Supply Planner II / Sr. Supply Planner
NC-Clayton, US
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Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions. |
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Location: Clayton NC
The Supply Planner represents the site on global, cross-functional and cross-site teams evaluating sales, markets, and production capacity to enable annual sales of greater than $2 billion. The Supply Planner is responsible and accountable for developing, communicating, and managing the execution of the mid-long-term (6-18 month) Master Production schedule which drives market delivery and profits for the assigned product lines. The Supply Planner is also responsible for ensuring that all supply chain activities are in place for new products or markets in order to enable launch and sales. This person must have knowledge of complex plasma processing, market and regulatory requirements, and be able to analyze and offer contingency plans when situations arise that may impact the supply plan. The Supply Planner must be able to analyze, manage, motivate, negotiate, and initiate discussions regarding complex situations in order to support company success. The position has global influence, balancing production plans with the global production capacities. As guided by the objectives of the company, the Supply Planner plays a significant role as it relates to ensuring the proper process controls, reports and systems are in place, allowing flexibility to demand signals while optimizing revenue plans, production throughput and efficiencies, and on-time delivery metrics.
Primary responsibilities for role:
• Create and maintain a mid-long term (6-18 month) master schedule that enables greater than $2 billion in sales by ensuring the site produces the right mix of products, sizes, and concentrations to fulfill customer demand. Must manage within complex variables including established lead-times, manufacturing constraints, WIP inventory, intercompany transfers, regulatory and quality parameters, lot sizes and days on hand Finished Goods inventory at SKU (stock-keeping-unit) levels, and dynamic sales forecasts. Ensure raw materials and components are available to support production. Communicate and lead others in achieving established plan to support company financial and delivery objectives.
• Develop and execute capacity plan for designated manufacturing areas and associated products including decision making regarding planned and unplanned downtime, project implementation, manufacturing constraints and opportunities to ensure throughput is sufficient to meet delivery and financial objectives. Ensures timely resolution of issues impeding the flow of production and market supply. Elevate systemic issues requiring resources beyond the Supply Planners scope of responsibility.
• Analyze demand requirements including sales forecasts for identification of production and supply bottlenecks and recommending and implementing actions for resolution. Communicate capacity overloads and potential strategies for resolution to GT manufacturing and senior management based on expected demands.
• Provide alternative strategies to Supply Planning manager when deviations to Supply or Demand plans occur.
• Maintain 3-month detailed batch allocation forecast to support market demands. Monitor and communicate changes throughout the organization.
• Collaborate with manufacturing department/product leads to balance manufacturing constraints with production plans to achieve required supply plan.
• Prepare long-term production and supply plans for Senior Management in Manufacturing, Commercial, Demand Planning, and Global Supply Planning.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Demand Planning, Quality and Regulatory (if applicable) product name changes, new product launches, new component implementation, and demand changes. May lead and/or participate on project and/or launch teams.
• Evaluates and recommends actions to Senior Management to ensure on time delivery performance to the customer; expediting to market, if possible.
o Present changes to supply plan for designated product lines at monthly supply and consensus meetings to Senior Management.
o Communicate significant shifts in demand to the rest of the organization to ensure proper urgency is applied to the change throughout the organization.
o Report monthly to Sr. Management Actual performance and forecast outlook as well as resolution/ recovery plans / analysis to assure goals are met through IBP and Site Supply Planning processes.
• Identify requirements for launch or sales of new products and markets and initiate and drive change management in setting up new BOMs or amending BOMs for new product lines, validation batches, and process flow changes.
• Participate in Clayton site batch release cross functional team weekly and reporting daily. Reduce production cycle time by managing cycle time of lots from fill to release.
• Monitor quarantined inventory and analyze all product intermediates to prevent expiring inventory.
• Provide expertise in SAP Planning and inventory management related functions to the site. Participate on new SAP functionality implementation projects.
• Represent Supply Chain on various project teams, committees, and task forces.
