Manager, Material Planning

Premier Nutrition•Emeryville, CA

9d•$125 - $135•Hybrid

About The Position

Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the proactive wellness space showing clear leadership in the category of protein shakes and powders. We make the brands Premier Protein and Dymatize, and are part of our publicly traded holding company, BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR). The Material Planning Manager is a key operations leader who is accountable for material plans, factory attainment, network-wide capacity management, material planner development, and planning process transformation. This Material Planning Manager will lead a team of three (3) material planners, optimizing product supply and inventory/cash management to support the dynamic needs of the business. The position will be based out of our 60,000 sq. foot, modern Emeryville, California office.  WE ARE A CULTURE OF PERSONAL CONNECTON, WHICH IS WHY WE’VE CHOSEN A PERMANENT HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT WITH NORMS THAT EQUATE TO 3 DAYS MID-WEEK IN THE OFFICE FOR EMPLOYEES BASED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. The expected pay scale this role is $125-$135k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or similar discipline.
3+ years of people management experience
Proven ability to lead, develop, and inspire high performing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
6+ years of experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, working within an MRP-driven environment across functions such as inventory control, production scheduling, master scheduling, demand management, capacity management, materials management, or distribution resource planning.
Hands-on expertise with integrated planning systems, including formal training and practical experience with ERP, DRP, and MRP platforms. 
Dynamic, people focused leadership with a proven ability to develop talent, build strong teams, and drive accountability.
Adept at building relationships across all organizational levels, fostering collaboration and alignment.
Comprehensive understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes and advanced planning systems.
Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable plans and lead cross-functional change initiatives.
Sound business judgment and proactive decision-making, especially in fast paced, high growth environment.
Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy. Ability to convey complex information in a clear, compelling manner.

Responsibilities

Subject Matter Expert for planning process transformation, training, project meetings, and contract manufacturing (CM, co-man) onboarding.
Category owner leads Material Planners to optimize raw material inventory to support finished good forecasts, ensuring that customer service levels and inventory performance targets are met. 
Facilitate monthly procurement orders for supplier(s), adhering to capacity availability, lead times, sku mix and minimum order quantities and summarizes output for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Supply Review.
Collaborates with PNC Sourcing Manager(s) to ensure Supplier(s) adherence to attainment is met and developing continuous improvement action plans.
Supply Review product category lead, analyze and communicate relevant information to senior leadership, evaluate multiple scenarios, highlight gaps, articulating impacts, and offer countermeasure solutions.
Support Material Planners during regular production meetings with Supplier(s) as needed to ensure strong communication with business partners. 
Recommend supplier stock levels and collaborate internally and externally to optimize production schedules to meet business segment cash, cost, and service objectives.
Build a strong team through coaching, feedback, training, and effective performance management. 
Create inventory and attainment reports/dashboards and present continuous improvement suggestions.
Drive continuous improvement in areas of MRP plans, ERP system performance and material planning standard work.
Attending meetings and presentations.
Participating in company-wide activities and events galore.
Impromptu conversations with colleagues.
Administrivia like email, calendaring, expense reports, and other non-value-added work.

Benefits

Year-round ½ day Fridays
In-office massages
Free lunches & snacks
Dogs in the office
Culture of belonging celebrations
Engaging in-office events like bring your kids to work day
6% 401k match after 1 year
Generous paid family leave regardless of gender
All positions bonus-eligible
Company-wide volunteer days
Company-matched charitable donations
No employee handbook
No dress code
Coaching conversations instead of performance reviews
Walking meetings
Friday afternoons off
Hefty PTO package plus 11 holidays
401K match
Hybrid work with an average of 3 days a week in the office for local folks
Free custom lunch twice a week
Plenty of snacks and shakes
2 weeks of work from anywhere time to move your Big Rocks
Quarterly team building events/happy hours (city-wide scavenger hunt, bowling, ropes course, putt-putt)
Bring your dog to work (3 days/week)
Extended paid parental leave regardless of gender or familial make-up