Reporting to Manager of Planning, you'll build and execute raw material planning strategies for assigned plants or co-packers to support scheduled production. You will coordinate with Enterprise Procurement, Operations, Supply Planning, Research & Development, Brand Management, Finance and Logistics to ensure the needs of internal customers are met. In some cases, you will purchase assigned materials to meet production needs with the right quantity at the right time, while at the same time managing working capital.

What You'll Do:

• Ensure all ingredients and packaging materials are available to support ongoing production requirements
• Manage inventory levels to help mitigate potential supply and quality issues
• Manage obsolete material inventories with a continuous improvement mindset
• Provide support for planning materials or services, cost savings projects and process improvement
• Promote the processes, procedures and metrics required from the plants to have a valuable supplier scorecard
• Monitor and analyze data to ensure adequate supply
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with vendors
• Manage supplier inventory and print runs
• Provide forecasts and coordinate inventory run out plans on transitioning materials
• Monitor vendor quality and service performance with internal customers
• Help with product status from time of order placement until plant arrival to be used for production as related to new materials
• Guide consistency across plants as it relates to best practices for raw material procurement and supplier relationships

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2+ years in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Planning
• Experience with process improvement
• Experience using SAP or comparable ERP system
• Excel – vlookups, formula relationships, pivot tables).
• MRP experience
• Minimal travel required

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Compensation: 

Pay Range:$63,000-$93,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye ®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.