Analyst, Procurement & Material Planning - Packaging

Analyst, Procurement & Material Planning Packaging

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Hybrid: 3 days/week in-office

About Us

Established in 2017, Tr Fr 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 trly remarkable people to create something special for generations to come!

What You'll Do

As the Material Planning Packaging Analyst, you'll keep Tr Fr'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 Tr Fr 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.