Product Owner - Material Planning

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Your role at Clorox:

In this role, you will:

• Own the Material Planning technology product backlog, translating business requirements and improvement opportunities into prioritized capabilities, features, and solutions across Clorox's planning technology landscape.

• Lead material planning technology capability development, partnering with business teams and technology resources on solutions involving SAP MRP, SAP S/4HANA and integrated material-planning capabilities.

• Drive continuous improvement of material planning processes and tools, identifying planning gaps, evaluating root causes, translating needs into technology enhancements, and supporting solution design, testing, implementation and adoption.

• Partner across Supply Chain with Materials & Scheduling Management teams, Production Scheduling, IBP/Supply Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing and related functions to ensure material-planning solutions support production, service and inventory objectives.

• Strengthen planning master data and system effectiveness, helping ensure planning parameters and system designs support appropriate inventory levels, lead times, material availability and replenishment signals.

• Establish and monitor measures of material-planning capability and performance, using data and operational insights to identify improvement opportunities and prioritize product development.

• Build enterprise capability and adoption, developing standards, procedures and learning materials and partnering with the Material Planning Community of Practice to ensure new capabilities and processes are understood and consistently applied.

• Serve as a subject-matter expert and connector between the business and technology teams, communicating product priorities, roadmap, dependencies and releases to stakeholders and ensuring technology development delivers measurable business value.

What we look for:

• 6+ years of demonstrated experience in supply chain planning, material planning, manufacturing planning, or related supply chain operations

• BS/BA Degree (Supply Chain or related technical degree) or equivalent work experience
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA MRP/material planning
• APICS CPIM or CSCP, or comparable supply-chain certification
• Continuous-improvement experience such as Lean, Six Sigma or Business Process Management
• Strong working knowledge of MRP concepts, including material requirements, inventory, replenishment, lead times and planning parameters
• Experience working with enterprise planning or ERP technology, with the ability to translate operational business requirements into system capabilities
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capability, including the ability to identify root causes, draw conclusions from data and establish actionable next steps
• Proven ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders without relying on direct authority
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex planning and technology concepts for both technical and business audiences
• Experience leading process improvement, system enhancement, implementation or other cross-functional initiatives
• Experience with advanced planning applications and integrated supply planning environments
• Experience supporting product roadmaps, agile delivery, prioritized backlogs, system implementations or technology enhancement programs
• Experience in manufacturing or consumer packaged goods
• Experience developing planning standards, KPIs, training or capability-development programs

Workplace type:

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.

[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

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–Zone A: $109,400 - $210,000

–Zone B: $100,300 - $192,500

–Zone C: $91,200 - $175,000

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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