Raw Material Planner

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. 
In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity 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.

Join us as our next Raw Material Planner. Reporting to the Raw Material Team Lead, you will be responsible for material requirements planning (MRP) activities for a group of countries, including (raw) materials ordering and inventory, as well as production planning and scheduling, in order to secure that products can be manufactured and supplied on time to customers as per defined quality standards and operative KPIs (PIR/golden rules/best practices, SLOB, etc.).

US Locations: Mt Olive, NJ.

Salary expectation based on technical experience: 70,500 - 97,000 usd

In this exciting role you will work with:

- Enter and maintain material requirements data in MRP/SAP system(s); test system configuration whenever updated/changed.
- Partner with Demand Planners and Commercial and Manufacturing organizations to review customer orders and agree on production plans and schedules.
- Refine production schedules based on inventory levels and material requirements.
- Provide production schedules and related supply forecasts to procurement to secure (raw) material availability.
- Place, track and file orders for (raw) materials;
- Work with the purchasing organization to resolve material availability, quality or vendor issues.
- Monitor and check accuracy of supply and inventory data in related systems (SAP, SLOB).
- Monitor production schedules to inform the Demand Planners, Customer Care and Commercial organizations about product delivery dates or resolve delays.
- Identify opportunities for improvement regarding supply planning and service to customers.
- Issue and distribute status reports (e.g. COOISPI schedule, OTS, past due purchase orders)
- Work under the standards of quality, safety and industrial hygiene.

Required Qualifications:

- 2+ years of experience of supply chain management
- Bachelor's degree in any analytical or mathematical related degree

Additional Qualifications:

- Microsoft excel (can perform complex functions)
- We consider SAP knowledge an advantage.

What We Can Offer You:
 
- 401K Plan
- Healthcare Plan:

Medical
- Dental
- Vision

- Vacation days

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Givaudan takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications/certifications and education, and internal equity.

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

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual’s voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.