Production Planner

Production Planner

A boutique fragrance house based in Somerset, NJ is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our Production Planning Team. The ideal candidate will have 3–4 years of proven experience in production planning, preferably within a manufacturing, fragrance, cosmetics, or other fast-paced consumer products environment. The successful candidate will bring strong organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to effectively coordinate production schedules, materials, and inventory to ensure timely delivery of products to customers.

Job Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Production Planner to join our dynamic organization. In this role, you will be responsible for Material Requirements Planning (MRP) activities for Custom Essence, including production planning and scheduling, as well as the planning, ordering, and inventory management of raw and supporting materials.

You will play a key role in ensuring that products are manufactured and supplied to customers on time, in accordance with defined quality standards, and in line with operational KPIs. Working closely with Production, Procurement, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams, you will help optimize material availability, production capacity, inventory levels, and overall supply performance.

Core Responsibilities

Operation

• Liaise with Customer Service as well as Commercial and Manufacturing organizations to review customer orders and agree on production plans and schedules.
• Determine correct inventory levels according to finish goods forecast, statistics and raw material lead-times.
• Independently develop, maintain, and adjust the short- and medium-term production plan based on customer demand, manufacturing capacity, material availability, equipment constraints, and business priorities.
• Make production scheduling decisions and recommend changes when available capacity or materials cannot support the existing plan.
• Provide raw material forecasts to procurement to secure (raw) material availability.
• Monitor raw Material requirements and work with the buyers to establish material priorities based on operational and customer impact.
• Support placing, tracking and filing orders for (raw) materials;
• Monitor and check accuracy of supply and inventory data in related systems.
• Monitor production schedules to inform the Customer Care and Commercial organizations about product delivery dates or resolve delays.
• Identify and implement opportunities for improvement in terms of supply planning and service to customers.
• Manage early warning process, including material /capacity availability.
• Construct statistical analysis/statistical modelling of production and raw material consumption.
• Issue and distribute status reports as required.
• Work under the standards of quality, safety and industrial hygiene.

Skills

• Competency Requirements
• APICS certification desired.
• ERP/MRP experience.
• Strong affinity to systems and analytical tools.
• Medium or advanced skills in Excel and data analysis.
• Language skills: English – Fluent.
• Ability to handle and tolerate the Odor of aroma chemicals

Academic Background

• High school diploma or above
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Engineering, Foreign Trade or others preferred.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 3 year of experience in materials management, planning or data analysis.
• Experience in fragrance or chemical industry is a plus.

Evaluation Process

Annual Training and Annual Performance Review with direct manager

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

Bonus pay

Pay: $72,000.00 - $88,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person