Production & Materials Planning Specialist

Job Summary

What's next in your career? If it's working on cutting-edge solutions in food, health, and sustainability, you're in the right place. IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

As a Production & Materials Planning Specialist you will performs good receipts of inbound raw material orders and indirect orders. Coordinates raw material returns. Creates and managers indirect material orders for production and will provide backup to MRO when needed. Work requires basic knowledge of SAP transactions, internal procedures and Zycus. This position is located in North, PA.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Coordinate and manage Stock Transfer Orders (STOs) between Tastepoint North and Tastepoint South to ensure material availability, inventory accuracy, and uninterrupted production operations across both sites and the Distribution center.
• Perform SAP goods receipt transactions (MIGO) and manage the receipt and inventory accuracy of all raw materials for Tastepoint North while following Kosher processes.
• Perform Zycus goods receipt transactions for indirect materials received.
• Coordinate and process raw material returns, supplier returns, and inventory adjustments as required.
• Create and manage Purchase Requisitions (PRs) for production supplies, and approved equipment purchases in accordance with company procurement procedures.
• Provide backup coverage for MRO purchasing activities, including creation of purchase requisitions, supplier communications, expediting orders, and tracking deliveries.
• Collaborate with Production, Warehouse, Procurement, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to resolve material shortages, delivery issues, and inventory discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and support cycle count, reconciliation, and audit activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory accuracy, material flow, purchasing efficiency, and operational performance.
• Utilize SAP, Zycus and other business systems to maintain planning, purchasing, and inventory records.

What Makes You the Right Fit

If you have experience as the primary point of contact for:

• Raw material receiving and SAP booking activities.
• Raw material return management.
• Indirect production material procurement.
• Backup MRO purchasing support and purchasing continuity coverage.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experience in receipts and inbounds
• Ability to work effectively across multiple activities and priorities
• Strong communication

Why Choose Us?

• Training opportunities
• Learning and development programs from day one
• Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity) and an annual bonus plan.

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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