Job Summary
The role has full ownership of demand planning and production planning, ensuring alignment between market demand, supply capabilities, resources capacity and business objectives
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
The Food Ingredients business unit delivers high‑quality, functional ingredient solutions that enhance taste, texture, safety, and performance across a wide range of food applications. Through deep technical expertise and strong customer collaboration, the business supports food manufacturers in meeting evolving consumer expectations, regulatory requirements, and sustainability goals.
The role is based on-site in San Marino. You will be part of a collaborative, driven, and impact‑oriented team, where ownership, data‑driven decision‑making, and partnership across functions are essential. At IFF, your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Lead, manage, and develop the supply and production planning team, ensuring effective execution and continuous improvement, providing also the weekly planning for each department.
- Own the demand planning and forecasting process, collaborating closely with Sales, Marketing, and Commercial functions.
- Translate demand forecasts into feasible supply, production, and inventory plans.
- Drive and coordinate the S&OP process to ensure cross-functional alignment.
- Monitor and improve key KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service level, inventory turns, and capacity utilization.
- Identify risks and opportunities related to demand variability and supply constraints and define mitigation actions.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Strong experience (5 years) in production planning, demand planning, and forecasting.
- Proven people management and leadership experience.
- Solid analytical skills and ability to manage complex planning scenarios.
- Experience with ERP and planning systems; knowledge of Zucchetti AdHoc is a strong plus.
- Preferably coming from the food industry or other fast-moving manufacturing environments with several constraints.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
- Fluent Italian is mandatory, professional working proficiency in English is required
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience implementing or improving demand planning governance, forecast accuracy, or bias reduction initiatives.
- Strong capability to influence commercial stakeholders and align on a single, consensus demand signal.
- Exposure to new product introductions, promotions, or customer segmentation within demand planning processes.
Why Choose Us?
- Be part of a global, purpose‑driven organization with strong values and a collaborative culture.
- Opportunity to shape both demand and supply planning strategy in a leadership role.
- Exposure to international stakeholders and best‑in‑class S&OP practices.
- Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression.
- Inclusive and respectful working environment.
- Competitive reward and benefits package aligned with local practices.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Skills Required
- 5 years experience in production planning, demand planning, and forecasting
- Proven people management and leadership experience
- Solid analytical skills and ability to manage complex planning scenarios
- Experience with ERP and planning systems
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
