Here’s what all the hype is about…
Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the proactive wellness space showing clear leadership in the category of protein shakes and powders. We make the brands Premier Protein and Dymatize, and are part of our publicly traded holding company, BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR).
We have a simple, yet powerful, formula for our success, which we’ve been nailing since our founding in 1997. We start with an organization powered by our company purpose - Changing Lives with Good Energy. Then our purpose-driven people are given the support and autonomy to develop and grow. Next, we are super-intentional about designing a culture where everyone feels like they truly connect and belong, which is one of our
five company core values. Purpose-driven, connected employees deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with remarkable people and thriving cultures attract and retain top talent, so the cycle becomes self-reinforcing or what we call our regenerative culture.
We don’t mind sharing our formula, since we believe the world would be a better place if more workplaces treated adults like adults and gave them the platform to do the best work of their lives - alongside some truly amazing colleagues. Why don’t more companies do this? It takes deep-in-your-bones conviction to your people, products, and purpose to pull it off. It also takes resisting the urge to try to control people, and instead,
trusting them to make the right decisions. The result of our vibrant culture speaks for itself: We were certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the 9th year-running in 2025. And we currently rank #8 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in our category and were in the top 12 for each of the last 7 years.
We have a long list of ways we take care of our people, but here are some crowd-pleasers that our employees often say they love most: Year-round ½ day Fridays, free lunches & snacks, dogs in the office, culture of belonging celebrations, engaging in-office events like bring your kids to work day, 6% 401k match after 1 year, generous paid family leave regardless of gender, all positions bonus-eligible, company-wide volunteer days, company-matched charitable donations, no employee handbook, no dress code, coaching conversations instead of performance reviews, and walking meetings.
PNC seeks individuals who will flourish in this type of work environment and will add to our culture and help build this high-growth company for the next phase in our amazing journey. Does this sound like you? Then read on…
We believe in the power of mindset, and specifically what we call the Challenger Mindset. Do you take smart, bold risks, display relentless hunger, and see yourself as a builder? We’re looking for individuals who choose action over analysis paralysis - those who start before they feel completely ready, make calculated moves based on the best information available, and build momentum through decisive action rather than perfect planning. You should have an insatiable drive that keeps you agile and forward-thinking, always challenging assumptions, seeking new opportunities, and focusing on long-term impact over short-term wins. Above all, you’re a builder - someone who transforms the status quo, finds smarter, simpler, faster ways to get things done, and inspires others to do the same.
The role you’re interested in…
The Materials Planner is responsible for planning supply of packaging and ingredients with our external suppliers to meet the Finished Good production requirements.
The work environment…
So, what’s it like to work here? If you’re based in the greater Bay Area, you’ll walk into our Emeryville office each Tuesday morning and start the in-person portion of our hybrid work week at our weekly all-company meeting and find close to 200 of your colleagues, some sitting with their dogs, talking excitedly through the week ahead and watching a newer teammate tell their personal life and career journey followed by a quick update on any hot topics that might be relevant to the week ahead.
We are a dynamic, HYBRID workplace, with an expectation that all employees come into the office Tuesday through Thursday. We are very intentional about connecting in person for things like innovation, impromptu collaboration, having respectful challenges to get to better decisions, leadership role-modeling, and culture building. Great work cultures are built on stories about what great looks like in practice, and great stories during virtual meetings just don’t happen. The expected pay scale for this role is $90k to $100k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.
At the beginning of 2026, we moved into our massive modern 133,000 square foot headquarters in Emeryville, California, complete with spacious personal workspaces, gym with rock-climbing wall, a café, free onsite parking, tons of greenery, and many transportation options.
You’re excited about this opportunity because your time will be filled with…
Materials Planning: 75% of Time
- Regularly reviews stock levels, making crucial decisions on how best to support service but to minimize risks of excess and aging inventory.
- Determine and execute material procurement schedules and purchase orders that support production forecasts, including PO creation, ERP receipt, and ongoing delivery tracking against production needs, ensuring that customer service levels and inventory performance targets are met.
- Implement production schedules with suppliers within the limits of their line availability, lead time and minimum run sizes.
- Regularly leads production meetings with suppliers to ensure strong communication with business partners.
- Resolves material supply related issues such as scheduling conflicts, and other problems, involving the necessary departments (CoMan, Demand Planning, Quality, R&D, Marketing, and/or Sales) as needed.
- Brings visibility to the pre-S&OP/Monthly Operating Meetings of short term and long-term issues and risks such as write-off liabilities, service issues, and capacity issues.
- Determines and sets up planning parameters within the MRP system – safety stock, lead time, lot sizes, time fences – based on various inputs gathered from Suppliers and internal partners.
- Monthly reconciliation of inventory between the Premier system and the inventory in the warehouses and co-mans. Investigating variances by using data forensics.
- Determine purchase quantities by balancing service, tiered pricing and inventory levels to achieve the best plan that meets Premier’s cost and service goals.
- Work with Sourcing team to resolve long term supplier issues or reset goals/guidelines based on business changes.
- Work with Finished Goods Supplier Planner to resolve any disconnects between material supply and demand.
New Product Launches and Transitions: 20% of Time
- Participate in new product launch Project Teams.
- Provides guidance to the Project Team on lead times and manufacturing capabilities.
- Coordinates and executes plans related to product launches and transitions to ensure project timelines are met.
- Manages transition to ensure we minimize write-off while achieving service goals.
