Material Planning Manager

Javvy is on a mission to set a new standard for café favorites with better-for-you beverages that are craveable, convenient, and without compromise. Positioned at the intersection of café culture, convenience, and functional nutrition, we’re reimagining the drinks people buy every day — proving you don’t have to compromise between great taste and quality ingredients. What began as a cult-favorite DTC brand has rapidly scaled into an omnichannel business, now expanding into major retail while building a loyal community around better-for-you café favorites.

The Opportunity:

Javvy is growing fast across DTC, Amazon, and Retail, and every unit we sell starts with the right materials in the right place at the right time. As our Material Planning Manager, you’ll own the plan that turns our finished-goods supply plan into raw material and packaging requirements, purchase orders, and co-manufacturer staging, so production never waits on an input and we don’t tie up cash in excess components.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role. You’ll report to our Director, Supply & Demand Planning and work closely with Operations, our co-manufacturers and suppliers, Quality, Finance, and Product. This is a fully remote role open to candidates anywhere in the U.S.

What You’ll Own:

• Build and own our MRP, translating the finished-goods production plan into time-phased requirements for every raw material and packaging component, netted against on-hand, on-order, and co-man inventory.

• Place and manage material purchase orders with our suppliers, confirming ship dates, tracking open orders, and expediting or pushing out orders as the production plan changes.

• Set material inventory policies — safety stock, reorder points, and coverage targets by component — balancing lead times, MOQs, shelf life, and cash, and building raw material coverage that gives us production flexibility rather than relying only on finished-goods buffer.

• Stage materials at our co-manufacturers ahead of every production slot, and reconcile co-man material inventory, usage, and yield so our records match what’s on the floor.

• Model production, inventory, and capacity together, running scenarios on demand changes, new launches, and supplier constraints to show what’s buildable and when.

• Spot material risks early — lead-time changes, single-source exposure, quality holds, supplier capacity gaps — and bring clear options and trade-offs to the team before they become missed runs.

• Partner with Finance on material inventory dollars, purchase commitments, and excess and obsolete risk on components.

• Improve our materials planning tools and processes as we scale, from sharper spreadsheet models to NetSuite.

You’re a Fit If…

• You have 4+ years of materials planning, MRP, or production planning experience at a CPG, food, beverage, or supplement brand.

• You’ve planned materials into co-manufacturers and know how to work their schedules, capacity, and lead times.

• You’re an Excel or Google Sheets power user who can build an MRP model from scratch, and you’re comfortable with inventory math like safety stock, reorder points, MOQs, and component coverage.

• You’ve managed purchasing and supplier relationships for raw materials and packaging.

• You move fast and adapt quickly: when the production plan shifts or a supplier slips, you replan materials the same day and tell people what changed.

• You own your numbers and talk about results in terms of material availability, shortages avoided, inventory turns, and dollars saved.

• You’re resourceful and comfortable building process where little exists yet.

• Bonus: experience with powdered, instant, or shelf-stable beverage ingredients and packaging, or with a planning tool or ERP such as NetSuite, Cin7, or Prediko.

Why This Role Rocks:

• Competitive Salary

• 100% Company-Paid Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance for employees (Family coverage available at employee cost)

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Parental Leave

• Free Access to Javvy Products

• Career Growth Opportunities

• Collaborative, Fast-Paced Start-Up Environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

Javvy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, business needs, and applicable laws.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications and may be modified as business needs evolve.