Givaudan Careers 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.  

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our vibrant Planning Team for this challenging and exciting role at our key UK fragrance site based in Ashford, Kent.

The Ashford Planning Team is managing activities for the local Ashford Site and our European Distribution Centre located in Belgium, from where goods are distributed globally. You will be interacting with Local, Regional and Global functions across our worldwide footprint.

Reporting directly to the Planning Manager, your responsibility will be to manage the planning activities for a dedicated portfolio of materials.

Core Responsibilities

• Plan and manage Raw Materials and Ingredients supply


• Plan, order and monitor supply and distribution of products


• Manage Stock Transfer Orders from affiliate sites


• Optimise the inventory and availability of products


• For critical ingredients, execute the global allocation plan. Coordinate actions and communications with the main stakeholders: Global Planning, Manufacturing, Sales and Supply Chain


• Work on preventive actions together with the local, regional and global stakeholders, monitoring out of stock projections to reduce risk exposure


• Participate in critical review meetings


• Ensure alignment, communication and follow up within the organisation


• Capability to work in a complex organization and get the benefit of that


• Work in a methodical and structured way with a focus on customer needs and service


• Be a strength of proposal for identifying improvement measures and initiatives using LEAN and other continuous improvement principles


• Contribute to delivering the KPI’s and other targets set


• Establish a solid connection with the Ashford Operations teams, our Givaudan Business Solution centre as well as with other business partners within Givaudan


• Communicate regularly and effectively with different stakeholders

Your professional profile includes

• Preferred Business Admin, Chemical or Engineering background, Supply Chain or related discipline


• Preferred at least 5 years of experience in global / regional planning or Supply Chain function


• Supply Chain expertise with End to End process understanding


• Knowledge of fragrance products, ingredients manufacturing is an asset


• Working experience in FMCG an asset


• SAP knowledge, BI, BOA tools, advanced Excel knowledge


• Able to work in a matrix environment, in a team or independently and to interact with diverse stakeholders


• Rational decision-making


• Languages: Fluency in English


• Excellent communication and command skills


• Accountability, initiative and integrity


• Curious and open to learn, change and improve

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.