Materials Planning & Supplier Operations Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title - Materials Planning & Supplier Operations Manager

Location – Indianapolis IN 46268

Job Purpose:

·       The Manager, Materials Planning & Supplier Operations is accountable for ensuring end‐to‐end material and service availability required to support safe, compliant, and uninterrupted manufacturing operations at the Indianapolis manufacturing campus.

·       This role integrates material planning, purchasing execution, supplier performance management, and site procurement for services and capital investments (CAPEX).

·       The position plays a critical role in translating demand and investment needs into executable supply and sourcing strategies, improving planning stability, safeguarding production continuity, and enabling disciplined capital deployment across the site.

·       The role is designed to operate effectively in a complex, multi‐technology manufacturing environment and to scale with evolving operational scope.

Major Accountabilities

Materials Planning & MRP Governance

• Own site‐level materials planning execution, ensuring effective use of MRP logic, parameters, and planning calendars across operations.

• Drive time‐phased, exception‐based material planning to reduce replanning, manual overrides, and reactive purchasing.

• Lead root‐cause analysis for material‐driven production disruptions, including shortages, supplier constraints, and planning inaccuracies.

• Partner with Production Planning to ensure material feasibility is embedded in executable production schedules.

Procurement Execution – Materials, Services & CAPEX

• Own end‐to‐end procurement execution for Direct and indirect production materials, Site‐based services supporting manufacturing operations, Capital equipment and infrastructure (CAPEX).

• Ensure purchasing activities are compliant with global sourcing strategies, financial controls, and procurement policies.

• Provide governance and prioritization for CAPEX sourcing activities, ensuring alignment with project timelines, technical requirements, and budget constraints.

• Directly manage a dedicated CAPEX buyer, providing oversight, prioritization, and development.

Supplier Performance & Risk Management

• Own site‐level supplier performance for materials, services, and CAPEX, including delivery reliability, responsiveness, and issue resolution.

• Proactively identify and escalate supply, capacity, or commercial risks impacting production continuity or capital delivery.

• Drive corrective actions with suppliers, Engineering, Quality, and Global Procurement partners.

Inventory Health & Asset Protection

• Actively manage inventory risk, including excess, expired, blocked, slow‐moving, and obsolete materials.

• Define coverage strategies and safety stocks aligned with criticality, lead times, and operational risk profiles.

• Support working capital optimization while protecting operational continuity.

Cross Functional & Governance Leadership

• Serve as the site owner for material readiness and procurement performance discussions in execution and escalation forums.

• Provide credible inputs into site S&OP processes, including material, supplier, and capacity risk scenarios.

• Establish and continuously improve planning, procurement, and supplier governance standards, KPIs, and ways of working across the site.

• Act as a capability builder for planners and buyers, reinforcing planning discipline, structured problem solving, and accountability.

Compliance & Data Integrity

• Ensure full compliance with GMP, SOX, financial controls, and procurement governance, including documentation and audit readiness.

• Maintain high data quality in ERP systems (D365, SAP), including material masters, purchasing info records, lead times, and planning parameters.

Key Performance Indicators

Supply & Execution

• Production schedule adherence attributable to material readiness

• Number and severity of material‐ or supplier‐driven production disruptions

• Supplier OTIF / delivery confirmation adherence

Planning Stability

• Replanning frequency caused by material or supplier constraints

• MRP exception aging and resolution speed

• Planning parameter adherence (lead times, safety stocks)

Procurement & CAPEX

• CAPEX sourcing cycle time vs. project milestones

• Compliance to procurement and financial controls

• Quality and timeliness of supplier issue resolution

Inventory & Cost

• Inventory value vs. target by material class

• Inventory write‐offs / expiry

• Expedite, premium freight, and unplanned procurement costs

• Direct and Indirect Annual Budget managed effectively

Specific Professional Competencies

Technical / Functional

• Strong mastery of MRP, materials planning, and purchasing execution

• Pharmaceutical industry and GMP environment knowledge

• Proven experience managing services procurement and capital sourcing

• Supplier performance and risk management in regulated manufacturing

• SAP MM / PP proficiency; strong data discipline

Leadership & Operating Model

• Ability to operate across multiple operational interfaces (Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance)

• Structured decision‐making under operational pressure

• Experience managing direct reports with distinct execution scopes (e.g., CAPEX)

Behavioral

• Ownership mindset with bias for prevention over reaction

• Clear, concise communication with technical and senior stakeholders

• Continuous improvement and standardization orientation

• Analytic thinker and problem solver.

• Sense of priorities and capacity to work under pressure

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field. Professional certification (CPIM, CSCP, PMP), or MBA is preferred

Languages: English fluency required

Experiences:

• +5 years progressive experience in materials planning and procurement, in pharmaceutical manufacturing supply operations. Knowledge of nuclear medicine industry, including industry-specific supply chain challenges is a plus.

• Proven experience in driving Operational Excellence initiatives, including implementing systems and processes that enhance efficiency, quality, and cost optimization.

• Demonstrated ownership of end‐to‐end procurement execution, including suppliers, services, and/or capital equipment

• Proven ability to scale processes, governance, and teams as operational scope increases

• Highly proficient in organizational skills, with a strong orientation toward process management and project management to ensure seamless execution of supply chain activities.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.

Preferred

• Exposure to capital project environments

• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing technologies or processes

• Participation in site transformation or growth initiatives