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Nelson Connects has an immediate opening for a Materials Analyst at a leading food manufacturer in Petaluma!
What you’ll do:
- Generate a materials inventory forecast per item/month, represented as volume vs budgets, targets, and capacities, and as coverage vs demands.
- Generate a materials purchase forecast per item/month, to inform contracting, planting, and harvest decisions, spot buy planning, and cashflow planning.
- Identify and escalate risks to appropriate owners and provide related impact analysis.
- Lead a collaborative process with Materials Planning and Sourcing to:
- regularly review and realign 24+ month purchase and inventory projections.
- reflect appropriate safety stock to support demand and supply variability.
- understand the flow of material and capabilities of vendors.
- maximize supply assurance while reducing waste.
Must haves:
· Experience in data analysis with focus on forecasting supply & demand of raw materials and packaging.
· Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
· Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
· Well organized with excellent attention to detail.
· Comfortable with presenting during internal meetings.
· Strong verbal, written and digital communication skills.
· 4-7 years in Contract Planning or Materials Planning.
· U.S citizen or legal resident.
· Ability to pass any pre-employment requirements.
Nice to have:
· Experience working with CPG manufacturing companies.
· Experience in food production industry.
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm. Some flexibility is needed if there is an early or late meeting.
Pay: $35-51.45 per hour
Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
**This is a contract role**
If you're looking for a new opportunity, the recruiting and staffing experts at Nelson Connects can help. We work with companies of all types and sizes across all industries. We help people like you find exciting roles with employers ranging from Fortune 100, government, and nonprofit organizations to local businesses, industry leaders, and the most agile start-ups. The candidates we work with appreciate our responsive approach, genuine relationships, and exceptional service. With a commitment to transparency, authenticity, and credibility, we look forward to our jobs every day, and were excited to help you find the job you've been looking for.
Pay Transparency: Nelson Connects provides pay transparency by placing salary ranges in all job postings in accordance with state and local regulations. We are committed to communicating pay clearly throughout the employment process.
California Fair Chance Act & Beyond: Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable regulations. We will consider qualified Applicants for employment, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and CA Fair Chance Act.
Temporary Associate Benefits Offered: Weekly benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, EAP, Life/AD&D, STD, Commuter FSA, + state mandated benefits.
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