The daily stuff that everyone does but few quantify: 5% of Time
- Attending meetings and presentations, including All hands, team, and cross-functional meetings
- Participating in company-wide activities and events galore
- Administrivia like email, calendaring, expense reports, and other non-value-added work
What are we looking for?
Education:
Bachelor’s degree required in any field
Integrated planning systems training and experience in ERP/DRP/MRP is required
Experience:
- 3+ years industry experience operating in an MRP environment in areas of inventory control, production scheduling, master scheduling, demand management, capacity management, materials management, or distribution resource planning
- Consumer-Packaged Goods industry experience is a plus
Skills and mindset:
- Broad knowledge and experience of supply chain processes and planning systems
- Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills
- Demonstrated sound business judgment and initiative
- A team player who is also self-directed, with the ability to communicate findings and facilitate change
- Ability to manage many details with a high level of accuracy
- Comfortable working with individuals at all organizational levels
- Excellent communication skills, strong organizational skills with the demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively and efficiently
- Growth Mindset, constantly looking for ways to improve the role, tasks and process.
What the work is like:
- You'll spend a significant portion of your day working on a computer, reviewing data, creating reports, communicating with partners, and joining virtual and in-person meetings
- This role requires frequent and ongoing use of a keyboard, mouse, phone, and other office technology
- You'll regularly navigate multiple systems at once, analyze detailed information, and shift between competing priorities and deadlines
- You'll communicate regularly with team members, cross-functional partners, external partners, and leaders through meetings, Outlook based email, messaging platforms such as Microsoft Teams, and presentations
- Occasional movement around the office may be required for meetings, collaboration, and team activities
- May occasionally lift or move office materials weighing up to 10 pounds
So, if after reading through this long list you’re thinking - I’m not sure I meet 100% of these requirements, should I still apply? YES - if you embody a growth mindset, see challenges as opportunities to develop, and find innovative ways to get the real work that matters done, you sound like our kind of candidate!
The 5 capabilities or mindsets most relevant to this role:
- Challenger Mindset - bias for action, hungry to get after it, comfortable taking smart risks
- Foster an environment where everyone can connect and truly belong
- Embody a strategic mindset
- Challenge ideas respectfully by sharing your real opinion with conviction; disagree in a way people feel heard
- Bring people along by providing context and cascading information; share openly and inclusively
You will thrive here and may just do the best work of your life if…
- You are hungry, are comfortable with smart risks,
- You like solving hard challenges and building things with
- You want to be an integral part of shaping an amazing work culture and being a culture-add
- You know when good enough is good enough, or the rare times when execution needs to be flawless
- You can be flexible in your approach and abandon past practices if they don’t make sense
- You are comfortable being natural, casual, open, and even a bit playful at work
- You have an abundance mindset and share information and credit freely
- You like to get sh*t, I mean - stuff done
- You can be both clear and kind - empathetic yet hold people accountable
- You can hold the tension of being both warm and self-deprecating, and also super credible as a professional
- You can do periods of focused, deep work on projects that drive the business forward
This may not be your ideal next career move if you like…
- …a lot of structure, rules, and uniformity
- …a lot of command and control management
- …a “big company” impersonal, cog-in-the-machine vibe - that ain’t us
- …to build a beautiful, orderly bureaucracy
- … things to not change much (we suggest the elevator business for that)
- …workplaces where there isn’t much ambiguity
- …to resolve challenging interpersonal situations over instant messaging
- …writing stuffy job descriptions (we just broke the 4th wall)
- …to work in your own “silo-of-excellence”
- …hiding at home with your camera off, better yet, on mute, and demonstrating excellence through email
- …to chase whatever shiny object presents itself during the day instead of real results through focus
Here’s the deal with our not-so-standard, um…standard interview process because we know you are the curious type, which is why you’re still reading this…
- Quick 30 min phone chat with a high energy member of our Talent Acquisition team to do a quick overview of your background and answer any burning questions you have
- Team interviews are kept to a minimum to foster a more efficient, candidate-friendly process (too many interviewers yields little value and drags out the process for you - and who wants that, right?):
- A short series of in-person or video interviews in a 1:1 setting; these are usually with the hiring manager, one or two other team members, and a person from another team to get broader perspectives (note: we don’t do panel interviews because they don’t give interviewers a chance to ask you unique questions, and we assign interviewers different roles so we’re probing different capabilities)
- A case study or job task to simulate what you’d actually be doing in the role might be included (since your job is not actually to be interviewed for a living, why is that the thing companies rely on so much?) Yes, there will be a small panel for this one so you don’t have to do it more than once, and yes, they might ask you some kind yet probing questions at the end after the raucous applause stops.
- Once your interview concludes, the team will meet for an in-depth consultative process to ensure we are hiring the right person for the right job. Interviewers must come in with a strong yes or no vote beforehand to avoid groupthink with supporting reasons. The collective thoughts on your candidacy will be discussed in an environment of safety to challenge ideas respectfully, debate. and be open to all important qualifications of the candidates. A trained, disinterested bias blocker will be present to help mitigate bias so the team can make a sound hiring decision. The moment of truth arrives when the hiring manager makes the big decision. If you nailed the interviews and the case study was brilliant, guess what? The offer is all yours! And the ball is in your court. Will you accept? We sure hope so, because this place is the real deal, and don’t just believe us - just ask the 91% of our people who said this is a great place to work in our most recent employee survey.
We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment to contribute to the success of our organization. Premier Nutrition provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
