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Pharmaceutical Materials Planning Manager

The Fountain Group LLC

Indianapolis, IN

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$55–$62.50 Per Hour
SKILLS
Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Budgeting, Calendar Management, Capital Equipment, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Communication Skills, Corrective Action, Cost Control, Drug Manufacturing, Embedded Systems, Establish Priorities, Financial Control, Interpersonal Skills, Investment Capital, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Operations, Materials Analysis, Materials Management, Materials Planning, Nuclear Medicine, Operational Support, Operations Planning, Organizational Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Management, Procurement Planning, Production Planning, Production Schedule, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Quality Management
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
POSTED
3 days ago
Pay: $55-62.50/Hour

Duration:18 months

Onsite: Indianapolis, IN

Overview:
  • The Manager, Materials Planning & Supplier Operations is accountable for ensuring end to end material and service availability required to support safe, compliant, and uninterrupted manufacturing operations at the Indianapolis manufacturing campus.
  • This role integrates material planning, purchasing execution, supplier performance management, and site procurement for services and capital investments (CAPEX). The position plays a critical role in translating demand and investment needs into executable supply and sourcing strategies, improving planning stability, safeguarding production continuity, and enabling disciplined capital deployment across the site.
  • The role is designed to operate effectively in a complex, multi technology manufacturing environment and to scale with evolving operational scope.
 
Major Accountabilities
Materials Planning & MRP Governance
  • Own site level materials planning execution, ensuring effective use of MRP logic, parameters, and planning calendars across operations.
  • Drive time phased, exception based material planning to reduce replanning, manual overrides, and reactive purchasing.
  • Lead root cause analysis for material driven production disruptions, including shortages, supplier constraints, and planning inaccuracies.
  • Partner with Production Planning to ensure material feasibility is embedded in executable production schedules.
 
Procurement Execution – Materials, Services & CAPEX
  • Own end to end procurement execution for Direct and indirect production materials, Site based services supporting manufacturing operations, Capital equipment and infrastructure (CAPEX).
  • Ensure purchasing activities are compliant with global sourcing strategies, financial controls, and procurement policies.
  • Provide governance and prioritization for CAPEX sourcing activities, ensuring alignment with project timelines, technical requirements, and budget constraints.
  • Directly manage a dedicated CAPEX buyer, providing oversight, prioritization, and development.
 
Supplier Performance & Risk Management
  • Own site level supplier performance for materials, services, and CAPEX, including delivery reliability, responsiveness, and issue resolution.
  • Proactively identify and escalate supply, capacity, or commercial risks impacting production continuity or capital delivery.
  • Drive corrective actions with suppliers, Engineering, Quality, and Global Procurement partners.
 
Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field. Professional certification (CPIM, CSCP, PMP), or MBA is preferred
 
Required Experiences:
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in materials planning and procurement, in pharmaceutical manufacturing supply operations. Knowledge of nuclear medicine industry, including industry-specific supply chain challenges is a plus.
  • Proven experience in driving Operational Excellence initiatives, including implementing systems and processes that enhance efficiency, quality, and cost optimization.
  • Demonstrated ownership of end to end procurement execution, including suppliers, services, and/or capital equipment
  • Proven ability to scale processes, governance, and teams as operational scope increases
  • Highly proficient in organizational skills, with a strong orientation toward process management and project management to ensure seamless execution of supply chain activities.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
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About the Company

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The Fountain Group LLC

The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://www.thefountaingroup.com/

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