Materials Warehouse Supervisor
IFF Inc.
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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 a collaborative, operationally focused, and results-driven team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Lead and supervise daily warehouse operations for spare parts, maintenance supplies, chemicals, packaging materials, and process-related raw materials
- Ensure proper receiving, inspection, identification, storage, handling, and issuance of materials in accordance with company procedures
- Maintain organized and efficient warehouse facilities that support safe operations and material availability
- Ensure adequate inventory levels of critical spare parts and operational materials to support uninterrupted plant operations
- Coordinate cycle counts, physical inventories, reconciliations, and inventory control activities to maintain high inventory accuracy
- Partner with Maintenance, Operations, Quality, and Engineering teams to ensure timely fulfillment of material requirements and support plant shutdowns and capital projects
- Promote compliance with Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements, warehouse safety standards, and proper handling of chemicals and regulated materials
- Lead initiatives to improve inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, service levels, and inventory optimization
- Supervise and develop warehouse personnel while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 4 years of experience in warehouse operations, inventory management, logistics, or materials management within a manufacturing environment
- Proven leadership experience supervising warehouse teams and driving operational performance
- Strong knowledge of inventory control, cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, and warehouse management processes
- Experience managing spare parts, maintenance materials, chemicals, packaging materials, and industrial inventories
- Understanding of warehouse safety, quality, and food safety requirements
- Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems; SAP experience is preferred
- Advanced English communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience within food ingredients, food manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, or process industries
- Experience supporting maintenance organizations through spare parts and materials management
- Proven ability to improve inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, and material availability
Why Choose Us?
- Opportunity to support critical material availability for a world-class manufacturing operation
- Exposure to inventory optimization, warehouse management, and supply chain processes within a global organization
- Collaborative and cross-functional work environment
- Opportunities to contribute to operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
- Professional development opportunities within a multinational company
- Opportunity to support 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
Summary
Supervise warehouse operations, ensure inventory accuracy, safety, and team leadership in food manufacturing.
Job title
Materials Warehouse Supervisor
Experience level
4+ years
Minimum experience
4+ years exp
Industry
food ingredients
Location requirements
On-site in Tecoman, Mexico; no remote work allowed
Salary
Not specified
Visa sponsorship
H-1B sponsor history
Management role
Yes
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Tecomán, Colima, Mexico