Supply Planner

Description:

This is a Supply Planner is an individual contributor responsible for planning products manufactured at Bethlehem site along with packaging materials, APIs, tracking artwork changes and finished goods. The Supply Planner will be responsible to plan the supply for the assigned value streams. Manage key deliverables like OTIF, Inventory as per norms, capacity & minimize inventory obsolescence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Responsible for Production Planning, MRP execution and Inventory management for WIP and finished products distributed from Digwal Manufacturing Site.
• Maintain the Order Book and weekly revenue estimates.
• Work with Regulatory & Procurement team to manage artwork changes provide samples registrations, support country product launches
• Work with the Sales Order Coordinator, Finance, Sales and Logistics to ensure orders go out per plan.
• Generate and communicate the weekly and monthly Packaging, shipping schedules and tracking packaging schedule attainment.
• Participate in capacity planning and analysis, highlighting constraints & excess capacity.
• Generate, manage and communicate the Packaging and dispatch schedules
• Managing inventory norms working closely with demand planning & procurement for FG, RM & PM

Product Planning and Scheduling

• Schedule and manage special product campaigns
• Utilizing SAP, monitor and ensure adoption of MRP via systems.
• Work with the Sales Order Coordinator to resolve any order execution issues
• Prepare the monthly and quarterly Packaging and Dispatch plans
• Issues PRs, execute the MRP and work closely with Procurement to insure adequate inventory of all RM/PM
• Monitor & reduce OTD time for delivery of products to customers.

Inventory Management

• Manage inventory targets (including safety stock levels) to budget and target
• Drive improvements in inventory management processes to achieve and reduce agreed target inventory levels.
• Provide long term visibility for high lead time/ critical raw materials
• Prepare monthly RM/PM, FG inventory reports and forecasts
• Manage site level inventory dissolution process
• Managing norms for write off of printed packaging materials

SAP, MRP and Master Data activities:

• Ensure the Master data correctness and appropriate training to users to ensure timely MRP runs with proper results.
• Ensure proper set-up and operation of the MRP process.
• Ensuring GPS MRP runs smoothly for Process Improvement, automation and transparency of activities
• Responsible for maintaining material master data in SAP & Gains
• Measure, report and Improve MRP output's
• Understanding of PP, SD & MM modules

Other

• Provide support for ongoing and new process improvements planned in the supply chain processes.
• To support management with MIS reports, customer specific SLAs, and other reports required for Strategic decisions.
• Develop and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Production and Supply Planning Process.

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities every person must possess to be successful)

• Critical Thinking using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times to interface effectively with all internal and external customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good Excel skill while having knowledge of Power BI tools would be an advantage
• Creative and able to present various solutions
• Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition
• Maintain confidentiality
• Coaching skills

Education / Experience

• BS or BA Degree, preferably with focus on Operations or supply chain management; MBA in Operations/ Supply-chain Management preferred.
• 5 plus years’ experience with production planning and inventory control, preferably in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with SAP is mandatory
• General knowledge of MRP and inventory control systems.
• APICS certification is desirable
• Exposure to cGMP principles and practices.
• Analytical, conceptual, problem solving & decision making
• Good collaborative skills
• Proficiency in forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impact
• Solid understanding of finance and business systems
• Self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access).
• Positive person with good communication skills

On Company Payroll contractual role for a minimum duration of one year.

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