•Responsible for independent assignments in at least one of the following areas: Deviations, Document Revisions, Change Control with Master Data Requests, Master Data structures and definition, Production/Supply Planning Tool Development/Modification, Limbo, or Reagent
Additional Responsibilities:
May lead cross-functional teams and participate on cross-company teams. Must operate in a highly regulated (cGMP) environment and have a strong understanding of market quality and regulatory requirements. Interact daily with all levels of employees to include production floor personnel, supervisors, Managers, Directors, Purchasing, Regulatory, Global Demand Planning, Customer Service, Product Regional Directors, Validation, Quality Operations, Engineering, PMO, Finance, and Technology to ensure supply plan and other key business objectives are achieved. Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence others to achieve the company’s vision.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Excellent oral and written communication skills, adaptable to different audiences. Agile and able to manage complex and dynamic variables. Must have excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills and the ability to develop alternate strategies and influence others. Ability to develop customer relationships through collaboration, respect, professionalism, trust, and integrity. Strong knowledge of Production and Supply Planning processes, manufacturing constraints, regulatory requirements and cGMPs. Proficient in SAP ERP system and Microsoft Office. Strong decision-making skills. Makes key decisions impacting overall business objectives pertaining to product deliveries, WIP dating and overall production throughput and product availability to patients.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Supply Planner II:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Science or related field required.
- At least three (3) years’ work experience required in Production/Supply Planning or an equivalent combination of work experience in a planning/manufacturing environment, preferably in a Biological or Pharmaceutical Environment. Excellent oral and written communication skills, adaptable to different audiences. Agile and able to manage complex and dynamic variables. Must have excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills and the ability to develop alternate strategies and influence others. Ability to develop customer relationships through collaboration, respect, professionalism, trust, and integrity. Strong knowledge of Production and Supply Planning processes, manufacturing constraints, regulatory requirements and cGMPs. Proficient in SAP ERP system and Microsoft Office. Strong decision-making skills. Makes key decisions impacting overall business objectives pertaining to product deliveries, WIP dating and overall production throughput and product availability to patients using detailed data and analysis with minimal guidance.
- Advancing Productivity Innovation and Competitive Success (APICS) or similar professional certification preferred.
Sr. Supply Planner:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Science or related field required.
- At least five (5) years’ work experience required in Production/Supply Planning or an equivalent combination of work experience in a planning/manufacturing environment, preferably in a Biological or Pharmaceutical Environment. Excellent oral and written communication skills, adaptable to different audiences. Agile and able to manage complex and dynamic variables. Must have excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills and the ability to develop alternate strategies and influence others. Ability to develop customer relationships through collaboration, respect, professionalism, trust, and integrity. Strong knowledge of Production and Supply Planning processes, manufacturing constraints, regulatory requirements and cGMPs. Proficient in SAP ERP system and Microsoft Office. Strong decision-making skills. Makes key decisions impacting overall business objectives pertaining to product deliveries, WIP dating and overall production throughput and product availability to patients using detailed data and analysis with minimal guidance.
- Advancing Productivity Innovation and Competitive Success (APICS) or similar professional certification preferred.
Occupational Demands: Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. Frequently sits for 6-8 hours per day. Frequent hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Occasionally walks and stands. Occasionally bends and twists neck. Light to moderate lifting and carrying objects with a maximum lift of 25lbs. Frequently drives to site locations with occasional travel within the United States. Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken and written words and sentences. Interacts with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups. Must work with diverse groups to obtain consensus on issues.
Third Party Agency and Recruiter Notice:
Agencies that present a candidate to Grifols must have an active, nonexpired, Grifols Agency Master Services Agreement with the Grifols Talent Acquisition Department. Additionally, agencies may only submit candidates to positions that they have been engaged to work on by a Grifols Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to a Grifols Recruiter under these terms or they will be considered a Grifols candidate.
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