Supply Chain Planner

Job Overview

Pay Range: $38hr - $43hr

Requirement/Must Have

• Completed Bachelor’s degree required. (Focus on Engineering, Science, Business Administration, Supply Chain Operations or related discipline preferred).
• 3+ years’ experience in Supply Chain related roles: production planning, master scheduling, inventory management, shop floor scheduling, demand, etc.
• Proficient with MS office applications (especially MS Excel).
• Knowledge of Supply Chain processes: planning, replenishments, forecasting, advanced planning, inventory management, and master data maintenance.
• Self-motivated with excellent initiative, leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate internally and externally to influence cross-functional change and meet all deliverables.
• Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts that arise from balancing multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Adequate practical experience with site Quality, Production and Vendor Management.
• Experience in pharma industry with manufacturing and packaging, especially Oral Solid Dosage forms strongly preferred.
• APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP) preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems required (QAD & SAP a plus).
• Ability to travel on occasion.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Master Plan for NJ Operations, balancing inventory, resources, and capacity to meet customer needs.
• Ensure delivery commitments on MTO products by verifying forecasts and checking material and capacity availability.
• Perform supply/demand analysis and capacity planning each month, highlighting areas of concern.
• Identify and communicate constraints that may impact achievement of the MPS while maintaining finished goods inventory at target levels to ensure high customer service levels.
• Act as liaison between Production, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Management, Product Development, Technical Services and Demand Planning to control supply to customers.
• Maintain KPI’s for the Planning function within the NJ Operations sites.
• Ensure coordination with other teams to schedule and execute the plan on a weekly and monthly basis while monitoring actual output versus the Master Production Plan.
• Identify gaps and drive solutions, including metrics on performance to the requested schedule.
• Support the documentation of planning policies, schedule rules and procedures to ensure consistent Master Scheduling performance.

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Minimum of 2+ years of SAP experience.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 2+ years of supply chain planning experience at a Pharmaceutical company.