Plant Planner

IFF•St. Louis, MO

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Looking for a planning role where you can directly influence plant execution, customer delivery, and operational performance? IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. Global Operations ensures excellence in execution—from procurement to supply chain and reliability—delivering quality, safety, efficiency, and sustainability across the value chain. The role is based in St. Louis, MO (hybrid or on‑site). Be part of an accurate, communicative, solution‑oriented, and detail‑focused team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field
3+ years of experience in production planning, operations, or supply chain roles within a manufacturing environment
Solid understanding of supply planning principles and inventory management concepts
Hands‑on experience using SAP in a planning or manufacturing environment
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Effective written and verbal communication skills in a business environment
Strong analytical and quantitative problem‑solving skills
Ability to work cross‑functionally in a dynamic, operations‑driven setting

Nice To Haves

Experience in process manufacturing, food, chemical, or ingredients industries
Exposure to toll or contract manufacturing networks
Demonstrated a continuous improvement mindset with a data‑driven approach

Responsibilities

Create and maintain daily and weekly detailed production schedules using SAP Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) across the planning horizon
Manage production schedules in alignment with business strategy, balancing cost, capacity, inventory, production rates, and asset uptime
Serve as the primary interface between manufacturing, supply chain planning, and customer service to ensure schedule alignment and customer delivery
Monitor, maintain, and close process orders accurately to support system integrity and reliable planning data
Identify, communicate, and actively support the resolution of inventory, customer order, quality, and capacity issues as they arise
Maintain and update SAP master data to support scheduling accuracy and available‑to‑promise (ATP) processes
Track, analyze, and report key performance indicators, including production‑to‑plan, capacity loading, inventory levels, delivery performance, and slow‑moving or obsolete inventory
Coordinate finished goods logistics, including delivery scheduling, production documentation, and execution of physical inventory audits with SAP reconciliation