Material Planner (m/f/d) - Supply Chain / pharmaceutical industry / SAP MM / GSuite / Agile / APICS / OMP / German and English

Project:
For our customer a big pharmaceutical company in Basel we are looking for Material Planner (m/f/d).

Background:
As a Material Planner you are playing a crucial role in our Planning Community. You will plan and manage a broad portfolio of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging materials, process aids and excipients, ensuring continuous availability towards an optimized production schedule for Sterile and Packaging Manufacturing operations. We manage an exciting product portfolio across different technologies: More than 15 product families with different dosage strengths are being produced and filled as pre-filled syringes, liquid vials, powder vials and lyo vials. The candidate will coordinate actions around replenishment and shipment of materials in close collaboration with our planning and manufacturing teams. The materials planner will act as a key contributor to ensure reliable and robust supply out of one of the largest Drug Product Manufacturing Sites within the Roche network. The materials planner will liaise with other departments on a daily basis to ensure business continuity and long term relationships with internal and external stakeholders. They will maintain a professional and close relationship with our suppliers. Proactive communication, open-mindset, high level of resilience, end-to-end thinking and self-directedness are key factors to fulfill this exciting role. Finally, the candidate will be responsible for resolving issues related to their portfolio, considering all related trade-off decisions, striving for the best possible solutions.

The perfect candidate is a young professional candidate who has a Supply Chain Background and experience in pharmaceutical supply. The experience with SAP MM is a must have criteria and experience with OMP would be a big advantage.

Tasks & Responsibilities:
• Ensuring that the pharmaceutical supply chain is adequately supplied with primary and secondary packaging materials, process aids and production-supporting auxiliary materials for manufacturing operations
• Inventory management and definition of risk mitigation actions - as well as defining and implementing measures for efficient processes (management of safety stocks, process optimisation, risk analysis)
• Point of contact for all related suppliers regarding deliveries and tracking of purchase orders
• Maintain effective communication among all business partners (e.g. Sterile Manufacturing, Local & Global Procurement, External Suppliers, Master Production Scheduler, Quality, Warehouse, Logistics, etc.)
• Collaboration on projects within Materials Management in cooperation with internal and external stakeholders
• Data analysis and interpretation, definition of corrective actions
• Application of LPS methodology in order to strive for continuous improvement

Must Haves:
• Min. Bachelor degree or equivalent in a Supply Chain Discipline, Business Administration or Business Informatics
• Min. 3+ years in Supply Chain business, preferably in pharmaceutical supply industry
• First experience as Materials Planner
• Hands on experience with SAP ERP landscape knowledge (SAP MM transactions)
• Experience with GSuite
• Fluent in German (spoken and written) and English (min. B2 Level)
• Self-directed individual with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Passion for teamwork and continuous improvement
• Identification and focus on value-added activities
• Agile mindset and a fast learner

Nice to Have:
• APICS certification (or equivalent) are a strong plus
• Experience with OMP

Reference Nr.: 923834SDA
Role: Material Planner (m/f/d)
Industrie: Pharma
Workplace: Kaiseraugst (2 positions to be filled)
Pensum: : 100 % (hybrid, 2 -3 days on site)
Start : 06.01.2025
Duration: 9++
Deadline: 28/11/2024

If you are interested in this position, please send us your complete dossier via the link in this advertisement. If this position does not fit your profile and you wish to be considered for another position directly, you can also send us your dossier via this ad or to jobs[at]itcag[dot]com.
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About us:
ITech Consult is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Swiss company with offices in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult specialises in the placement of highly qualified candidates for recruitment in the fields of IT, Life Science & Engineering.
We offer staff leasing & payroll services. For our candidates this is free of charge, also for Payroll we do not charge you any additional fees.