Position Title: Production - Supply Chain Planner
Work Location: Summit - West (Summit, NJ)
Assignment Duration: 12 Months
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri (normal business hours)
Work Arrangement: Minimum 50% onsite required

Position Summary:

• Analyze and interpret material demand changes, place purchase orders, monitor POs, invoices, and material life cycles, maintain supplier relationships, and execute materials and purchase order strategies to maintain on-time delivery of materials along with target inventory levels to support network CT product manufacturing and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal manufacturing sites to ensure master production schedule is aligned to ensure upcoming orders are fulfilled as per need-by dates.

• Lead production meetings with site and above-site representatives such as Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, MS&T, and Supply Chain.

• Work with QA, QC, and other cross-functional teams to ensure the appropriate amount of QC materials are tested, released, and available to support all manufacturing activities.

• Ensure that all input materials are available on time and at the right quantities to ensure material availability for production.

• Develop and maintain replenishment strategy for selected set of materials, ensuring that production demands are continuously met through periods of high growth and expansion.

• Ensure network evaluation, allocation, and transfers of materials is executed according to aligned SLA’s, strategies, and various set parameters across sites.

• Development and execution of supply forecast models/scenarios (internal and external) based on production demand that aligns with company objectives. Management and monitoring of QC materials demand/supply to ensure supply continuity and minimization of obsolescence.

• Support material planning master data analysis. Identify opportunities for process efficiencies, standardization, and alignments across the network.

• Mitigate any potential material shortages in a timely manner by leveraging the tier structure to ensure successful mitigation.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements while maintaining open communication with all teams and fostering environment of cooperation to achieve shared goals.

• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Qualification & Experience:

• Associate's degree required but prefer bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, life sciences, information systems, business management or related fields.

• 3+ years of related experience in materials management and/or supply chain within cGMP operations. Cell therapy experience preferred.

• Experience in material planning and/or finite scheduling in a medium to high volume environment

• Flexible and comfortable working with ambiguity. Strong understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements (EMA, TGA).

• Strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills.

• Ability to work well in a team environment with a positive attitude and a willingness to assist other areas of the organization.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong focus and attention to detail.

• Independence and self-starting mentality with an ability to handle multiple tasks at once in a fast-paced environment.

• APICS certification is a plus

• Proficiency in ERP and MRP systems (I.e., Oracle, SAP, QAD, IBP)

 

 


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: $32.00/hr.