External Materials Planner

Major accountabilities:

• Ensure material availability aligned with production plans through daily MRP oversight, requirement analysis, and timely PR-to-PO conversion in SAP.
• Share rolling 12–24-month forecasts and open PO status with suppliers; conduct regular reviews to track accuracy and performance.
• Lead onboarding of alternate materials for business continuity and manage supplier service level indicators (Quality OTIF, lead-time compliance).
• Set up and maintain accurate local and global master data in SAP within GxP environment, adhering to Novartis compliance standards.
• Act as SPOC for escalation of supply, release, or technical issues; influence stakeholders to expedite resolution.
• Ensure compliance with supply chain processes (SDP, POLTA, POPD, POS) and report technical complaints/adverse events within 24 hours.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including inventory optimisation and cost-efficiency projects.
• Provide load-balanced dispatch lists for incoming materials to warehouse and quality teams to meet production needs.
• Monitor and report KPIs for inventory management, master data accuracy, and supplier performance.

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Education: Science graduate (B.Sc); preferred MBA in Supply Chain or B.Pharm with material management coursework.
• Experience: 3–7 years in material planning, supply planning, or demand planning.

Skills:

• Strong collaboration across boundaries.
• Operations management and execution.
• Project management expertise.

Languages :

• English.

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