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Material Planner
| Posted On: Apr 8, 2026
East Hanover, NJ 07936
8 Months, Contract
On-site
Job Summary
- Job Title:
- Material Planner
- Posted Date:
- Apr 8, 2026
- Duration:
- 8 Months, Contract
- Shift(s):
-
09:00 - 17:00
- Salary ($):
- 38.00 - 40.00 per Hourly (compensation based on experience and qualifications)
Description
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 CPG 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.
- PowerBI / 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