Material Planner

Materials Planner

Responsible for planning, purchasing, and managing raw materials, packaging, ingredients, and production supplies to ensure timely availability for manufacturing operations. This position manages inventory and purchasing activities, coordinates with suppliers and internal departments, and supports efficient material flow while minimizing shortages, excess inventory, and costs.

What you'll do:

• Review production schedules, forecasts, inventory levels, and material requirements to determine purchasing and replenishment needs.
• Create, maintain, and manage purchase orders, including revisions, quantities, pricing, and delivery requirements.
• Monitor inventory, open purchase orders, supplier lead times, and expected receipts to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels, safety stocks, reorder points, and purchasing parameters.
• Communicate with suppliers regarding orders, delivery schedules, quantities, pricing, and routine supply issues.
• Expedite or reschedule materials as production requirements change and resolve delivery discrepancies.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving inventory, purchase orders, receipts, invoices, and production requirements.
• Coordinate with Production Planning, Operations, Warehousing, Quality, Finance, Procurement, and Customer Service to maintain material availability and support production schedules.
• Work with approved suppliers and utilize established contracts and procurement policies.
• Coordinate freight, shipping, brokers, customs, and expedited deliveries as required.
• Maintain accurate material, supplier, pricing, and purchasing information within the ERP system.
• Support supplier performance, purchasing, inventory, and supply-chain reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve material availability, inventory efficiency, purchasing processes, and supply-chain performance.
• Perform other related duties and special assignments as required.

What you'll bring:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Logistics, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 1–3 years of experience in materials planning, purchasing, inventory control, production planning, supply chain, or a related role preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong skills in prioritizing multiple requirements to meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Experience creating and managing purchase orders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
• Working knowledge of inventory management, purchasing, material requirements planning, and supply-chain processes.
• Must have flexibility to work weekends based on demands.

What you'll get:

• Opportunity to contribute to both strategic and day-to-day procurement activities
• Exposure to cross functional teams including finance, supply chain, engineering, and quality
• Involvement in process improvement and supplier development initiatives
• A collaborative environment that supports professional growth and development
• The ability to make a direct impact on operational performance and cost management
• Experience working in both office and plant environments to broaden your perspective

About Sensient:

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.

About Sensient Agricultural Ingredients:

Sensient Agricultural Ingredients is one of the largest producers and distributors in the world of dehydrated onion and garlic products as well as chili powder, paprika, chili pepper and dehydrated vegetables such as parsley, celery, and spinach. These ingredients are used in many of today's popular convenience foods. The Agricultural Ingredients unit is located in Turlock, California.

The salary range for this position is $27 - $32 USD per hour. Pay within the range is based on several factors, which may include, but are not limited to, education, work experience, specialized training, and labor market conditions. In addition to salary, Sensient is proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits program to support the holistic well-being of our employees and their families.

SPONSORSHIP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for employment visa sponsorship.

RELOCATION: We are unable to offer relocation assistance. The successful candidate will be expected to work at Turlock, CA and must reside in area or be willing to commute.

THIRD PARTY AGENCY: Any unsolicited submissions received from recruitment agencies will be considered property of Sensient Technologies, and we will not be liable for any fees or obligations related to those submissions.

Sensient is an Equal Opportunity Employer, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.