About this Raw Material Analyst role at IFF
Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
The role is based in Tecomán, Colima (on-site role). Be part of an analytical, detail-oriented, and collaborative team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Receive, verify, and record incoming raw materials while ensuring compliance with inventory control procedures
- Maintain accurate inventory records within Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and support inventory data integrity
- Perform cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation activities to ensure high inventory accuracy
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies while implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Manage and document material transfers between warehouses, storage locations, and facilities
- Ensure proper identification, labeling, storage conditions, and traceability of raw materials and inventory items
- Monitor inventory levels, including minimum, maximum, safety stock, and reorder point requirements
- Coordinate with Purchasing, Production, Quality, Logistics, and Warehouse teams to ensure material availability and operational continuity
- Generate inventory reports, support audits, monitor obsolete and slow-moving inventory, and ensure compliance with company policies and inventory procedures
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, materials management, or supply chain functions within a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of inventory management principles, cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, and material traceability
- Experience maintaining inventory records and processing inventory transactions within ERP systems
- Understanding of warehouse operations, material handling, and storage best practices
- Experience supporting audits, inventory investigations, and compliance-related activities
- Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems; SAP experience is preferred
- Intermediate English proficiency
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience within food ingredients, food manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, or process industries
- Experience managing regulated, restricted, or special-handling materials
- Proven ability to improve inventory accuracy, material traceability, and inventory control processes
Why Choose Us?
- Opportunity to support critical inventory and material management processes within a global organization
- Exposure to supply chain, warehouse, and inventory optimization activities
- Collaborative environment with cross-functional interaction across Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Logistics teams
- Professional development opportunities within a multinational company
- Participation in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives
- Opportunity to contribute to products enjoyed by consumers around the world
For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredients business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredients business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.
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