Raw Material Planner

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There's many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Job Purpose

Build material planning activities for raw materials to ensure that finished product can be manufactured without interruption and supplied on time to our customers. Ensure material availability upon production. Minimize write-offs and optimize inventory levels. Work together with other departments to increase settings and processes.

Core Responsibilities

Key Results areas Planning/Schedule that is 100% executable and in line with productivity targets to meet the production plan Inventory levels meet company targets Supply Chain Write-off levels meet budget Service to customers meet all set targets Review and analyze procurement requirements in MRP (Material Requirements Planning) to ensure on-time customer response times, raw material availability, and minimal waste. Release purchase requisitions for raw materials in accordance with MOQ (minimum order quantities) and lead time to allow for on-time completion of manufacturing requirements. This includes meeting the SLAs established with GBS. Review and analyze slow moving and obsolete inventory. Develop a deep understanding of the replenishment systems and processes. Build constructive and effective relationships with key stakeholders and teams such as Finished Goods Planning, Quality, Receiving, Logistics, GBS Operational Buying, GBS Replenishment Planning, GBS Spot Buying and GBS Supply Planning. Resolve or escalate supply issues, working with internal stakeholders as required. Share best practices and ideas with the team; involve cross-functional teams as needed to achieve the most efficient ways of working. Support cost reduction projects and improvement initiatives. Report to Managers.

Academic Background

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Administration or equivalent

Professional experience

2-4 years experience in supply planning, supply chain, and production planning Strong knowledge of Planning, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain best practice APICS is a plus Experience in the flavour, ingredient, or fragrance industry is a plus 6 sigma / lean Yellow or Green Belt preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and a high matching 401k plan. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

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Every essence of you enriches our world.

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