Sr Material Planning Analyst
Location: Solothurn
Sector: Other
Job Type: contract
Salary: Negotiable
Reference: BBBH611262
Description:
A. Job Summary
The incumbent supports manufacturing planning for Solothurn DS Manufacturing Sites for both clinical and commercial programs. The incumbent collaborates daily with Manufacturing, Warehouse, Scheduling, Quality, and Procurement to resolve raw material issues, scheduling conflicts, inventory levels, and delivery requirements. Monitors the quarterly exceedance and obsolescence report and mitigates write offs as needed. Drives issues resolution for project success and reports project status to team and manager. Works effectively independently, within a team framework, and across all business areas and levels of the organization.
Will be responsible of the lifecycle management of the Master Data at support of the planning activities and as well the consumption through the different systems.
Will work with Production planning and Manufacturing and automation to make sure data flows are well set up to reduce issues in the daily execution
B. Principal Accountabilities
Responsible for raw materials planning and inventory control activities, including forecasted demand, safety stock levels, expiry reporting, TD forecasting, QC release, and the weekly management of ASCP purchasing suggestions. 25%
Revises and maintains SOPs, SLRs, BOM's, Formulas, Recipes, Validity Rules, Production Rules, Warehouse Rules in OPM. 25%
Supports new item creation process and Master Data enrichment as required. 10%
Responsible for reviewing process and raw material vendor change notifications for inventory impact and facilitation of cross-functions discussions, as required, to drive changes to closure and/or visibility of change or inventory impact. 10%
Supports tech transfers and the development/maintenance of manufacturing bills of materials, as needed, and ensures that the raw materials are procured and on-hand to support the manufacturing schedule. 15%
Analyzes data and creates the Expired and Obsolete report quarterly and reviews the information with the site planning management team. 5%
Supports site leadership team meetings as needed and escalates potential issues to management as required. 5%
And Other job duties that may assigned at any time per business needs
5%
Total: 100%
C. Minimum Education Requirements
Minimum educational level necessary to perform the job (High School diploma, Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Masters, PhD) D. Minimum Experience Requirements
Minimum experience requirements necessary to perform the job
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or other related business/science/technical field or High School Diploma with relevant years of experience. 3-5 years of relevant supply chain experience and/or training in a GMP regulated industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
JOB SCOPE FACTORS - not required for existing jobs, only to be used for leveling new positions
E. Scope/Accountability
Breadth within the organization for which the employee is responsible, workflow involvement, budgetary responsibility
The employee will be responsible for Coordinating and supporting the execution of activities in the Warehouse within Solothurn as per procedures and policies. The employee will be accountable for providing support to the Warehouse and Materials Management team as described in Section B.
The employee will be responsible for maintaining his/hers training curriculum and not perform tasks that the employee is not trained to perform.
Must demonstrate the ability to analyze and initiate improvements to process performance. Proficient at communicating with other departments and management for cross-site project initiatives that have some impact
Work is completed under Sr supervision and has moderate level of responsibility
F. Impact/Influence/Liaison
Overall impact to the department/business unit/company/external stakeholders; impact/consequence of erroneous work/actions; level of consultation provided to management.
Impact/Influence:
Exerts influence on the overall objectives of Materials Planning. Provides input to specific planning decisions that could also impact cross-functional teams and the production plan. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions may have an effect on manufacturing schedules and inventory levels. Errors could interrupt supply chain continuity and cause production delays and the inability to supply product to patients
G. Decision Making, Discretion & Latitude
Complexity of problems or procedures encountered, prioritization and decisiveness required to resolve issues.
Draws from past experiences to develop solutions to complex problems that require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness. Drives solutions and utilizes crisp decision-making skills to work through barriers and ensure supply chain continuity.
Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Serves as a lead/support to Analyst III to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
H. Knowledge & Skills
The breadth of knowledge/skills/ experience required to successfully perform the job. (Unique to Individual Contributor roles)
* Ability to interact with a cross functional team effectively within organization
* Highly detailed oriented with excellent documentation skills
* Solid knowledge of business and planning in a GMP manufacturing facility;
* Solid knowledge of Manufacturing Systems (Oracle, Trackwise, SynQ, Delta V, Syncade)
* Solid understanding of the basic QA and cGMP principles
* Identifies system constraints and enhancements and leads/supports capitol project and continuous improvement initiatives
* Fundamental level of technical writing skills, Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office
The incumbent supports manufacturing planning for Solothurn DS Manufacturing Sites for both clinical and commercial programs. The incumbent collaborates daily with Manufacturing, Warehouse, Scheduling, Quality, and Procurement to resolve raw material issues, scheduling conflicts, inventory levels, and delivery requirements. Monitors the quarterly exceedance and obsolescence report and mitigates write offs as needed. Drives issues resolution for project success and reports project status to team and manager. Works effectively independently, within a team framework, and across all business areas and levels of the organization.
