Sr Associate Supply Chain

Posted:
9/18/2024, 5:12:17 AM

Location(s):
Dún Laoghaire, Leinster, Ireland ⋅ Leinster, Ireland

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics

Career Category

Supply Chain

Job Description

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.
  • Packaging experience.
  • Min 5 years’ experience in an industrial environment.
  • Understanding of Class A principals desirable.
  • Planning system experience (Rapid Response RR).
  • Experience in Pharma production (Fill-finish and packaging).
  • 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.

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Amgen

Website: https://amgen.com/

Headquarter Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1980

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Pharmaceutical