What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner position at IFF?
Job Summary
About IFF
At IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.), we are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition. We bring science and creativity together to develop essential solutions that make lives better—from food and beverage to health and biosciences. Our purpose is to redefine how we live and thrive by applying innovation and sustainability to everything we do.
Join Us
Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team where your ideas matter. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where every colleague can bring their authentic self to work. If you're passionate about making a real impact and growing your career in a purpose-driven organization, we’d love to hear from you.
The Raw Material Planner is responsible to ensure timely supply of materials to the plant for uninterrupted production processing and servicing customers at a best in class level under single plant and/or low complexity.
Responsibilities/Description:
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About IFF
At IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.), we are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition. We bring science and creativity together to develop essential solutions that make lives better—from food and beverage to health and biosciences. Our purpose is to redefine how we live and thrive by applying innovation and sustainability to everything we do.
Join Us
Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team where your ideas matter. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where every colleague can bring their authentic self to work. If you're passionate about making a real impact and growing your career in a purpose-driven organization, we’d love to hear from you.
The Raw Material Planner is responsible to ensure timely supply of materials to the plant for uninterrupted production processing and servicing customers at a best in class level under single plant and/or low complexity.
Responsibilities/Description:
- Plan both short- and long-term to align supply and demand to support inventory needs
- Facilitate collaboration meetings with stakeholders and vendors to review purchase forecasts, proposed orders, and other operational issues
- Monitor movement of materials through purchasing, storage, production, and retail distribution
- Set preferred stock levels and prevent excess inventory
- Solve problems of raw material shortages;
- Liaise with the local material coordinators/ site supply chain managers to ensure a smooth and aligned day-to-day planning process;
- Optimization and continuous improvement of material availability; global inventory days; inventory write-off; and obsolete/slow moving inventory.
- Design and create new tools to help improve the planning functions of supply chain
- Manage relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance to terms of contracts
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration or related fields.
- 3-5 years experience in operational planning or a similar role
- Knowledge of MS Office tools (specially Excel)
- Excellent business English communication skills
- Analytical and quantitative skills
- Ability to handle high-pressure situations
- Continuous improvement attitude
- SAP, APO, MRP training on functional areas of expertise
- APICS Module I (Basics of Supply Chain Management) training
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