Will be responsible of the lifecycle management of the Master Data at support of the planning activities and as well the consumption through the different systems.
Will work with Production planning and Manufacturing and automation to make sure data flows are well set up to reduce issues in the daily execution
B. Principal Accountabilities
Responsible for raw materials planning and inventory control activities, including forecasted demand, safety stock levels, expiry reporting, TD forecasting, QC release, and the weekly management of ASCP purchasing suggestions. 25%
Revises and maintains SOPs, SLRs, BOM's, Formulas, Recipes, Validity Rules, Production Rules, Warehouse Rules in OPM. 25%
Supports new item creation process and Master Data enrichment as required. 10%
Responsible for reviewing process and raw material vendor change notifications for inventory impact and facilitation of cross-functions discussions, as required, to drive changes to closure and/or visibility of change or inventory impact. 10%
Supports tech transfers and the development/maintenance of manufacturing bills of materials, as needed, and ensures that the raw materials are procured and on-hand to support the manufacturing schedule. 15%
Analyzes data and creates the Expired and Obsolete report quarterly and reviews the information with the site planning management team. 5%
Supports site leadership team meetings as needed and escalates potential issues to management as required. 5%
And Other job duties that may assigned at any time per business needs
5%
Total: 100%
C. Minimum Education Requirements
Minimum educational level necessary to perform the job (High School diploma, Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Masters, PhD) D. Minimum Experience Requirements
Minimum experience requirements necessary to perform the job
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or other related business/science/technical field or High School Diploma with relevant years of experience. 3-5 years of relevant supply chain experience and/or training in a GMP regulated industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
JOB SCOPE FACTORS - not required for existing jobs, only to be used for leveling new positions
E. Scope/Accountability
Breadth within the organization for which the employee is responsible, workflow involvement, budgetary responsibility
The employee will be responsible for Coordinating and supporting the execution of activities in the Warehouse within Solothurn as per procedures and policies. The employee will be accountable for providing support to the Warehouse and Materials Management team as described in Section B.
The employee will be responsible for maintaining his/hers training curriculum and not perform tasks that the employee is not trained to perform.
Must demonstrate the ability to analyze and initiate improvements to process performance. Proficient at communicating with other departments and management for cross-site project initiatives that have some impact
Work is completed under Sr supervision and has moderate level of responsibility
F. Impact/Influence/Liaison
Overall impact to the department/business unit/company/external stakeholders; impact/consequence of erroneous work/actions; level of consultation provided to management.
Impact/Influence:
Exerts influence on the overall objectives of Materials Planning. Provides input to specific planning decisions that could also impact cross-functional teams and the production plan. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions may have an effect on manufacturing schedules and inventory levels. Errors could interrupt supply chain continuity and cause production delays and the inability to supply product to patients
G. Decision Making, Discretion & Latitude
Complexity of problems or procedures encountered, prioritization and decisiveness required to resolve issues.
Draws from past experiences to develop solutions to complex problems that require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness. Drives solutions and utilizes crisp decision-making skills to work through barriers and ensure supply chain continuity.
Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Serves as a lead/support to Analyst III to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
H. Knowledge & Skills
The breadth of knowledge/skills/ experience required to successfully perform the job. (Unique to Individual Contributor roles)
* Ability to interact with a cross functional team effectively within organization
* Highly detailed oriented with excellent documentation skills
* Solid knowledge of business and planning in a GMP manufacturing facility;
* Solid knowledge of Manufacturing Systems (Oracle, Trackwise, SynQ, Delta V, Syncade)
* Solid understanding of the basic QA and cGMP principles
* Identifies system constraints and enhancements and leads/supports capitol project and continuous improvement initiatives
* Fundamental level of technical writing skills, Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office
Contact: Alba Jansa
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