Analyst, Procurement & Material Planning - Packaging

Job Description:

Analyst, Procurement & Material Planning – Packaging

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Hybrid: 3 days/week in-office

About Us

Established in 2017, Trü Frü changed the way America snacks forever. We are a Utah-based company that rapidly ascended the permissible indulgence space by innovating a better-for-you snack containing 100% real fruit immersed in premium chocolate. We are on an exciting mission to build a fruit-forward snacking legacy around an incredible product line with trüly remarkable people to create something special for generations to come!

What You'll Do

As the Material Planning – Packaging Analyst, you'll keep Trü Frü's material supply steady across our network of co-manufacturers and suppliers. You'll forecast, plan and manage raw material inventory to support production, hit safety stock targets and minimize waste.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain planning tools to track packaging material inventory across a multi-site, multi-brand, multi-vendor network.
• Recommend network-wide packaging material safety stock targets, replenishment processes and KPIs.
• Issue monthly and ad hoc forecasts to suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Review packaging inventory with Procurement and communicate updates to co-manufacturers.
• Provide packaging waste risk analysis for Finance accruals.
• Track packaging changes to keep obsolescence within budget, flagging outliers to the cross-functional team.
• Lead packaging supply strategy for new co-manufacturing sites, building best practices with co-man planning counterparts.
• Onboard new packaging suppliers, setting a clear forecast cadence for their capacity planning.
• Initiate in-network material transfers to reduce obsolescence and shortage risk
• Act as liaison between co-manufacturers, suppliers and internal teams (Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Planning, Quality) to keep supply on target.
• Run "what if" scenario planning on demand shifts to guide purchasing decisions.
• Participate in supplier QBRs and maintain packaging strategy documents (lead times, MOQs, shelf life).
• Manage materials inputs in Trü Frü systems (Blue Yonder, SAP, Reltio, etc.)
• Document processes in SOPs and train new team members.
• Develop and maintain tools to efficiently track and manage packaging material requirements across multiple contract manufacturers, ensuring material availability to support production and business needs.
• Support material planning and purchase order management for new product launches, ensuring timely material availability to meet commercialization and production timelines.

Skills and Experience

• 3+ years in material or supply planning.
• 1+ years of project management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business management or supply chain.
• Experience developing planning strategies for a complex product portfolio across a multi-site, multi-vendor network.
• Experience with a tier 1 ERP system.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills.
• Pluses: APICS certification, vendor management experience (CPG preferred), systems implementation experience.