Supply Chain Planner - New Brunswick, United States - SPECTRAFORCE

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    Description

    Position: Supply Chain Planner

    Location: New Brunswick, NJ--Local Candidates Only

    Duration: 12 Months

    Pay Rate: $34.31 hourly

    100% Onsite

    Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, Business Hours

    The Supply Chain Planner performs a proactive supply planning role and is responsible for ensuring customer requirements are understood, planned for, and delivered. The Supply Planner is responsible for ensuring that demand and supply requirements are accurate and balanced and that the supply plan is maintained up to date in the SAP system.

    Key Responsibilities


    • Develop and actively manage supply plans for relevant materials associated with the product portfolio within

    the area of responsibility.


    • Prepare and maintain stock overviews for the relevant products including supply and demand requirements and levels of expected inventory on hand.


    • To plan and maintain the required inventory level of starting materials, Drug Substances, and drug product


    • Work closely with Logistics to ensure transparency of order requirements and accurate shipping dates


    • Interrogation of SAP demand & engagement with customers and the Global Supply Chain to understand the drivers

    behind demand changes and engaging with stakeholders to align on-demand requirements.


    • Review any forecast changes every month and prepare of updated forecast for communication to CMO.


    • In alignment with the Master Data site owner, ownership and maintenance of accurate planning master data for all products within the area of responsibility.


    • To plan and effectively manage the supply impact of any change involving a regulatory impact.


    • To work with the Global Supply Chain Product Planner and Network planner as necessary to ensure product strategy is understood, being adhered to, and implemented.


    • To liaise with customers and coordinate supply planning with Supply Chain VPT (Virtual Plant Team)

    representative to minimize the impact of supply delays, quality events, line shutdowns, projects, etc.


    • Placement and maintenance of purchase orders and Purchase Requisitions in SAP.


    • Provide input into metrics discussions and participate in metrics review meetings as required.


    • Communication of any product-related inventory risk to the ExM inventory controller and finance teams promptly.


    • Maintaining/developing strong relationships with supply chain counterparts at other sites, Global Supply

    Chain and CMOs.


    • Participate in Global Supply Chain meetings as required to ensure alignment on implementation of product

    strategy.


    • Lead supply chain meetings with customers to ensure alignment on customer requirements and consumption plans.


    • Execute scenario planning and develop recommendations for contingency plans as necessary.


    • Responsible for compiling and presenting volume information as part of the ExM S&OP process.


    • Responsible for compilation of volume information to support budget and projection activities & providing rationale about the drivers behind variances.


    • Proactively identify and resolve any constraints in supply through engagement with CMOs and the VPT team as

    necessary.

    Qualifications & Experience


    • Bachelor's Degree Required


    • 3-5 years of demonstrated Supply Chain knowledge


    • Supply chain planning and project management experience.


    • Experience working in a tolling environment and/or with external vendors.


    • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.


    • Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple tasks to tight deadlines.


    • Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Industry and appreciation of the competitive environment and its impact on

    driving change in the organization.


    • Appreciation of Performance Metrics and their value in influencing supply chain results.


    • Knowledge of logistics, financial, and information flows.


    • Excellent PC and systems skills with prior experience working in SAP.

    Below is the brief introduction of SPECTRAFORCE, the benefits we offer and the disclaimers:

    Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 130 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation.

    SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of "human connection," defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people (and clients) can reach their highest potential. Our entire workflow and teams are trained to cultivate the joy of NEWJOBPHORIA with candidates and employees throughout their engagement with SPECTRAFORCE.

    Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, and hospital indemnity insurances. Additional benefits SPECTRAFORCE offers to the eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

    Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, colour, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at if you require reasonable accommodation.