Givaudan Careers Planning Compounding Team Lead (m/f/d) - 1-year Contract

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.

As a Planning Compounding Team Lead (m/f/d), you will be responsible for leading the raw material and production planning functions for compounding activities on site, optimizing end-to-end cycle times, inventory, site productivity and in compliance with EHS requirements, in order to supply customers on time.

Reporting to the Planning Manager in Vernier, your main responsibilities will be the following:

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  Strategy design and execution

  
  
  
  
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    Oversee the design and execution of tactical and operational plans at site level to meet local Operations objectives;

    
    
  
  
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    Agree planning standards and levels with production mid to long-term and enforce schedule adherence;

    
    
  
  
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    Lead a team of Raw Material or Compound Production planners and ensure efficient execution of the day-to-day Planning operations on site.

    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Subject matter expertise

  
  
  
  
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    Maintain an optimal level of inventory and write-offs that meets supply chain service level and cost objectives;

    
    
  
  
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    Control that response to Customer Care is made on time;

    
    
  
  
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    Oversee the development of short term material supply and capacity plans;

    
    
  
  
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    Analyze planning performance and improve the KPI's by using best practices;

    
    
  
  
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    Monitor, track and define actions to improve or maintain site planning performance indicators;

    
    
  
  
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    Act as escalation point for resolution of problems, complaints and order prioritization issues;

    
    
  
  
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    Monitor workload and calendars to maintain the balance within the team;

    
    
  
  
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    Work closely with all relevant stakeholders in the division and in the GBS, namely Replenishment and R&F teams, Supply Planning team, Logistics hub.

    
    
  
  
  
  


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  People management

  
  
  
  
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    Lead, manage and develop the Planning Compounding teams, also developing an effective local talent pipeline and solid succession planning.

    
    
  
  
  
  

You?

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  Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related discipline;

  
  


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  MBA or Master's Degree in a Technical field is preferred;

  
  


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  Fluent in English and French;

  
  


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  APICS Certification desired;

  
  


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  ERP/MRP expertise;

  
  


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  Strong affinity to systems and analytical tools (Desired SAP, BI, BO);

  
  


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  Proficient in Microsoft office tools;

  
  


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  Min. 7 years of experience in manufacturing operations with strong background in supply chain planning, quality and/or materials management, including exposure to business process redesign and systems implementations;

  
  


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  Min. 3 years of experience in people management;

  
  


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  Self-knowledge;

  
  


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  Achieve result;

  
  


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  Customer focus.

  
  

Due to its activities, Givaudan is subject to the regulations of the OFAC (Office Fédéral de l'Aviation Civile). Please note that later in the recruitment process you will be asked to provide a criminal record. 

Our Benefits:

You are interested in this exciting challenge? We are looking forward to receiving your

application!

Please make sure you enclose your CV, Cover Letter, Diplomas and Work Certificates.

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