Production Planner (5406)
Production Planner & Scheduler – 5406 ADA
Our client, a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients, both in the chemical and biotechnology sectors, is looking for a Production Planner & Scheduler for a 1 year contract, with possible extension, based in the Valais area, Switzerland.
As a Production Planner & Scheduler, you will be responsible for production scheduling and material planning, master and transactional data, inventory management and process improvement.
Main Responsibilities:
· General
o Apply and promote client’s culture and code of conduct
o Ensure compliance to applicable regulations
· Production scheduling (FERT and HALB)
o Contribute to the monthly local BU supply planning cycle
o Reflect the Master Production Plan in Supply Chain Systems on a horizon of 12-24 months
o Reflect the production scheduling on a horizon of 3-9 Months
o Drive and convert production requirements and subsequent material requirements by
§ Firming plan orders
§ Converting planned orders to process orders or to purchase requisitions
§ Maintaining plan orders, process orders and purchase requisitions
o Identify key roadblocks and report to line manager
o Organize lessons learned after production and follow up on identified actions
· Master and transactional data
o Create, maintain, delete material and production master data parameters to ensure systems fit the need of the business
o Check transactional data to ensure that systems reflect real time status
· Inventory management (SMOG)
o Drive reduction of excess inventory to ensure optimal level of material under his profit centres to prevent losses and/or scrap.
· Process improvement
o Contribute and deploy Global and Local initiatives
o Contribute to harmonized / standardized KPI’s definition
o Use harmonized/standardized KPI’s to define improvement initiatives and action plan
o Identify, share with pears, and propose best practice to line manager
o Document processes and tasks accordingly to cGMP and ISO 9001 standards
Qualifications and Experience:
- Relevant Swiss working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required;
- Educational background in Supply Chain management or Business management
- 5 to 10 years of experience in highly regulated industry, preferably Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry
- 5 to 10 years of experience in scheduling in a manufacturing site, SAP MM and PP
- 5 to 10 years of experience in SAP MM and PP
- Experience in operations in a manufacturing site
- Fluent in English and preferably business fluent in German