Planner - Raw Materials

1 week ago

Piscataway, NJ, United States L Oreal USA Full time
Job Title: Planner - Raw Materials

Division: Operations

Location:Piscataway, NJ

Reports To:Manager, Procurement

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L'Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oréal Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L'Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain. Come join our dynamic team

What You Will Learn:

Optimize levels of component/raw material inventory through the implementation of strategic supply chain agreements with suppliers and inventory management strategies. This position is responsible for implementation of strategic supply chain agreements with suppliers including material release agreements and inventory management strategies.

  1. Materials Supply Planning:
    • Responsible for AC/raw materials order placement and verification of delivery with suppliers
    • Review Material Requirements Plan (MRP) and/or action messages to initiate supply chain requirements with focus being short to medium term (1 to 6 months)
    • Consider customer priorities, UP economic constraints, and line and vessel availability in the schedule
    • Perform call-offs of AC/raw materials to ensure the feasibility of the short term plan with minimum stock coverage
    • Update and monitor reporting systems to ensure appropriate progress of the fixed schedule, vendor production, deliveries and launches
  1. Inventory Management:
    • Ensure the accuracy of UP inventories of all article types and oversee inventory management and the applicable reporting methods
    • Execute Bills of Materials (BOM)
    • Limit/control of expiration
    • Identify, analyze and reconcile inventory differences


  • Reduction/prevention of Excess & Obsolete
  • Data accuracy management in SAP
  1. Internal & External Relationship Management:
  • Follow call-offs and be the first line of communication with the supplier in the event of an exception
  • Work with Launch Managers and various support groups to accomplish the new product implementation process
  • Responsible for order placement and verification of delivery with suppliers over a rolling 12 month period
  • Interact with various support groups such as Safety, Finance, A/P, Processing, and warehouse to achieve common goal
  • Perform other responsibilities and support projects, as required
What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain discipline preferred.
  • 1+ year(s) of prior planning experience in a high-performance manufacturing facility.
  • Microsoft Office skills.
  • SAP experience preferred.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
  • Relevant experience in project management, manufacturing practices and dealing with internal/external customers.
  • Ability to analyze data.
  • Ability to adapt to change, and track results.
  • Ability to develop short and long-range plans that meet established objectives and contribute to the overall goals and mission of the company.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • APICS, CIPM, or NAPM, CPM certification preferred.
What's In It For You:
  • Salary Range: $65,400 - $91,500 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
  • Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
  • Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More)
  • Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L'Oréal's Internal Shop for Discounted Products)
  • Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More)
  • Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
  • Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs


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Don't meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other's health & safety in mind.

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