Material Planner (Oak Brook)
Full time Location:
IL Oak Brook Job Type:
Supply Chain Planning Job Posting Title:
Material Planner
About Us:
TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future. Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time. Guided by our values- Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals. What You Gain:
- Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period - you're eligible from your first day!
- 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
- Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
- Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform - DevelopU - with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
- An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
- Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.
About the Role
As a Material Planner, you'll play a key role in ensuring our operations run efficiently by managing material planning and procurement activities. In this role, you will help maintain material availability for production while balancing working capital and warehousing constraints. You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:
- Manage material requirements planning (MRP) and issue purchase orders to ensure materials are available to support production
- Develop and maintain material planning assumptions, including safety stock levels, lead times, order quantities, and lot sizing
- Monitor supply plans and identify changes that may impact material availability or production schedules
- Partner with suppliers and internal teams to resolve backorders, shortages, excess inventory, and slow-moving items
- Analyze supplier performance and inventory trends to improve service levels, inventory turns, and reduce waste
- Support resolution of invoicing discrepancies within SAP (including MRBR or VIM)
- Participate in daily production or planning meetings to stay aligned on priorities and support issue resolution
- Support material transitions related to reformulations, new product introductions, redesigns, and item discontinuations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Sales, and Customer Service teams to meet business objectives
- This is a full-time, on-site hybrid role on first shift, based in our Oak Brook, IL office.
- The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $63,000 to $94,400 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.
- A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related field (preferred)
- Experience in supply chain, material planning, production scheduling, demand planning, or related operations
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office; experience with SAP/ERP systems and Power BI is preferred
- Ability to analyze data and leverage insights to make effective decisions
- Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external partners
- Ability to organize and prioritize work, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to multitask and work independently
Click on the Apply button or go directly to to let us know you're ready to join our team! At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected] TreeHouse Use Only: #IND1
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