Specialist Production Planner

About the role

Join the Supply Chain Production Planning Team, which sets the pace of production in two Amgen biologic drug substance plants and manages raw material inventories to ensure supply. The Amgen Rhode Island location includes a mature, large-scale production plant that produces 10 different biologic products, as well as a second plant currently in start-up and commissioning.

The primary responsibility of this role is strategic supply planning and procurement of raw materials, along with management of supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Procure raw materials using required systems and manage and optimize inventory levels, lead times, and safety stock to ensure no stockouts.
• Develop raw material inventory plans, including managing material transition analysis and execution.
• Lead, create, and problem-solve to ensure raw material supply and successful startup of the new ARI plant.
• Develop and manage strong supplier and customer relationships, establish performance metrics, and hold suppliers accountable for performance and improvement objectives.
• Partner with Amgen’s Supplier Relationship Excellence team to monitor and enhance performance and quality from the supplier base.
• Create, analyze, and monitor data and reports to identify issues and opportunities to improve business performance.
• Track and analyze monthly performance metrics for adherence, accuracy, cycle times, and inventory investment, including contributing to the team’s performance board and presenting it to management.
• Lead teams to resolve issues and/or improve business processes.
• Release forecast and orders to suppliers, analyzing, consolidating, and reporting supply and demand to various stakeholders in the company.
• Monitor, assess, and revise targeted inventory levels in conjunction with changes in demand/supply variability.
• Coordinate expedition of material release to prevent/alleviate inventory shortages and material scrap exposure.
• Maintain purchasing record database (SAP System) integrity and maintain purchasing documentation to cGMP standards.
• Ownership of Non-Conformances, CAPAs, and/or Change Controls.
• Interact with Manufacturing, Process Development, and Engineering to develop specifications for new equipment and materials.
• Resolve discrepancies that arise from purchase orders, impacting areas such as Receiving and Finance.
• Monitor and coordinate scrapping and returning of goods.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience directly related to the job, OR
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience directly related to the job, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience directly related to the job, OR
• Master’s degree and 2 years of experience directly related to the job, OR
• Doctorate degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in math, science (including data science), or engineering.
• 4+ years of work experience in supply chain, manufacturing, quality, or distribution.
• Experience with managing inventories of single-use production components in the biotech or healthcare industry.
• High competency with computer systems (SAP, Rapid Response, Excel, or comparable).
• Strong interpersonal skills and strength in communication and issue resolution with customers, suppliers, and multiple levels in the organization.
• Experience building partnerships.
• Strong analytical, data science, and/or optimization skills.
• Strong leadership skills—ability to coordinate cross-site and cross-functional efforts in response to issues and opportunities.
• Ability to tactfully and effectively influence and negotiate to resolve issues, gain consensus, and develop relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and teach new ideas.
• A self-motivated team player who is capable of growth and increased responsibility.
• Project management skills.
• Working knowledge of cGMP guidelines.
• Knowledge of raw material qualification for the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

Amgen offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, including:

• A Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan.
• Stock-based long-term incentives.
• Award-winning time-off plans.
• Flexible work models where possible.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted on the careers site. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.