Senior Production Planner

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for preparing, scheduling, and coordinating production orders for all site production lines, aligned with the supply chain forecast. Responsible for planning and maintaining a satisfactory level of material and/or component inventory while maintaining the accuracy of inventory transactions

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THE INCUMBENT.

· Execute Master Production Schedule – generate process orders, work with Purchasing on materials needs, issue pick lists to support batch record issuance.

· Identifies/resolves upcoming schedule interruptions

· Analyze the Material Requirements Plan (MRP) generation report to determine ordering, expediting, and de-expediting of parts as necessary to support Master Production Schedule (MPS). This includes maintaining an adequate supply of material to support the MPS.

· Prioritizes purchased material for Quality Assurance approval to support MPS.

· Determines and assigns raw material parts for production using the First Expiry-First Out (FEFO) method. Ensures all raw material parts have accurate inventory balances and transactions in SAP to correspond with the master batch record.

· Minimizes the amount of on-hand inventory through careful planning and execution of the MPS. Reviews Obsolete and Excessive Inventory and actively pursues the elimination of obsolete inventory.

· Performs Material Availability check of Planned Orders to identify material shortages. Requests release of quarantined components to support Production Schedule.Experience:

· Generates and maintains Master Recipes (BOM’s) in SAP. Distributes Master Recipe Print List to Production, Accounting and QC departments.

· Supports product launch timelines for new and transferred product introduction. Coordinates new product projects and site validations to ensure materials and line time availability.

· Supports all plant personnel/departments by providing requested data.

· Provides analytical and day to day operational support for all Materials Department functions

· Collaborate with depts. to find effective solutions for obstacles that may arise

· Navigate SAP (VIS, APO, APP, EWM) daily

· Prepares weekly marketing reports and leads meetings when needed to review upcoming marketing unit positions.

· Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor's Degree OR Associates Degree with 5+ years of direct production planning experience

· 3+ years experience working with production planning, provisioning, materials management, master data, or manufacturing operations in a regulated GMP environment, pharmaceutical industry preferred

· 3+ years experience planning/scheduling in a production environment

· 3+ years of user experience with SAP

Preferred Qualifications:

· Project management certification

· Six Sigma/Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification

· APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.

· Working knowledge of cGMP and other regulatory requirements

· Proficient with SAP

· Proficient with MS Office applications including Excel, and Word, and the ability to learn and apply new computer programs quickly.

· Experience writing SOP documentation

· Good verbal and written communication skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Wilson, NC 27893: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person