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Raw Material Planner

IFF (Thailand) (Pluak Daeng, Rayong, Thailand)
Rayong, Thailand 🇹🇭
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.

Detail posisi

As Raw Material Planner, you will support Manager, Regional Executive Leader for Asia Pacific on the day-to-day operations for material planning. You will lead the continuous improvement of the material planning process, manage raw material planning on ad-hoc changes to schedule and production downtime and collaborate closely with buyers and vendors.

Kewajiban

• Create, validate and maintain a valid materials plan based upon the Master production schedule.
• Ensure the right material are procured at the right time, quality and quantity to minimize production and storage costs, based on the material plan.
• Develop and provide expected demand for ingredients and packaging materials to buyers on regular basis. Obtain supply capability confirmation.
• Schedule and manage the execution of material deliveries against existing contracts or purchase orders.
• Assess and response to raw material storage and distribution capacity requirement based upon supplier lead times.
• Lead resolutions of short-term supply/ demand imbalances for ingredients and packaging materials.
• Participate in and provide data for evaluation of supplier service performance and work with sourcing and suppliers to improve performance.
• Execute the plans for non-productive raw materials for disposition. Manage health of raw materials, captive and packaging materials.
• Manage levels, replenishment models, product mixes and stocking locations.
• Participate in daily/weekly/monthly planning meetings and represents material plans as appropriate.
• Communicate with manufacturing, plant technical, purchasing and master scheduling personnel regarding supply problems and their resolutions.
• Utilize the system(s) of record to plan and execute raw material and captive procurement and identify issues where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate raw material and supplier master data including planning parameters such as order quantities or lot sizes, lead times and safety stocks.
• Identify inaccurate raw material inventory records and initiate actions to address.
• Perform other duties as properly assigned by supervisor/manager.

Kualifikasi

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field with working experience of 1-3 years.
• Preferable knowledge in MRP, SAP & APO.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Strong knowledge of and proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel.
• Possess adaptability and flexibility skills.
• Ability to work across multiple functions within a site and the network at multiple levels of the organization.