Associate Director- Master Production Scheduling - Capacity Planner - SCM

You will be responsible for Master Production Scheduling (MPS) & Capacity Planning, where you will develop and maintain an optimized MPS for Biopharmaceutical production. This will involve balancing supply and demand and collaborating with various teams such as Supply Network Planning (SNP), regional supply chain, procurement, and manufacturing to ensure accurate production scheduling. Your role will also require assessing production capacity, identifying constraints, and proactively addressing bottlenecks. Furthermore, you will need to ensure adherence to planning parameters, budgeted capacity assumptions, lead times, and regulatory requirements. In addition, you will need to coordinate Drug Substance (DS) and Drug Product (DP) Alignment to ensure uninterrupted supplies to global markets. This will involve managing inventory levels of DS and DP as per predetermined targets to avoid shortages and excess stocks. Aligning production schedules with new product launch requirements, regulatory filing strategies, and market-specific requirements will also be part of your responsibilities. Your duties will also include developing a robust input material plan in line with lead time, inventory, and safety stock targets. This will require coordinating with production to maintain accurate Bills of Materials and Master Data, as well as implementing best practices for MRP automation. You will collaborate closely with various teams such as manufacturing, quality, regulatory, supply network planning, regional supply chain, procurement, warehouse, and quality to ensure smooth execution of production plans. Working with cross-functional teams to ensure timely dispatches, raw material availability for uninterrupted manufacturing, and support for New Product Launches, process enhancements, and changes will be essential. Furthermore, you will define and track KPIs such as schedule adherence, supply plan vs actuals, inventory targets, and service levels. Analyzing data to identify patterns and make informed decisions regarding inventory levels and production schedules will be crucial. You will prepare reports for senior management, providing insights into planning metrics and performance, and implement lean manufacturing and planning practices to improve efficiency. Driving continuous improvement initiatives in planning and supply chain processes will also be part of your role. As a leader, you will lead and mentor a team of planners, providing direction and support to enhance their skills and performance. Fostering a collaborative environment to ensure effective communication across departments will be key to your success in this role.,