What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Materials Planner position at catalent?
The Sr. Material Planner will function as lead planner in a team responsible for managing the supply of assigned materials to support pre-clinical, early to late phase clinical, and commercial manufacturing requirements while maintaining targeted inventories. The objective of the Sr. Material Planner is to ensure that materials are available and released by Quality at the right time, in the right location and at the right quantity for scheduled activities. The Sr. Material Planner will also assist in improving the material planning function through implementation of planning best practices and full utilization of the JDE system. Catalent Cell & Gene Therapy hires people with a passion to make a difference. Your expertise, coupled with our advanced technologies and collaboration with innovative pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare companies, will help bring life-enhancing products to the people you know and love. Your talents, ideas and passion are essential to our mission; to develop, manufacture and supply products that help people live better, healthier lives. A sign-on bonus in the amount of $3,000 is being offered for this opportunity. The role: Material Requirement Planning (MRP) for multiple manufacturing and warehousing sites, larger/commercial clients and products. Tracking and reporting material readiness daily to Ready to Execute and as requested by internal and external clients. Regular review of planning parameters impacting MRP such as safety stock, reorder point and Kanban or Min/Max levels. Expediting and problem-solving supply issues with Buyers, Material Control, Manufacturing and Quality Raw Materials. Driving maximum utilization of the ERP system (JDE) for all MRP functions and inventory control. Managing input of Work Orders, attachment of Bills of Material and Routings and creation of Purchase Requisitions. Contributing to the lifecycle management process to optimize inventory, mitigate material expiration and reduce scrap. Participating in continuous improvement projects. Providing assistance to the Planning team along with the Materials Manager. The candidate: Minimum 5 years material planning or related Supply Chain experience. Experience in cGMP environment preferred. Pharma/Biotech/CMO desirable. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain or similar or equivalent work experience. Proficiency with ERP / MRP systems. JDE desirable. Practical knowledge of MRP, supply and inventory planning and forecasting. Must be organized, possess time management skills, and be able to manage changing priorities. Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage. personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work. Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities. Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process. Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you. Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers: Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond— it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to spam@catalent.com for us to investigate with local authorities. California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE. Catalent = Catalyst Talent Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better, healthier lives. Join us! personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work. Catalent is the perfect place to grow your career if… You enjoy the fast pace of a start-up, but want the opportunities and stability of a growing, publicly traded company (Listed on NYSE: CTLT). You want meaningful work. From cough treatments to cancer-fighting drugs, biologics, and vitamins, we help develop, launch, and supply over 200 new products each year – more than any branded drug maker in the world! You want to plant your career in a growing company. Over the last five years, Catalent has re-invested more than $2 billion back into the company and its people. You are excited about learning, collaborating, and growing alongside a global diverse team. Our team of more than 11,000 comes to work every day ready to overcome new challenges with teamwork, advanced technologies, and a passion to deliver by putting patients first. You want to make a global impact! From North America to Europe, Asia to Latin America, we have innovative science and manufacturing teams who are looking for YOU! See how our teams are making a difference, while growing their careers and fulfilling our mission by putting patients first every day here.