Associate Planning Manager
Core
Manage clinical/commercial demand liaison, production planning, and capacity optimization for apheresis collection and clinical project infusion in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Role type
Associate Planning Manager (Manufacturing/Supply Chain)
Builds
Master production schedules, detailed weekly/daily production plans, and supply for internal production or CDMO.
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Apheresis collection
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Demand forecasting, capacity utilization analysis, inventory management, S&OP/S&OE process execution, scenario analysis, data analysis, risk prediction, material planning
Preferred skills
CART experience, Multinational Corporation background, Power Query/BI, SAP/Oracle/OMP proficiency, CPIM certification
Technologies
EXCEL, Pivot tables, Power Query, BI, SAP, Oracle, OMP
Responsibilities
Liaise with clinical/commercial teams for demand and apheresis collection; Create and implement master production schedules; Track production plan progress until product release; Analyze demand discrepancies and adjust plans to improve slot utilization; Manage semi-FG planning (LVV, Plasmid, MCB/WCB); Review and update capacity, inventory, and slot management; Handle project meeting impacts and exceptions.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC