Supply Chain Planner - Biotech Plant - Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
Office/Project Location: Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
Employment Type: Contract
Work Location: Site Based / Hybrid
Pay: €30 - €35 per hour
Experience: 5+ years
Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required
Supply Chain Planner - Biotech Plant - Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
Our client is a leading international Biotechnology company with a state of the art aseptic manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, South Dublin.
The plant is one of the most dynamic in Ireland and is currently undergoing rapid expansion and capital investment.
This is an excellent opportunity to get experience into Ireland's leading aseptic manufacturing plant.
Working in the Supply Chain team, you will be responsible for translating the master production schedule (MPS) into a feasible and accurate short-term detail schedule for a fixed time period, ensuring on time availability of product, whilst taking known constraints and planning parameters into account.
Alongside this, the Short-Term Planner will:
Provide key production planning information to support integrated business planning (IBP) processes within the 0-13 week time horizon.
Work closely with the area's finite scheduler and product planner providing timely and accurate information to ensure the generation of feasible production schedules.
Is responsible for local weekly and monthly planning processes.
Is responsible for reporting out key KPI's for planning.
Facilitate weekly scheduling and capacity review meetings with production, QA, warehouse, and process development departments.
Ensure a feasible plan and release plan for the manufacturing areas.
Is responsible for the short-term executional planning process in their assigned area, which support the site’s execution in S&OP process (Planning cycle).
Local processes include production planning, line scheduling, and shipment planning.
Continuously identifies opportunities for system and process improvements and uses operational excellence (OpEx) and project management skills to implement changes.
Report short-term planning performance metrics for their assigned area.
At times may be asked to present information, analyses, and provide recommendations to management.
Articulate and highlight key master production schedules changes to the MPS lead.
Provide planning SME knowledge to support NC/CAPA investigations.
Manage and monitor SAP / RR transactions to support production plan, capacity analysis, planning cycle and procurement activities.
Convert planned process orders to process orders and ensure a feasible plan.
Co-ordinate with the warehouse department to ensure availability of all components for the production line and the shipment of materials to ensure market supply.
Check component availability against the short-term plan.
Plan and coordinate repackaging activities (REDO) and Scrap requests.
SME for assigned tasks.
Support projects with technical mastery.
Own KPI reporting and coordinate relevant actions.
Create analysis in support of projects or improvements and provide recommendations.
Responsible for portfolio of commercial products, understanding all constraints and dependencies that impact planning activities.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management. Master’s Degree or APICS certification preferred.
5+ yrs Planning experience in an industrial environment.
SAP ECC Planning Experience essential.
GMP Knowledge.
Familiar with S&OP process.
Familiar with production planning concepts (Materials requirement planning, production scheduling).
Packaging experience.
Understanding of Class A principals desirable.
Planning system experience (Rapid Response RR).
Experience in Pharma production (Fill-finish and packaging).
QMTS
Understands basics of quality systems and manufacturing processes.
Effectively manages internal and external stakeholder relationships.
Adapts communication style and works effectively across multiple functions and sites.
Ability to communicate findings clearly and concisely and make recommendations.
Maintains composure and direction in high pressure situations.
Effectively navigates through ambiguity to resolve issues.
Ability to work under minimal direction and independently develop solutions that are thorough, practical, and consistent with functional objectives.
Package
Contract role - Hourly rate €30 - €35 per hour
Minimum 12 month contract with the possibility of an extension.