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Specialist II, Materials Planner

ElevateBio · Waltham, MA · 6 days ago
Management$48–$62/hrFull-time

Here’s What You’ll Do

  • Own and drive MRP for all raw materials to ensure material feasibility and availability in accordance with site inventory policies and production plans
  • Proactively monitor and manage inventory levels, safety stock levels, and reorder points
  • Collaborate with Master Data Manager, Tech Ops, and Manufacturing to ensure SAP data and functionality is appropriately configured to support material planning
  • Cook with Warehouse and Quality department to ensure prioritization of material availability and release to support production requirements
  • Define and manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for driving continuous improvements and action plans to achieve supply performance targets
  • Optimize required raw materials inventories and order quantity with the most economical costs of delivery, storage, and obsolescence
  • Manage monthly review of inventory expiry and obsolescence reporting
  • Provide material requirement forecasts to buyers and suppliers as appropriate
  • Partner with Tech Ops and Quality to assess Supplier Change Notifications as well as support corrective actions related to suppliers and non-conforming materials
  • Collaborate with Quality, Planning, Warehousing, and Finance on expired materials and manage monthly write-offs/disposal process
  • Create and manage completion of change controls, deviations, and CAPAs related to raw materials as necessary

Requirements

  • BA/BS in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Materials Management, Engineering, or Sciences field
  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in functions related to Supply Chain within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
  • APICS certification preferred
  • Proficient and experienced with ERP systems (SAP Preferred)
  • Proficient with MS Excel
  • Experience with MRP and Inventory Control Systems
  • Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks based on demand
  • Problem solving ability in cross-functional and multi-cultural environment
  • Highly organized with strong process/project management orientation
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Demonstrates strong personal ethics and responsibility to purpose
  • Proven strong leadership, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
  • Hands-on team player willing to work in an environment where individual initiative, accountability, and professional maturity are required
  • Proven ability to exercise accurate judgment and evaluate critical information and decide upon and implement an appropriate course of action

Budgeted Range

The budgeted range for this position is $48/hour - $62/hour.

About the Role

This role is responsible for analyzing, influencing, and consolidating all demand signals into complete materials requirement plans for the site. This includes developing and maintaining material requirements and providing plans for raw materials supplied by external and internal vendors, intermediate products, and items produced internally by the site and communicating priorities through production schedules, supplier schedules, or pull mechanisms. Additionally, this role shall be accountable for coordinating and prioritizing activities to ensure on-time delivery, inspection, release, and availability of raw materials, as well as coordinating processes surrounding the routine review of inventory obsolescence and expiration.

Qualifications

BA/BS in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Materials Management, Engineering, or Sciences field

Skills

Minimum five (5) years of experience in functions related to Supply Chain within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry

APICS certification preferred

Proficient and experienced with ERP systems (SAP Preferred)

Proficient with MS Excel

Experience with MRP and Inventory Control Systems

Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks based on demand

Problem solving ability in cross-functional and multi-cultural environment

Highly organized with strong process/project management orientation

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)

Demonstrates strong personal ethics and responsibility to purpose

Proven strong leadership, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

Hands-on team player willing to work in an environment where individual initiative, accountability, and professional maturity are required

Proven ability to exercise accurate judgment and evaluate critical information and decide upon and implement an appropriate course of action

Benefits

N/A

Schedule

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Pay

$48/hour - $62/hour

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