Overview:
Working in ADL's 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 ADL's 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 ADL 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.
Key Responsibilities:
* Is responsible for the short-term executional planning process in their assigned area, which support the site's execution in Amgen's 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 ADL 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.
Basic Qualifications & Experience:
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, or relevant experience.
* Approximately 2-5yrs 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).
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
* Master's Degree or APICS certification.
* Min 5 years' experience in an industrial environment.
* Understanding of Class A principal's desirable.
* Planning system experience (Rapid Response RR/SAP).
* Experience in Pharma production (Fill-finish).
* QMTS
Knowledge/Skills
* 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.