders; and coordinating related activities Interface with Corporate Purchasing, Production Planning, Quality and Operations to create an inventory plan that ensures operations and product development requirements are met and alter replenishment plans to meet unforeseen conditions Optimize inventory turns while maintaining 100% fill rates to Line Supply Review and participate in the disposition of non-compliant, excess and obsolete packaging, commodities and ingredients Communicate causes and impacts of inventory outages and material quality concerns; follow escalation procedures to inform, reduce or eliminate risk of a line shutdown Monitor and review materials for disposal, align with Corporate business processes Demonstrate continuous improvement in the material replenishment process Coordinate activities to pursue opportunities and resolve issues. Document, communicate and follow-up on action plans Track and report Key Performance Indicators, perform root cause analysis and make the appropriate revisions within the material replenishment plan Act as subject matter expert, super user, training developer or trainer as assigned Supervise temporary and seasonal employees as requested Qualifications Qualifications: Leadership Competencies: customer focus, drive for results; action-oriented; problem solving, planning, timely decision making, informing, organizing, conflict management, interpersonal savvy EDUCATION: Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting or related field is preferred Integrated planning systems training like ERP/DRP/MPS/MRP/CRP is required Professional certification from APICS and/or ISM is desirable EXPERIENCE: Would prefer a minimum of 8 years of combined related experience operating in areas of inventory control, production scheduling, master planning, demand management, capacity management, materials management, or distribution resource planning; with preference in food processing/packaging Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems and processes Able to build relationships Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)