Material Planner III

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About the role

Hybrid role - 4 days in the office in Frederick, MD within the Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Division. The Materials Planner III will develop the raw materials requirements plan, work with suppliers to acquire raw materials delivery commitments, and align production schedules to deliveries. This role balances required and available material to optimize service, working capital, and material costs. The successful candidate is an analytical problem solver and a strong communicator with an eye for detail, empowered to make decisions on behalf of supply planning when engaging with other functional areas such as capacity planning, quality, procurement, manufacturing, and finance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supply plans to identify changes and understand their impact on material requirements schedules.
• Work closely with production planning and scheduling teams to ensure proper coverage and accurate schedules.
• Adjust delivery schedules to accommodate near-term orders that differ from the agreed sales and operations (S&OP) plan.
• Establish, maintain, and optimize critical material planning master data parameters to ensure MRP accuracy and supply continuity, including ABC classifications, safety stock levels, replenishment policies, min/max/multiple quantities, lead times, order cycle times, and lot-sizing parameters.
• Facilitate weekly supply planning meetings with key suppliers to ensure gaps between demand and supply are clearly understood, communicated, and resolved.
• Collaborate with critical suppliers to ensure material availability, proactively identify emerging capacity constraints and supply bottlenecks, and develop mitigation plans to minimize supply risks.
• Work with procurement and suppliers on refining or creating service-level agreements and supplier scorecards to measure key performance indicators such as inventory, timely delivery, availability, demand forecast accuracy, lead times, product quality issues, and minimum order quantity.
• Leverage new product introduction plans from research and development and/or new product innovation teams to create material requirement plans and schedules.
• Report on back orders, short stock, excess items, and slow-moving inventory to concerned parties and participate in problem-solving activities to drive back-order reduction efforts.
• Balance increasing inventory turns, reducing waste/cost while improving customer service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or other business management focus or related field.
• Certification in CPIM or CSCP desirable.
• 5 years experience in Supply Chain: Planning or Procurement.
• 3 years experience working in a regulated CGMP manufacturing plant (preferably Pharma / Biotech / Life Sciences industries).

Skills

• Understanding of material requirements scheduling and planning concepts.
• Strong balance of analytical skills and action orientation combined with practical business knowledge to drive results.
• Ability to use technology tools and translate data into high-level analysis to facilitate collaboration with business leaders.
• Ability to clearly communicate results of analysis in verbal and written format to different levels in the organization.
• Proficiency in SAP, JDE, or another major ERP system.
• Ability to work independently, typically initiating own tasks with input/mentorship from manager.
• Ability to work well in a global organization within Operations and with external clients.
• Fluent in Microsoft Windows and Office (Excel, Word, PowerBI, and PowerPoint).

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration and annual incentive plan bonus.
• Healthcare and a range of employee benefits.
• Comprehensive Total Rewards package including:
  • Choice of national medical, dental, and vision plans, including health incentive programs.
  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave).
  • Accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability.
  • Retirement and savings programs, such as a competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.

Pay

The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $75,000.00–$105,000.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri), hybrid role with 4 days in the office.