Job Description:
At Nature's Bakery, we're creating snacks that are both good and good for you. As part of the Mars family of companies, we combine the values of our brand with the strength and resources of a global leader. Join us and help shape the future of better-for-you snacking.
SUMMARY
The Supply Planner is responsible for balancing supply and demand to ensure product availability while optimizing inventory levels and minimizing costs. This role develops and executes supply plans, collaborates cross-functionally with manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and demand, and supports operational performance through data-driven decision-making.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Develop and maintain supply plans based on demand forecasts, inventory targets, and production capacity.
- Monitor inventory levels to ensure appropriate stock availability while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
- Coordinate with procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to manage material flow and resolve supply constraints.
- Analyze supply chain performance metrics including forecast accuracy, inventory turns, service levels, and capacity utilization.
- Identify risks to supply continuity and implement mitigation plans.
- Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes through scenario analysis and reporting.
- Manage replenishment planning and inventory optimization strategies.
- Utilize ERP/MRP systems to manage planning parameters and execute planning activities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within planning and supply chain operations.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership review.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or related field.
- 2–5+ years of experience in supply planning, production planning, inventory management, or supply chain operations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis RapidResponse, or Oracle.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
The Good Stuff – Benefits
Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That’s why we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible employees
- 401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility
- Paid vacation
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay (11 days)
- Paid short-term disability
- Paid life insurance
- Banfield Pet Insurance Discounts
- Wellness Benefits and Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or related field.
- 2-5+ years of experience in supply planning, production planning, inventory management, or supply chain operations.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis RapidResponse, or Oracle.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
