For nearly 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies.
When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe.
Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform.
In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.Job Summary Have you got proven supply chain and demand experience, ideally in Pharma / Biotech or similar?
Are your strengths communication and multitasking?
Do you want to progress your own supply career with a global company that improves lives?
Our Dublin site in Ireland are recruiting for Demand & Supply Planner, on site, to lead all production planning for Dublin and Kaarst, according to S&OP plans.
Could you be the one to lead our Dublin Site Planning Process to ensure all areas are aligned and collaborate to deliver all customer and business requirements?
This role requires someone with strong relationship building skills and resilience.
Communication will be key and working to forecasts or projections will be key.Main Tasks Generate monthly demand forecast in the planning software as defined in the Demand Planning process and participate in Forecast Reviews with Sales Leadership on a monthly basis.
Generate yearly production plan for Dublin and Kaarst based on output from S&OP plan.
Participate in Product Lifecyle and Demand / Supply Reviews for all brands.Communicate directly with partner regarding forecasting, purchasing and inventory related to the Celsis business for the dairy market.Run demand forecast error reports, investigate reasons for errors and adjust to reduce forecast errors.Adjust demand plans in the planning software based on information gathered from Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Microbial Solutions leadership insight.
Utilise demand plan to generate optimised inventory levels and order recommendations in Planning software to produce planned orders from internal suppliers Compare planned order requirements, inventory levels and recommendations from planning system to generate required manufacturing orders for internal suppliers Develop Master Production schedule by balancing demand forecasts, customer orders and production capacity.
Enter process orders for instruments QC into SAP as needed.
Monitor inventory availability, shelf-life requirements and expiration dates to assess and minimise inventory at risk.Plan kit assembly to meet customer orders and expiration requirements where applicable.
Ensure that production and purchased materials and supplies are available on a just in time basis, that they are the right quality, supplied by approved suppliers / service providers, that the right quantities are purchased for use and for stock, that the best value for money is achieved at all times.Check deliveries of materials ordered and shipments received.
Within prescribed limits, take actions to ensure on - time delivery of materials.
Collaborate with internal suppliers and internal customers on daily activities and special projects.
Ensure that activity is conducted in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and the principles of ISO, GMP and cGMP.Learn and train users on Supply Chain Planning Software.Leverage value of Supply Chain Planning and SAP Software by participating in and leading continuous improvement teams.Qualifications, Skills and Experience Relevant Bachelor's degree or APICS CPIM or CSCP 5 to 7 years' experience in demand / supply planning position.
Familiarity with company products and production needsAdvanced excel skills (Pivot tables, formulas, etc.
)Understanding of how to plan, schedule and manage inventoryAppreciation of the requirements of project management would be an advantage (planning, monitoring, and reporting)Fluent English speaking and writing skillsCapacity of assimilating, digesting and disseminating a large variety of informationDetailed knowledge of Supply Chain Planning processes and softwareCapable of performing required transactions in SAP, Tagetik Planning Software Effective stakeholder management skillsAbility to build robust cross functional working relationshipsStrong attention to detail and accuracyAbility to communicate fluently at all levels, both verbally and in writing, and both within the organisation and with customersGood planning, analytical and organisational skillsCommercial awareness and strong business acumenAbility to coordinate or lead teams for projects or continuous improvement.
About Microbial SolutionsOur Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry.
We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.
About Charles RiverCharles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO).
We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development.
Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities.
Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges.
Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives.
Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe.
We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent.
We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.