Position Title: Production Planner
Work Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Assignment Duration: 12 Months
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Business Hours
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Position Summary:
The Supply Chain Site Coordinator will represent the External Manufacturing (ExM) Supply Chain team in providing a key link in the supply chain by coordinating activities between the our organization Planning organization and the Contract Manufacturing organization (CMO). The role will be responsible for communicating supply & demand information between the two organizations, and will be responsible for the timely execution of supply orders for products sourced from the CMO.

Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure that adequate production is taking place with the Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) in order to meet customer demands.
• Support the on-time delivery of Purchase Orders from CMO’s, and interact with Market Supply Planning, Customer Service, CMO Site Planning, and our organization Virtual Plant Team (VPT) in achieving the on-time delivery of Purchase Orders.
• Act as External Manufacturing (ExM) contact for internal and external customers for product inquiry, shipments and scheduling activities.
• Ensure purchase orders are placed in a timely manner according to contractual requirements and meet product lead-times.
• Review and update open order reports, track order exceptions, and communicate unresolved issues to the Supply Chain Manager.
• Support synchronization of orders from Market Supply Planning and other customers to support campaign timing and consumption of tolled material.
• Implements standard processes for efficient and effective communication of information from CMO to customer, including open order reporting & shipping plan communication.
• Ensures CMO provides open order confirmations through the agreed process.
• Proactively supports CMO and customer requests/queries in relation to supply, demand, logistics requirements, artwork change implementation, ship on test requests etc. Support ad hoc market and customer requests for information.
• Ensure CMO supply chain team routinely informed in relation to Regulatory Agency approval status to allow on time production to occur.
• Act as the main point-of-Contact between our organization's Planning and the CMO for the resolution of supply issues that may affect Customer Service in the market.
• Work with CMO and MSP team/Customer to manage shortages/allocations and stock-outs in the market.
• Proactively determines the impact of supply disruption or quality events that may affect market supply, and informs the Virtual Plant Team (VPT) and customer.
• Coordinate product reworks/redress at CMO site, as required by the business.
• Provide input into performance metrics analysis and comments (On-time delivery, Backorders, Anticipated Backorders).
• Execute and support priority planning as necessary through review of Backorder/Anticipated Backorder (BO/ABO) information and customer inventory levels.
• Provides monthly forecast to CMO to account for delivery requirements in long-range planning horizon.
• Support and lead projects as required.
• Escalates to Supply Chain Manager as required.

Qualification & Experience:
• Required Associate degree but Bachelor's Degree Preferred and 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical/consumer products industry in a supply chain or manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of Master Scheduling, Forecasting, Customer Service, Logistics, Distribution, and/or Inventory Management is required, ideally combined with the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Excellent knowledge of the planning operational workflow (MPS, MRP, forecasting) and how sourcing decisions impact site planning operations.
• Experience in SAP is a plus.
• Project Management experience is a plus.
• Excellent PC and systems skills with competence in MS Office; Advanced MS Excel experience
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills are a pre-requisite.
• Ability to work to deadlines, manage workload accordingly through task prioritization, possess a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Possess excellent analytical, organizational, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability in performing in a dynamic work environment.

Additional Information (If Applicable):
Additional Job Requirements: None

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 27.01/daily.