Sr. Supply Chain Planner

Senior Supply Planner 

About Beech-Nut Nutrition Company…

We are one of America’s leading companies providing nutritious, safe, wholesome foods for babies using real ingredients, gently cooked, with non-GMO, Natural or organic ingredients in almost all our products. 

Our work is organized around our mission to Delight Consumers by Conserving the Goodness of Nature. We care deeply about others, the planet, and are empowered to make a difference. We expect, reward and celebrate strong performance.

Our Values…

Our ambition to grow is underpinned by our four core values Create wow, Everyone Hero, Nourish others, & Take Responsibility. Our values help us navigate the ever-changing environment in which we operate and ensure we innovate to meet customer needs.

Create wow ~ Everyone Hero ~ Nourish others ~ Take responsibility

If this sounds like a place you want to invest your time, keep reading!

About the Role…

The Senior Planner for Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, reporting to the Senior Planning Manager, will be responsible for delivering a best-in-class customer experience through the strategic management of inventory and efficient flow of materials from suppliers to manufacturing in order to ensure adequate forward coverage and overall inventory levels for assigned packaging materials and/or ingredients.

Meet the Team…

The Plan & Deliver Team is comprised of diverse individuals who bring a wide breadth of knowledge and experience to ensure we have the right materials, at the right time to support our customers. This includes the movement of raw materials, forecasting our finished goods needs and movement of goods between warehouses. When customers place their orders, our team ensures the items are delivery on time, in full and per the customers specifications – making high quality, safe, and nutritious foods for babies and toddlers!

Our Commitment to Safety...

At Beech-nut we are committed to a strong safety program that protects its staff, its property, and the babies & toddlers we feed. Associates at every level, including management, are responsible and accountable for the company's overall safety initiatives. Complete and active participation by everyone, every day, in every job, is necessary for the safety among all workers on the job site as well as the babies we feed. Management supports participation in the program by all Associate and provides proper equipment, training, and procedures. Associates are responsible for following all procedures working safety, and wherever possible, improving safety measures. At Beech-Nut, everyone is encouraged to speak up and voice their ideas for improvement or concerns. An injury and accident-free workplace is our goal. Safe, nutritious food is what we do.

About the Work Environment…

This position is located at the Amsterdam, New York LEED® certified production facility and are committed to making safe food for babies and toddlers. Most job functions are performed in a well-lit, environmentally controlled office environment. Position is expected to work in a hybrid model, which currently includes three days in office. The candidate will also be required to work in an environment that requires hairnet, beard cover, safety glasses, hearing protection and lab coat. Restrictions include wearing of jewelry, nail polish and acrylic nails. Other personal protection equipment may be required for certain tasks. 

What You’ll Do…

• Analyzes material requirements for packaging, raw materials, and provides forecasts to suppliers.
• Determine item level order quantities and flow to ensure timely and accurate execution of purchase orders. Establish and follow a consistent purchase order management process.
• Develop strong cross-functional partnerships with Master Scheduler, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Logistics, and Operations, and external vendors to ensure material requirements are met as required.
• Manages movement of materials from suppliers to external warehouses, the Beech-Nut manufacturing facility or to co-manufacturing locations in anticipation of production.
• Coordinates transfers of materials from external warehouses to the Beech-Nut manufacturing facility and co-manufacturers as required to meet the manufacturing schedule and needs.
• Manages raw/packaging material inventories at internal/external storage locations within prescribed Company financial goals while meeting production schedule requirements.
• Support & participates in traceability exercises and ensures materials are managed properly to ensure food safety and traceability.
• Proactively collaborates with the sourcing team on any sourcing challenges. Proactively resolves short shelf-life constraints with support from Quality team.
• Understand/ manage safety stock/ inventory targets for various regions/ plants.
• Conducts scenario planning for different Demand and Supply scenarios, understand & articulate the different options and impact.
• Maintains the SAP planning system to ensure all item level planning attributes are properly maintained and troubleshoots/analyzes root cause for system inaccuracy. 
• Participates in cross-functional teams, focusing on materials availability. Participates in cost savings projects/opportunities and ad hoc analysis as required.
• Support other planning activities such as Long-Range Planning, Excess & Obsolete reduction, Supply Reviews, etc.
• Troubleshoot and help resolve MRP issues for demand propagation; Participate in key projects, testing and go-live.

