Production Planner

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.  

We are looking for You to join our Production Planning Team as a Planner at our food ingredients manufacturing site in Overseal, Derbyshire. You will be part of the Sense Colour Division and will report to the Planning Manager.

We will consider experienced planners and candidates who wish to start a career in Planning as full training will be provided.

The hours of work are 8am-4.30pm with a 30 minute break and is an onsite role.

Purpose

You will be responsible for planning and scheduling finished products manufacturing.

Your Primary Responsibilities are

• Monitor customers and affiliates orders, confirm shipment dates and plan production.
• Plan production of semi-finish and finish goods.
• Respond to customers and affiliates queries.
• Collaborate with Production, Distribution and Transport Teams to ensure that orders are shipped as planned.
• To solve issues, communicate and work with the relevant teams (Distribution, Transport, Production, Customer Care, Quality Control and Maintenance)
• Achieve and maintain service level targets.
• Monitor Slow Moving Stock and plan rework.
• Implement opportunities for improvement.
• Work under the standards of quality, safety and industrial hygiene and good practices.

Your Professional Experience

• Food industry experience preferable but not essential
• Production planning experience preferable but not essential

Your Technical Skills

• Can use Excel formulas and maintain complex spreadsheets
• ERP/MRP experience preferable but not essential
• You will need to demonstrate attention to detail.

Our Benefits:

• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Health Insurance
• 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Pension Scheme
• Discounted Shopping and Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Fragrance Purchases

Givaudan is a global leading company in taste and wellbeing, fragrance and beauty. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, we have a long history of creating scents and tastes. From a favourite drink to your daily meal, from prestige perfumes to cosmetics and laundry care, its creations inspire emotions and delight millions of consumers the world over. We are committed to driving purpose-led. long-term growth while leading the way to improve happiness and health for people and nature.  Let's imagine together on www.givaudan.com

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.