Raw Material and FP Planner

Location
Johannesburg
Workplace
On-site

About this role

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.

Raw Material / FP Planner

Purpose

Responsible for planning, FP scheduling and ordering of raw materials used in manufacturing facility to achieve and maintain KPI targets (PIR/golden rules/best practices, SLOB, etc.).

Core Responsibilities

  • Follow the parameterization in SAP.
  • Identify and resolve shortages through efficient scheduling to ensure an appropriate level of inventory following corporate standards
  • .Ensure customer (internal and external) response on time managing realistic daily plans considering capacity and raw material availability.
  • Work under the standards of quality, safety and industrial hygiene and good practices.
  • Identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
  • Track orders and escalate problems where necessary to the appropriate stakeholders.
  • Escalation point for resolution of problems, complaints and prioritisation issues.
  • Communicate and interact with areas involved, in order to solve issues.
  • Achieve service level targets.
  • Obsolescence Control (use of SLOB Tool for Inventory at Risk assessment).
  • Provide mid-long term forecast to procurement.
  • Produce daily, weekly, and monthly status reports (e.g. COOISPI schedule, OTS, past due purchase orders ) and distribute
  • Review customer orders for raw materials resale demands.
  • Create Production Pl, schedule and release process orders.
  • Resolve or escalate issues related to orders, working with production, customer care and regional and global affiliates as required.

You?

Academic Background

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Foreign Trade or others.

Professional experience

  • 4+ years of experience in the area.

Technical Skills

  • APICS Certifi cation Desired ERP/MRP expertise
  • Strong affinity to systems and analytical tools (Desired SAP, BI,BO)
  • Language skills: English
  • Fluent Microsoft Office expertise

Our Benefits

  • Excellent opportunities for learning and development.
  • International and collaborative working environment.
  • Career growth opportunities within Givaudan.
  • Attractive compensation package.
  • Medical aid.
  • Annual bonus.
  • Pension fund.

#LI-Onsite

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

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.

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Top Benefits

  • Learning and development opportunities
  • International and collaborative working environment
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Attractive compensation package
  • Medical aid
  • Annual bonus
  • Pension fund