Who You Are…

• Deciding and Initiating Action: Able to make timely decisions while weighing risks. Acts without being prompted and takes responsibility for projects, people and mistakes
• Planning & Organizing: Able to set clearly defined objectives, establish priorities, plan activities and projects and manage time effectively. Monitors progress against deadlines and milestones
• Working with People: Demonstrated interest in and understanding of others. Works well with a group of people and encourages harmony and cooperation within a team. Shares information, encourages others to do the same and listens carefully
• Persuading & Influencing: Makes a strong personal impression on others. Gains clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating. Able to change the opinions of others and close discussions with firm agreement on all sides

What You’ll Need…

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Supply Chain, Operations/Logistics, Math/Statistics, Business) OR Associates Degree in related field and 5 + year’s related experience
  • Related experience would be in production planning, materials planning, materials expediting, or planning. 
• Intermediate level in Microsoft Office applications required. Emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of reporting tools such as EveryAngles or PowerBI is helpful.
• Previous experience in SAP or other ERP system and continuous improvement.
• CPG experience preferred. 
• Leadership, communication and executive presentation skills to share insights/ gain consensus
• Conceptual and practical Lean knowledge preferred. 

• Preferred Skills/Qualifications: 
  • Strong collaboration, listening, and interpersonal skills and the ability to operate with a sense of urgency.
  • Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to partner with and influence internal partners and vendors. 
  • Proactive approach to issue/opportunity identification and resolution.
  • Proven influencing, negotiating and conflict management skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and results orientation.
  • Strong Excel skills.
  • Ability to take initiative and deliver tangible results within deadlines
  • Ability to take direction from several individuals and be self-directed

What’s in it for you? Compensation, Benefits & More… 

At Beech-Nut, we are devoted to creating an inclusive culture where our team members are professionally challenged and cared for personally. 

We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and take into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills, relevant work experience, certifications and qualifications, education, and other business needs. Compensation for a role will be in line with the location in which the position is filled. 

Our associates also have access to opportunities for professional development and training, access to our on-site amenities as well as many other benefits and perks! We are proud to offer our associates the following:

Pay: The annual base salary range for this hybrid role is $80,000 - $110,000. This is a salaried-exempt position. 

Benefits: This position gives you access to a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage for you and your dependents; life & long-term disability, flexible spending and health savings account, paid vacation and holidays, New York State paid sick time, and 401(k) retirement benefits with 4% company match. 

Professional Development:

• Tuition assistance
• Access to an online learning system (LMS)
• Access to robust on-the-job (OTJ) training programs

More Perks! 

• Opportunities to volunteer and support the local community
• Generous maternity/paternity benefits & take your child’s 1st birthday off
• Take your birthday off each year!
• Baby food coupon program until your child’s 2nd birthday
• Service Awards

Amenities:

• On-site fitness center
• On-site cafeteria 
• On-site Company Store
• A private on-site Mother’s Room to support nursing mothers and pumping needs at work

What it is like to live in upstate New York…

We are about 30 minutes northwest of Albany, the NY state capital, and 40 minutes southwest of Saratoga Springs. We are near major cultural events, outside recreation and places to have fun throughout the year. From watching the New York City Ballet or listening to Brad Paisley, Cardi B, Dave Matthews Band, Goo Goo Dolls, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, or Tedeschi Trucks Band at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), boating on beautiful Lake George, hiking the famous trails of the Adirondacks, or skiing at Lake Placid, you will find there is plenty to keep you, and/or, your family busy. And, if you are looking for the occasional big city attraction, it is a short drive to Boston, Montreal, and New York City.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

To all agencies: All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Beech-Nut via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Beech-Nut, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Beech-Nut for this position and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the Beech-Nut Nutrition agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.