Sr. Associate, Material Planner

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, Babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you’re into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us. The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world. ABOUT THE ROLE Join the SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands team at our South Side Soapbox manufacturing facility, located on the South Side of Chicago, where you’ll play a critical role in supporting the production of our iconic method® and Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day® brands. In this highly collaborative Materials Planning role, you’ll help drive manufacturing success by ensuring the right raw materials and packaging are available at the right time. You’ll manage supplier relationships, optimize inventory levels, and leverage planning systems such as SAP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to support production schedules while balancing cost, capacity, and operational efficiency. Working closely with Production, Supply Planning, Procurement, and Logistics, you’ll proactively solve supply challenges, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and help strengthen overall supply chain performance. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and wants to make a tangible impact on the success of two beloved household brands—Method and Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Leverage available systems (i.e. SAP, Kinaxis Rapid Response) to create purchase orders for selected packaging and raw materials needed to support scheduled production Hold vendors accountable to ensure material delivery on a timely basis, escalating issues with procurement and logistics teams to ensure best in class service, manage POs for timely delivery. Manage inventory by placing orders to avoid material shortages and keep within capacity and receiving constraints Plan material with short and long lead time items, including daily deliveries from our storage facilities Monthly KPI update and root cause analysis on main supply chain losses Represent the Materials team by collaborating with supply planning teams to ensure material availability for production at in-house manufacturing facility Partner with the local production team to understand and monitor production efficiency and output to be able to plan materials within our space constraints Provide back-up support to other Materials Planning team members covering busy times and periods of vacation REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING Bachelors degree and 3+ years of Supply Chain Planning experience, including experience in data analysis and planning for a production facility 1+ years experience with material management systems such as SAP and Kinaxis Rapid Response Must be authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without sponsorship PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS Experience in materials planning, production planning, inventory management, or supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment, preferably in consumer packaged goods (CPG) Working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, preferably SAP Experience managing raw material and packaging component inventories to ensure production continuity while minimizing excess and o…

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