Raw Material Planner

About the role

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

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio

Reporting to

Raw Material Planning Team Lead

Main Responsibilities

• Plan/Schedule that is 100% executable and follows 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 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 following MOQ (minimum order quantities) and lead time to promote on-time completion of manufacturing requirements. This includes meeting the SLAs established with GBS
• Analyze slow-moving and obsolete inventory
• Develop an understanding of the replenishment processes: Planning, Quality, Receiving, Logistics, GBS Operational Buying, GBS Replenishment Planning, GBS Spot Buying, and GBS Supply Planning
• Resolve or escalate supply issues, working with company partners
• Share best practices and ideas with the team; involve teams to achieve the most efficient ways of working
• Support cost reduction projects and improvement projects
• Follow Givaudan procedures, guidelines, and best practices in relevant areas, including Safety; address and implement where missing
• Support development of training programs, manuals and methods of implementation to assure stable and best-practice execution of planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Administration or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in supply planning, supply chain, production planning, and knowledge of Planning, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain best practices
• APICS certification
• Experience in the flavor, ingredient, or fragrance industry
• 6 sigma / lean Yellow or Green Belt preferred

Pay

$65,000 - $101,000

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• High matching 401k plan