Sample Production Planner

Davita Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Sample Production Planner to join their team in Cincinnati. This role focuses on ensuring the effective fulfillment of sample requests through coordination with Sales and Customer Care, and managing production order processes. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational and communication skills, contributing to high service levels and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Create and release process orders to the manufacturing team.
• Organize process order paperwork and labels into production packets.
• Coordinate sourcing of missing materials and maintain tracking notes.

Skills

Coordination

Organizational Skills

Communication

Job description

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 is much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. We have high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, personality, and 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.

Sample Production Planner, your new opportunity?

As a Sample Production Planner, you will perform necessary tasks to ensure the successful fulfillment of sample requests. You will be a point of contact for Sales, Sale Support, and Customer Care on Sample Requests.

Core Responsibilities:

• Perform duties necessary to address incoming customer requests in the work queue: create and release process orders to the manufacturing team.
• Determine and create appropriately sized process orders needed to meet customer demands for non-stock requests based on customer requirements.
• Organize process order paperwork and labels into production packets prior to releasing to Lab Scheduler.
• Source missing intermediate or raw materials from other Givaudan affiliates and coordinate with the Sample Material Planner to complete the timely processing of your orders.
• Maintain the Internal "Tracking" Notes in LCMS to track progress, delays, and late codes.
• Keep Customer Care and NA Sales Support group informed about sample issues affecting service levels.
• Perform daily follow-up on assigned requests, including maintaining backlog, entering correct late order reason coding with updated notes, and escalating when orders are delayed.
• Participate in all Safety, Sanitation, and Quality Trainings and audits, as well as