Analyst, Procurement & Material Planning - Packaging at Mars, USA-Utah-Salt Lake City
Analyst, Procurement & Material Planning - Packaging at Mars in USA-Utah-Salt Lake City. Full-time. Est. up to $100k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Hybrid: 3 days/week in-office
About Us
Established in 2017, Trü Frü changed the way America snacks forever. We are a Utah-based company that rapidly ascended the permissible indulgence space by innovating a better-for-you snack containing 100% real fruit immersed in premium chocolate. We are on an exciting mission to build a fruit-forward snacking legacy around an incredible product line with trüly remarkable people to create something special for generations to come!
What You'll Do
As the Material Planning – Packaging Analyst, you'll keep Trü Frü's material supply steady across our network of co-manufacturers and suppliers. You'll forecast, plan and manage raw material inventory to support production, hit safety stock targets and minimize waste.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain planning tools to track packaging material inventory across a multi-site, multi-brand, multi-vendor network.
- Recommend network-wide packaging material safety stock targets, replenishment processes and KPIs.
- Issue monthly and ad hoc forecasts to suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Review packaging inventory with Procurement and communicate updates to co-manufacturers.
- Provide packaging waste risk analysis for Finance accruals.
- Track packaging changes to keep obsolescence within budget, flagging outliers to the cross-functional team.
- Lead packaging supply strategy for new co-manufacturing sites, building best practices with co-man planning counterparts.
- Onboard new packaging suppliers, setting a clear forecast cadence for their capacity planning.
- Initiate in-network material transfers to reduce obsolescence and shortage risk
- Act as liaison between co-manufacturers, suppliers and internal teams (Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Planning, Quality) to keep supply on target.
- Run "what if" scenario planning on demand shifts to guide purchasing decisions.
- Participate in supplier QBRs and maintain packaging strategy documents (lead times, MOQs, shelf life).
- Manage materials inputs in Trü Frü systems (Blue Yonder, SAP, Reltio, etc.)
- Document processes in SOPs and train new team members.
- Develop and maintain tools to efficiently track and manage packaging material requirements across multiple contract manufacturers, ensuring material availability to support production and business needs.
- Support material planning and purchase order management for new product launches, ensuring timely material availability to meet commercialization and production timelines.
Skills and Experience
- 3+ years in material or supply planning.
- 1+ years of project management experience.
- Bachelor's degree in business management or supply chain.
- Experience developing planning strategies for a complex product portfolio across a multi-site, multi-vendor network.
- Experience with a tier 1 ERP system.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills.
- Pluses: APICS certification, vendor management experience (CPG preferred), systems implementation experience.