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.

As a Raw Material Planner you will execute material planning activities for raw materials in order to assure 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. Cooperate with other departments to optimize settings and process.

You will report to Raw Material Planning Team Lead

Based on Cincinnati, Ohio

Responsabilities

Key Results areas

-Planning/Schedule that is 100% executable and in line with productivity targets to meet 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 practice 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.

• Follow Givaudan procedures, guidelines and best-practice on 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.

Primary Qualifications

Education

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

Experience

• 2-4 years experience in supply planning, supply chain, 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

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.