Symrise

About Us

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise – always inspiring more...

Your Role

• Analyze planned orders and convert them into purchase requisitions for raw material procurement.
• Liaise with purchasing and planning teams to resolve issues affecting raw material availability.
• Challenge minimum order quantities that may cause overstock or understock issues.
• Identify and highlight unique materials to Sales and Customer Service, and request stock underwrites where necessary.
• Ensure raw materials are available for production and coordinate timely call-off from customers.
• Verify forecasts with Customer Service, particularly for unique or long-lead-time materials.
• Monitor and manage shelf warmers and obsolete materials; update SAP and collaborate with other Symrise sites to reallocate or sell stock.
• Maintain and update SAP product master data, including safety stocks and product classifications.
• Monitor delivery schedules to balance daily tonnage targets.
• Prepare and distribute EAME reports quarterly.
• Process raw material orders from other sites as required.
• Run BBE (Best Before End) reports, check stock nearing expiry, and liaise with Quality Control on possible revalidation.
• Support new product development by reviewing formulations and identifying potential raw material issues in collaboration with Purchasing.

About You

Education:

• Minimum: Secondary School education
• Preferred: Further qualifications in planning, supply chain, or related field

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in production planning
• Experience in the food production or FMCG sector preferred
• Previous experience with SAP and inventory management systems

Skills and Competencies:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel (intermediate level)
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• High level of customer focus and cost-consciousness
• Flexible, open-minded, and self-motivated

Our Offer

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.