Planner

Planner

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business Administration or related disciplines applicable to Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or Pharmaceutical Manufacturing; Green Belt and APICS certification highly recommended.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Materials Management, and/or Marketing.
• Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills
• Microsoft Applications and MRP/SAP system experience. Strong Excel experience.

Responsibilities

• Delivers efficient, effective, and flexible formulation plan to meet finished good production requirements. Maintains strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Assumes a leading role in the management of inventory.
• Responsible for managing inventory carrying costs (Raw/Packaging Materials, API, WIP) to corporate and site budget targets while satisfying customer demand with minimal over-supply and back orders. Responsible to initiate and lead Value Stream Supply Planning initiatives and strategies to achieve corporate production planning adherence metric expectations.
• Execute Purchase Orders to schedule supply of materials to meet production requirements and minimum inventory levels. Manage orders and delivery of orders day-to-day. Assess minimum order quantities against planning assumptions. Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedules. Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials. Support Inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy. Minimize obsolete stock.
• Understands and is responsible for managing the financial impact of Value Stream Supply Chain activities in relation to the overall Site objectives and goals. Actively participates in Budget activities and monthly absorption forecasts.
• Serves as both the long-term Planner and short-term Scheduler for the Formulation value stream; balancing of equipment, materials and staffing against the monthly Production Plan to create an executable daily and weekly production schedule. Generates, monitors, and closes Production Orders throughout the month.
• Initiates and leads cross-functional continuous improvement projects. Monitors Value Stream key metrics and identifies opportunities for cost and process improvements and initiates action to resolve opportunities (i.e., planning and scheduling related). Investigate and implement corrective actions for material shortages impacting production. Must operate in and be able to adapt to an ever-changing Supply Chain environment. Support and coordinate material changes to ensure accurate demand planning requirements, change initiatives, and compliance.
• Key member of product launch teams and initiates SAP material set up and process flow while meeting appropriate project milestones and timelines. Assists in the coordination and activities involved in new product introductions and Batch Record creation.
• Authors and reviews Standard Operating Procedures as required. Serves as a key audit contact for support area and participates in audits on a regular basis. Complies with all regulatory guidelines, documentation requirements and GMP’s. Utilization of Operational Excellence Methodologies to identify and improve: product supply, inventory management, resource utilization, and or planning tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of Right First Time and Lean Manufacturing concepts and principles preferred.