Production - Production Planner

Position Title: Production Planner

Work Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Assignment Duration: 12 Months

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Business Hours

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Position Summary:

The Supply Chain Site Coordinator will represent the External Manufacturing (ExM) Supply Chain team in providing a key link in the supply chain by coordinating activities between the our organization Planning organization and the Contract Manufacturing organization (CMO). The role will be responsible for communicating supply & demand information between the two organizations, and will be responsible for the timely execution of supply orders for products sourced from the CMO.

Key Responsibilities:

* Ensure that adequate production is taking place with the Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) in order to meet customer demands.

* Support the on-time delivery of Purchase Orders from CMO's, and interact with Market Supply Planning, Customer Service, CMO Site Planning, and our organization Virtual Plant Team (VPT) in achieving the on-time delivery of Purchase Orders.

* Act as External Manufacturing (ExM) contact for internal and external customers for product inquiry, shipments and scheduling activities.

* Ensure purchase orders are placed in a timely manner according to contractual requirements and meet product lead-times.

* Review and update open order reports, track order exceptions, and communicate unresolved issues to the Supply Chain Manager.

* Support synchronization of orders from Market Supply Planning and other customers to support campaign timing and consumption of tolled material.

* Implements standard processes for efficient and effective communication of information from CMO to customer, including open order reporting & shipping plan communication.

* Ensures CMO provides open order confirmations through the agreed process.

* Proactively supports CMO and customer requests/queries in relation to supply, demand, logistics requirements, artwork change implementation, ship on test requests etc. Support ad hoc market and customer requests for information.

* Ensure CMO supply chain team routinely informed in relation to Regulatory Agency approval status to allow on time production to occur.

* Act as the main point-of-Contact between our organization's Planning and the CMO for the resolution of supply issues that may affect Customer Service in the market.

* Work with CMO and MSP team/Customer to manage shortages/allocations and stock-outs in the market.

* Proactively determines the impact of supply disruption or quality events that may affect market supply, and informs the Virtual Plant Team (VPT) and customer.

* Coordinate product reworks/redress at CMO site, as required by the business.

* Provide input into performance metrics analysis and comments (On-time delivery, Backorders, Anticipated Backorders).

* Execute and support priority planning as necessary through review of Backorder/Anticipated Backorder (BO/ABO) information and customer inventory levels.

* Provides monthly forecast to CMO to account for delivery requirements in long-range planning horizon.

* Support and lead projects as required.

* Escalates to Supply Chain Manager as required.

Qualification & Experience:

* Required Associate degree but Bachelor's Degree Preferred and 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical/consumer products industry in a supply chain or manufacturing environment

* Knowledge of Master Scheduling, Forecasting, Customer Service, Logistics, Distribution, and/or Inventory Management is required, ideally combined with the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems

* Excellent knowledge of the planning operational workflow (MPS, MRP, forecasting) and how sourcing decisions impact site planning operations.

* Experience in SAP is a plus.

* Project Management experience is a plus.

* Excellent PC and systems skills with competence in MS Office; Advanced MS Excel experience

* Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills are a pre-requisite.

* Ability to work to deadlines, manage workload accordingly through task prioritization, possess a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

* Possess excellent analytical, organizational, critical thinking and problem solving skills

* Demonstrated ability in performing in a dynamic work environment.

Additional Information (If Applicable):

Additional Job Requirements: None