Master Supply Planner
Post Holdings, Inc., Lakeville, MN, United States
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.
Brand
Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.
At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf‑stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two‑building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
Master Supply Planner
As a Master Supply Planner, you’ll play a key role in keeping our products flowing to customers by shaping supply plans that balance service, inventory, and operational efficiency. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Master Supply Planning, you’ll be the central link across Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement, and Operations – helping the business anticipate risks, execute new product launches, and deliver best‑in‑class planning performance. This is an ideal role for someone who loves solving complex problems, thrives in cross‑functional environments, and wants to drive meaningful improvements across an integrated supply network.
Candidates must be local to Lakeville, MN OR Fenton, MO.
What You’ll Do:
Lead Planning Strategy for Fruit & Nut Supply
Drive crossfunctional reviews to identify ingredient supply risks and assess potential impacts to finished goods availability.
Analyze demand trends and proactively communicate implications to Procurement and Material Planning teams.
Partner closely with Sales and Product Management to translate commercial strategies into transparent, actionable supply plans.
Support product lifecycle transitions by ensuring smooth launches and efficient material rundown during discontinuations.
Act as the central connection point between plant planning, sales, customer service, procurement, and operations to quickly address supply changes and issues.
Determine and maintain safety stock levels for finished goods and high‑risk ingredients.
Monitor aging inventory, uncover root causes, and collaborate with Sales on solutions that minimize waste and protect margins.
Fine‑tune MRP system parameters to reinforce inventory targets and enable efficient finite scheduling.
Track KPIs, investigate performance gaps, and lead corrective actions that drive continuous improvement.
Own the Aging & Excess Process
Lead the inventory aging and excess management process for the Nut Butter and Snacks division.
Facilitate monthly reviews with Sales, Product Management, Supply Planning, and Demand Planning to assess risks and develop disposition plans.
Manage material status changes aligned to approved strategies and coordinate updates for financial accrual processes.
Perform root cause analyses to prevent recurrence of aging/excess issues.
Maintain and report monthly KPIs highlighting risk areas, write‑off exposure, and performance trends.
What Makes You Successful
You’ll bring leadership competencies such as customer focus, strong execution, problem solving, action orientation, planning, communication, conflict management, and interpersonal savvy.
Qualifications
What You Bring
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related discipline
required
APICS certification preferred
Experience & Skills
5+ years of combined experience in master supply planning, inventory control, production scheduling, demand management, capacity management, materials management, or DRP – food processing/packaging preferred
Hands‑on experience with integrated planning systems (ERP/DRP/MPS/MRP/CRP)
Solid understanding of manufacturing systems and processes
Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations
Effective communicator who collaborates well across cross‑functional environments
Advanced Excel capabilities
The pay range for this position is $70,386 - $98,541 per year.
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Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.
Brand
Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.
At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf‑stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two‑building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
Master Supply Planner
As a Master Supply Planner, you’ll play a key role in keeping our products flowing to customers by shaping supply plans that balance service, inventory, and operational efficiency. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Master Supply Planning, you’ll be the central link across Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement, and Operations – helping the business anticipate risks, execute new product launches, and deliver best‑in‑class planning performance. This is an ideal role for someone who loves solving complex problems, thrives in cross‑functional environments, and wants to drive meaningful improvements across an integrated supply network.
Candidates must be local to Lakeville, MN OR Fenton, MO.
What You’ll Do:
Lead Planning Strategy for Fruit & Nut Supply
Drive crossfunctional reviews to identify ingredient supply risks and assess potential impacts to finished goods availability.
Analyze demand trends and proactively communicate implications to Procurement and Material Planning teams.
Partner closely with Sales and Product Management to translate commercial strategies into transparent, actionable supply plans.
Support product lifecycle transitions by ensuring smooth launches and efficient material rundown during discontinuations.
Act as the central connection point between plant planning, sales, customer service, procurement, and operations to quickly address supply changes and issues.
Determine and maintain safety stock levels for finished goods and high‑risk ingredients.
Monitor aging inventory, uncover root causes, and collaborate with Sales on solutions that minimize waste and protect margins.
Fine‑tune MRP system parameters to reinforce inventory targets and enable efficient finite scheduling.
Track KPIs, investigate performance gaps, and lead corrective actions that drive continuous improvement.
Own the Aging & Excess Process
Lead the inventory aging and excess management process for the Nut Butter and Snacks division.
Facilitate monthly reviews with Sales, Product Management, Supply Planning, and Demand Planning to assess risks and develop disposition plans.
Manage material status changes aligned to approved strategies and coordinate updates for financial accrual processes.
Perform root cause analyses to prevent recurrence of aging/excess issues.
Maintain and report monthly KPIs highlighting risk areas, write‑off exposure, and performance trends.
What Makes You Successful
You’ll bring leadership competencies such as customer focus, strong execution, problem solving, action orientation, planning, communication, conflict management, and interpersonal savvy.
Qualifications
What You Bring
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related discipline
required
APICS certification preferred
Experience & Skills
5+ years of combined experience in master supply planning, inventory control, production scheduling, demand management, capacity management, materials management, or DRP – food processing/packaging preferred
Hands‑on experience with integrated planning systems (ERP/DRP/MPS/MRP/CRP)
Solid understanding of manufacturing systems and processes
Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations
Effective communicator who collaborates well across cross‑functional environments
Advanced Excel capabilities
The pay range for this position is $70,386 - $98,541 per year.
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