Jobs Available at Givaudan

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 (MRP).
• Work under the standards of quality, safety and industrial hygiene and good practices.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement and participate in lean initiatives
• Track purchase orders and escalate problems
• Communicate and interact with relevant departments and business partners in order to solve issues.
• Achieve and maintain service level targets.
• Obsolescence Control (use of SLOB Tool for Inventory and Risk assessment).
• Review customer orders for raw materials resale demands.
• Provide mid to long term forecast to procurement.
• Resolve or escalate issues related to orders, working with production, customer care and regional and global affiliates as required.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly status reports (e.g. COOISPI schedule, OTS, past due purchase orders) and distribute.
• Receive and record vendor confirmations, file purchase order documents, other duties as required. Work with materials planners and purchasing group to resolve vendor issues.
• Manage Packaging Supply.
• May be required to run KPI reports and assist Planning Manager with adhoc requests.
• Enter required planning data into SAP.
• Liaise with Logistics to ensure that the finished products will be shipped on time.
• Work with materials and production planners to resolve supply issues.

Skills

• Become a part of the team, be a team player ,work well under pressure with all planners and other departments

Academic Background

• Bachelor's degree / Diploma  in Supply Chain / Planning

Professional experience

• None required, some experience in the area is beneficial.

Technical Skills

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

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Co-ordinate Sales:

• Sales Administration and support to Key Account Managers. Desk research projects to propose better ways of reaching key stakeholders in other organisations. You will be responsible for AskMe Regulatory Document requests.
• You will be responsible for submissions of Customer Raw Material Specs via AskMe and submission of Customer Questionnaires.
• You will beresponsible for Customer Information requests and creation of customer BR's (Flavour
• sample requests).
• You will be responsible for sample shipments to customers and alert email for sample shipment.

Secretarial:

• You will do filing of general correspondence for the department. You will update and maintain electronic filing of documents and visit reports for customers and product information. You will manage the timeous distribution of the relevant corporate gifts tocustomers.
• You will assist to ensure implementation of the safety system and ongoing adherence to all legislation relevant to health and safety responsibilities. You will participate in flavour training and tasting sessions.
• You will be liaising with the relevantpersons to ensure that any actions required are taken and the followed through to completion.
• You will be liaising with interdepartments (Regulatory, Customer Care, Technical, Pricing team and system Power-users) on a daily basis to complete tasks.

Your professional profile includes:

• Qualifications related to Business and/or Marketing / Degrees (incl post grad) / Diploma / BA

Other Skills:

• Self-starter and displays initiative
• Basic level of Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure