Specialist II, Materials Planner
Core
Analyzing, influencing, and consolidating demand signals into complete materials requirement plans for a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.
Role type
Specialist II, Materials Planner
Builds
Raw materials supply plans for external and internal vendors, intermediate products, and internally produced items.
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Supply Chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
MRP and Inventory Control Systems, ERP systems (SAP), MS Excel, supply chain planning, inventory level management, KPI definition, S&OP process support, supplier change assessment, CAPA management, cost optimization
Preferred skills
APICS certification
Technologies
SAP, MS Excel
Responsibilities
Own and drive MRP for all raw materials to ensure material feasibility and availability; Proactively monitor and manage inventory levels, safety stock levels, and reorder points; Collaborate with Master Data Manager, Tech Ops, and Manufacturing to ensure SAP data and functionality is appropriately configured; Define and manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for driving continuous improvements; Actively support the S&OP process and escalate material requirement issues; Optimize required raw materials inventories and order quantity with the most economical costs; Manage monthly review of inventory expiry and obsolescence reporting; Provide material requirement forecasts to buyers and suppliers; Partner with Tech Ops and Quality to assess Supplier Change Notifications; Collaborate with Quality, Planning, Warehousing, and Finance on expired materials and manage monthly write-offs/disposal process; Create and manage completion of change controls, deviations, and CAPAs related to raw materials
Seniority
Specialist II, mid-level individual contributor
