As a Material Planner your role is essential to sustaining food supply for future generations through your development of a raw material strategy, in collaboration with our vendors, warehouses, manufacturing, commercial, and supply chain teams, all in support the production schedule. 

Key Material Planning responsibilities:  

• Own the material planning strategy for raw materials and packaging, including inventory management, safety stock and safety time, supplier forecasting, ordering patterns, and resiliency planning.

• Ensure timely procurement of materials in the right quantity and quality to support production while minimizing production and storage costs.

• Plan and manage raw material and packaging procurement and scheduling to meet production requirements, aligned with inventory strategy and lead times.

• Manage and communicate supply impacts resulting from production plan changes, minimizing upstream and downstream disruption to the MPS.

• Lead crisis management efforts by resolving complex supply issues, defining mitigation and prioritization plans, and communicating with key stakeholders.

• Develop and manage mid‑term (12‑month) procurement plans; prepare and share forecasts with suppliers to ensure alignment and readiness for demand changes.

• Partner cross‑functionally with Planning, Project teams, Procurement, and suppliers to maintain demand visibility and supply continuity.

• Define and maintain inventory strategies by analyzing data and trends to set appropriate safety stock or safety time levels.

• Monitor and improve inventory health, identifying slow‑moving, low‑turn, unhealthy, or expiring materials and driving corrective action plans.

• Address raw material and packaging service or quality issues from manufacturing, initiating return and resolution processes with Quality and Procurement.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and cost, improve processes, and clarify roles and responsibilities.

• Represent Material Planning in Modify & Improve Supply Chain (M&ISC) initiatives and cross‑functional projects.

• Contribute to supply resiliency planning with Procurement, Science & Technology, and Regulatory teams, acting as the Voice of the Business.

• Support supplier volume allocation decisions in alignment with Artwork and Manufacturing teams.

• Ensure accuracy, governance, and maintenance of raw material master data

What Skills You Need:  

• BS/BA in Supply Chain, Business Management, Sciences or Engineering, Procurement, or other supply related field and/or equivalent supply chain experience.

• Understanding of fundamental supply chain principles and concepts through education, professional training or on-the-job experience is highly preferred

• Technical proficiency in the use of multiple computer applications and sound analytical skills are necessary

• Experience with MRP processes is highly valued

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Project management experience is a plus

• Advanced level of English (fluency is a plus)

Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.