Master Planner-SAP IBP Specialist

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are looking for a Master Planner-SAP IBP Specialist to join our Prepared Foods team in Greeley, CO! The Master Planner-SAP IBP will lead the transition from traditional planning to an integrated, system-driven environment. This role is responsible for converting S&OP monthly plans into optimized weekly schedules using SAP IBP. You will act as the technical and functional liaison between Corporate Planning, Sales, and Operations, leveraging optimization tools to balance material requirements, plant capacity, and distribution costs.

Our ideal candidate will sit and work at the Corporate Office in Greeley, CO.

Responsibilities:

• System Implementation & Optimization: Lead the adoption of SAP IBP and Otimix to automate the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP).
• Constraint-Based Modeling: Utilize SAP IBP / Otimix optimization engines to resolve manufacturing plans, accounting for complex constraints such as shelf-life (perishables), plant capacity, and transportation costs.
• Integrated Business Planning: Provide high-level technical input to the S&OP process, ensuring the "unconstrained" demand plan is translated into a feasible, "constrained" execution plan within the system.
• Data Governance: Maintain and audit master data relevant to IBP activities, including planning calendars, lead times, and resource attributes to ensure optimization accuracy.
• Inventory Optimization: Use system-generated recommendations to establish and adjust safety stock targets across the distribution network.
• Variance Analysis: Architect and report on KPIs via SAP IBP dashboards, specifically focusing on forecast accuracy, plan adherence, and demand variability.
• Strategic Liaison: Align action plans between Sales, Operations, and Customer Service by reporting system-identified deviations and capacity bottlenecks.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics, or Business Administration.
• Minimum 3 years of planning experience strongly preferred.
• Expert level knowledge of SAP IBP implementation (specifically Supply, Response and S&OP modules), strongly preferred.
• Experience in perishable food manufacturing or CPG, with an understanding of short-shelf-life planning cycles, strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Linear Programming or Optimization solvers.
• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA or ECC integration with IBP.
• Certifications: APICS (CPIM/CSCP) or SAP IBP Certification is a significant plus.
• Proven ability to manage "change management" hurdles when transitioning teams from spreadsheets to automated system-led planning.
• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $80,000-$100,000;
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program; and
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled. 

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: JBS USA is a leading global food company providing diversified, high-quality products to customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. Our team members and facilities in the United States allow us to offer a diverse portfolio of fresh, value added and branded beef, pork, chicken and prepared foods products. JBS USA is also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in the world. JBS USA employs more than 72,000 team members in 31 United States and Canada. Our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

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