Supply Planner

Position Overview

Job Specifications

• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain supply plans (MTS and MTO) to meet forecasted demand while minimizing excess inventory, managing lead times, manufacturing constraints, WIP inventory, regulatory parameters, and days-on-hand finished goods.
  • Develop and execute capacity plans for designated manufacturing areas, managing planned/unplanned downtime and ensuring throughput meets delivery and financial objectives.
  • Analyze demand requirements and sales forecasts to identify production bottlenecks, communicating capacity overloads and strategies to manufacturing and senior management.
  • Direct Production Planners to ensure timely execution of forecasted demand, providing alternative strategies when deviations occur.
  • Maintain a 3-month detailed batch allocation forecast, monitor changes, and prepare long-term production and supply plans for leadership.
  • Coordinate with Purchasing, Commercial, Controlling, Quality, and Regulatory for product name changes, new product launches, component implementations, and BOM updates.
  • Provide expertise in SAP Planning and inventory management functions, and generate/present supply planning KPIs and reports.
• Qualifications & Requirements:
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Science, or a related field required (advanced degree preferred); APICS or similar professional certification preferred.
  • Experience: Minimum of 6 years of work experience in Production/Supply Planning or an equivalent planning/manufacturing environment, preferably within a biological or pharmaceutical setting.
  • Technical Skills (Strict Screening Requirement): Strong proficiency in SAP ERP and Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel) is mandatory—candidates lacking strong Excel or SAP experience will not be considered and will be heavily questioned in interviews. Experience with reporting tools like PowerBI or Tableau is highly appreciated.
  • Core Competencies: Excellent communication, strategic thinking, analytical skills, decision-making capabilities, and the ability to operate in a highly regulated cGMP environment.
• Occupational Demands:
  • Primarily office-based with occasional entry into BioRisk areas requiring personal protective equipment (eyewear, garments, gloves).
  • Frequently sits for 6–8 hours per day with repetitive hand/wrist movements; light to moderate lifting up to 25 lbs.

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.