Job Description

Company Description

Through our Private Label division, we offer a highly innovative portfolio of on-trend, stock products featuring patented and trademarked ingredients designed to fuel the growth of private brands. Our Contract Manufacturing division serves as a turnkey partner for brands seeking cutting-edge innovation, reduced vendor management complexity, and faster speed-to-market.

With more than 40 years of experience in health and wellness, Reliance Vitamin is a leading manufacturer of scientifically formulated nutritional supplements. We combine deep industry expertise with data-driven, consumer-focused insights to support leading retailers and national brands. Our capabilities span key growth categories including probiotics, collagen, plant-based protein, whole food organics, and hydration.

Excellence is in our nature. From sourcing premium ingredients to maintaining rigorous quality controls, our commitment to operational and scientific excellence has enabled long-standing partnerships with top retailers and national brands. Reliance Vitamin is Organic, NSF, UL, and Halal certified, and is a supplier member of the NPA, AHPA, and the Natural Products Foundation..

As we continue to scale our operations, we are seeking a Master Planner to play a critical role in aligning customer demand, production capacity, and material availability within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.

Job Summary

The Master Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to support service level performance, inventory health, and production efficiency. This role serves as a key planning partner across Operations, Procurement, Quality, Sales, and R&D, balancing business priorities while ensuring compliance with FDA and GMP requirements. The Master Planner provides forward-looking visibility into capacity and supply risks and supports data-driven decision-making through S&OP.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a forward-looking Master Production Schedule based on forecasts, customer

orders, inventory targets, and capacity constraints

• Translate demand signals into executable production plans across internal manufacturing lines and

external contract manufacturers

• Ensure production plans align with raw material availability, packaging constraints, shelf-life

requirements, allergen controls, and quality standards

• Monitor and manage finished goods and WIP inventory to support service level and working capital

targets

• Partner with Procurement to ensure timely material availability in support of the MPS

• Communicate production schedules, changes, and risks clearly to Operations and Supply Chain teams

• Identify capacity constraints, material shortages, and supply risks, and develop mitigation plans

• Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process through data analysis and scenario modeling

• Collaborate with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure schedules reflect testing, release, and

compliance timelines

• Maintain accurate planning data in ERP/MRP systems, including lead times, lot sizes, yields, and planning

parameters

• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and performance metrics as the business

scales

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field preferred

• 4–6 years of experience in production or supply planning within nutraceuticals, food, or CPG

manufacturing

• Experience working in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment

• Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or

Deacom

• Advanced Excel and planning analytics skills; experience with demand planning or scheduling tools is a

plus

• Solid understanding of BOM structures, lead times, capacity planning, and inventory management

principles

• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-

functional teams

If you are a planning professional who thrives in a regulated, fast-paced manufacturing environment and wants to play a critical role in operational execution and scalability, we encourage you to apply.

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