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We are adding a Production Planner to our team. This exciting role oversees the production planning and scheduling activities for the Cosmetics, Food and Pharma groups at our St. Louis, MO and Kingston, ON facilities. The incumbent will be an individual contributor with a high degree of autonomy.\nThe primary focus of this role is on execution and administration of duties and tasks to ensure timely production of product to meet customer specifications. In general, the incumbent will be accountable for production planning, scheduling, raw material availability and customer care for activities that occur at the St. Louis and Kingston operation.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nOrder raw materials to establish an efficient manufacturing schedule while considering customer delivery, requirements, manpower, machine capability, tooling, materials purchased and quality requirements.\nSets-up MRP parameters according to life cycle product and manages MRP parameter maintenance on intermediates and finished products. Review, on a daily basis, JD Edwards (JDE) generated MRP messages for production and procurement.\nSet weekly production schedule and meet with Production Supervisors daily to monitor progress.\nFollow-up and expedite deliveries of open work orders. Inform the Director, Operations and Supply Chain, Customer Service Representatives, and Sales Director of any and all changes in lead time policies.\nResponsible for accuracy of supply and demand data in JDE to provide excellent customer service information.\nMeet regularly with production supervisors to discuss issues affecting schedule feasibility; overtime planning.\nWhat You'll Bring:\nExperience in purchasing, inventory management, supply chain, or a related operational role.\nStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nExcellent communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with suppliers and internal teams.\nStrong attention to detail with experience maintaining accurate records and documentation.\nAnalytical problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate issues and identify process improvements.\nExperience working with production planning, material planning, or enterprise resource planning systems is an asset.\nWhat You’ll Get:\nOpportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5-days per week.\nAn excellent salary, benefit offering, and development opportunities.\nA thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.\nSPONSORSHIP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for employment visa sponsorship.\nAbout Sensient: Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. 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