Materials Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Materials Planner III // Temporary Material Planner - Onsite

Location: East Hanover, NJ - 07936

Duration: 07+ Months (possible extension)

Work Schedule: Hybrid work model based out of East Hanover-office in East Hanover 2-3 days a week

Pay: $39/hr. on w2 (negotiable a bit, depending on benefits availed)

Pre-Screen Questions:

• Describe a time when you faced an unexpected challenge at work?
• Can you describe how you communicate complex or technical information to a broad group?
• How do you prioritize multiple problems that demand your attention simultaneously?
• Give me an example where you had to analyze information and create a one pager to present to leadership including your own conclusions and recommendations?

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.

Company Description

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.

At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other b

Company Description

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.\r\n\r\nAt Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.\r\n\r\nKyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.\r\n\r\nKyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other b