Planning Supervisor

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Finished Goods Planning & Inventory Control
• Develop and maintain finished goods plans based on demand forecasts customer orders and production schedules.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels by balancing service level targets with working capital objectives.
• Closely monitor finished goods stock including slow-moving obsolete blocked and excess inventory (SLOBs) and drive mitigation and reduction actions.
• Lead regular SLOB reviews and coordinate action plans with Sales Production Quality and Warehouse teams.
• Ensure FIFO / FEFO compliance and minimize risks of expiry obsolescence or write-offs.
• Scheduling & Production Alignment
• Ensure optimum scheduling and production planning in coordination with Production Planning to meet demand efficiently.
• Align finished goods requirements with production capacities to maximize service levels and minimize rework delays and inefficiencies.
• Manage allocation and prioritization of finished goods during constrained supply situations.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in supply chain management Engineering Business Administration or a related field
• 35 years experience planning supervisory role or supply planning.
• Very good command of English (written and spoken)
• Experience with ERP/WMS systems (SAP Oracle Odoo Microsoft Dynamics etc.).
• Strong leadership background with proven people development achievements.
• Strong collaborator - closely working with Sales RMs Planning and Customer Service to reflect demand changes promotions and customer priorities.
• Attention to detail -Track and analyze KPIs such as service level inventory forecast alignment and SLOBs.
• Ensure compliance with company planning procedures internal controls and audit requirements.
• Focused - Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning accuracy inventory health and operational performance.

How Would You Stand Out

• Effective Delegation & influencing skills.
• Ability to arbitrate and or resolve conflict
• Strong collaborator with internal & external teams

Why Choose Us

• Anchored Position: Full time Role
• Professional onboarding process
• Flexibility agility in approach to project execution
• Ability to work with multiple disciplines in a dynamic global environment
• Training opportunities
• Learning and development programs from day one

We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.

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