Quality. Responsibility. Mutuality. Efficiency. Freedom. Unusual values for a $5 billion company? Not at Mars North America! The Five Principles of Mars have inspired us for over 90 years. More than a statement of values, they are the explanation for our success and the formula for our future.

Mars North America creates the foods you love, like M&M's®, SNICKERS®, DOVE® and UNCLE BEN'S® . . . and the foods your pets love, too, like PEDIGREE®, CESAR®, WHISKAS® and SHEBA®.

We stand apart because we are a global leader in the food, snack and petcare industries and one of the most successful family-owned businesses in the world. Currently, we are looking for qualified, diverse individuals to apply for the following position:

Quality. Responsibility. Mutuality. Efficiency. Freedom. Unusual values for a $5 billion company? Not at Mars North America! The Five Principles of Mars have inspired us for over 90 years. More than a statement of values, they are the explanation for our success and the formula for our future.

Mars North America creates the foods you love, like M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, DOVE® and UNCLE BEN’S® . . . and the foods your pets love, too, like PEDIGREE®, CESAR®, WHISKAS® and SHEBA®.

We stand apart because we are a global leader in the food, snack and petcare industries and one of the most successful family-owned businesses in the world. Currently, we are looking for qualified, diverse individuals to apply for the following position:

The associate in this position is responsible for coordinating a continuous flow of inbound packaging and raw materials to assure an uninterrupted supply to meet scheduled production as well as managing the inventory of those materials in a manner which optimizes cash flow and minimizes the risk of obsolescence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage disposition process for specification deviations for all inbound packaging materials and facilitate reject/waiver process


• Manage item set up and transition to minimize packaging write-offs, raw material expirations, and plant waste


• Work with existing vendor base to automate daily order releases, and streamline information flow from the MRP system for replenishment process  Become knowledge expert on EDI (electronic data interchange) for requirements and vendor base 


• Support the MRP/ Inventory associate in determining root cause and continuous improvement to raws and packs inventory discrepancies


• Seek innovative solutions and develop step-function improvements in processes including the use of new technology, support upcoming SAP Inbound implementation


• Develop best practices and standard work instructions for the inbound role


• Analyze daily MRP generated reports to determine packaging and raw material inventory position


• Take appropriate actions necessary to ensure ongoing plant operations without material shortages 


• Communicate with suppliers the production need for packaging and raw materials


• Work with SMS (supplier managed supply) vendors to facilitate production and delivery to the plant and external warehouse to support production  


• Develop continuous improvement plans to improve processes and expand SMS practices for raws and packs


• Work with additional packaging vendors to maintain adequate supplies of expense items (stretch film, slipsheets, tape, glue, etc) and other items as needed (line trials, R&D work)


• Prepare summary/position reports on packaging material inventories including period end reports


• Maintain proper balance of safety stock levels and order modifiers to meet both customer service targets and inventory level reduction targets

• Inventory & Inventory Control Business Processes


• MRP Site Data & Site Change Control business processes


• MRP, MES, Waste systems (including WARS), and VLM


• Proficient use of computers, databases, spreadsheets, and presentation software


• Knowledge of how computers systems interact and network a plus


• Excellent math and troubleshooting skills


• Ability to train and educate outside area on MRP functionality

Minimum Qualifications: 3+ year(s) of experience in Supply Chain, specific to MRP, managing inventories, BOM's, and order modifiers

3+ years experience in a manufacturing enviroment utilizing databases, spreadsheets, and word processing software to identify, track, amd solve operations issues
Ability to travel 20% of the time

High school diploma or GED

Successful completion of a drug and background screen

Preferred Qualifications: 4+ years of experience in Supply Chain with material movement focus

Working with SMS/ VMI relationships in an MRP enviroment, with focus on troubleshooting system transactional errors
Degree in Computer, Controls, Math Sciences, Material Management, and/ or Logistics

Company-paid relocation is not available for this position.

As a privately-held, family-owned company, Mars North America offers benefits which reflect our commitment to attracting and retaining great people. This includes excellent pay, competitive health and dental care coverage, a retirement plan, a very competitive vacation plan and unrivalled career advancement opportunities, to name just a few of our unique and generous benefits.

If you're looking for a place where you can take ownership for your work, where the pace is fast, the environment is built around the importance of open communication, and where employees are called "associates" and treated as such, then we want to hear from you.

We value a diverse work environment and encourage qualified individuals to apply, regardless of race, religion, disability, national origin, veteran status, gender and age. Mars North America is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visit www.mars.com to learn more about our company and for information about all of our current openings. Please, no agencies.