Werfen
About the Position
Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong. Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We\'re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care. Overview
Position Summary:
The Supply Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating the final approval of products through the production cycle and production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules. The Supply Planner is responsible for overseeing the master schedule and ensuring comprehensive compliance with materials requirements for manufacturing. Responsibilities include the development of detailed production plans for manufacturing, including creating the production plan in the Material Resources Planning (MRP) system, and issuing documents and updated schedules to the Manufacturing, Filling and Packaging teams. Ensures all responsibilities are carried out in accordance with established standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies and applicable regulations and standards. Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities
Develop and execute production plans based on raw material availability, capacity, safety stock targets and agreed upon master production schedule. Track plan vs actuals and other key metrics as needed.
Propose new metrics to drive improved department performance as needed.
Identify capacity constraints and lead different teams to identify potential solutions.
Load master production schedules into MRP system and process corresponding MRP messages.
Create, monitor, and maintain data integrity of work orders, analyze work order variances, understand backorder situation, expedite, and escalate as necessary. Preemptively identify and resolve issues that may impact product availability.
Excellent understanding of product life-cycle management and impact to long term planning, purchasing and execution.
Analyze and evaluate timing of product changes to efficiently deal with obsolescence and shelf life to minimize scrap.
Drive cross-functional initiatives that include but are not limited to production, engineering, R&D, QA, marketing, finance.
Lead cross-site initiatives as needed.
Support data integrity in ERP system, by working with IT as needed for issue resolution, development of ad-hoc reports, and data mining as needed by the business.
Analyze usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages. Examines production variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management.
Monitor work order variances, lead-times and inventory turns for assigned products and take the needed steps to meet department goals.
Serve as a liaison between manufacturing and shared services in setting priorities and requirements.
Strive for improved relationships across staff and departments, including support functions, to ensure on time delivery and meeting customer expectations.
Create and make use of tools as needed to help drive decision making and continuous process improvement.
Ensure all responsibilities are carried out in accordance with established standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies and applicable regulations and standards.
General understanding of Werfen products and industry.
Excellent communication skills including communicating and presenting at executive level, before groups of peers, suppliers, and customers. Strong ability to write business reports and correspondence.
Initiating and implementing process/procedure improvements.
Other duties as assigned. Skills & Capabilities:
Working knowledge of biological and chemical laboratory procedures required
Extensive experience with SAP (PP module)
Strong Microsoft Office knowledge required.
Superior analytical skills
Knowledge of supply chain metrics
Power BI experience strongly preferred
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Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong. Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We\'re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care. Overview
Position Summary:
The Supply Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating the final approval of products through the production cycle and production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules. The Supply Planner is responsible for overseeing the master schedule and ensuring comprehensive compliance with materials requirements for manufacturing. Responsibilities include the development of detailed production plans for manufacturing, including creating the production plan in the Material Resources Planning (MRP) system, and issuing documents and updated schedules to the Manufacturing, Filling and Packaging teams. Ensures all responsibilities are carried out in accordance with established standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies and applicable regulations and standards. Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities
Develop and execute production plans based on raw material availability, capacity, safety stock targets and agreed upon master production schedule. Track plan vs actuals and other key metrics as needed.
Propose new metrics to drive improved department performance as needed.
Identify capacity constraints and lead different teams to identify potential solutions.
Load master production schedules into MRP system and process corresponding MRP messages.
Create, monitor, and maintain data integrity of work orders, analyze work order variances, understand backorder situation, expedite, and escalate as necessary. Preemptively identify and resolve issues that may impact product availability.
Excellent understanding of product life-cycle management and impact to long term planning, purchasing and execution.
Analyze and evaluate timing of product changes to efficiently deal with obsolescence and shelf life to minimize scrap.
Drive cross-functional initiatives that include but are not limited to production, engineering, R&D, QA, marketing, finance.
Lead cross-site initiatives as needed.
Support data integrity in ERP system, by working with IT as needed for issue resolution, development of ad-hoc reports, and data mining as needed by the business.
Analyze usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages. Examines production variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management.
Monitor work order variances, lead-times and inventory turns for assigned products and take the needed steps to meet department goals.
Serve as a liaison between manufacturing and shared services in setting priorities and requirements.
Strive for improved relationships across staff and departments, including support functions, to ensure on time delivery and meeting customer expectations.
Create and make use of tools as needed to help drive decision making and continuous process improvement.
Ensure all responsibilities are carried out in accordance with established standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies and applicable regulations and standards.
General understanding of Werfen products and industry.
Excellent communication skills including communicating and presenting at executive level, before groups of peers, suppliers, and customers. Strong ability to write business reports and correspondence.
Initiating and implementing process/procedure improvements.
Other duties as assigned. Skills & Capabilities:
Working knowledge of biological and chemical laboratory procedures required
Extensive experience with SAP (PP module)
Strong Microsoft Office knowledge required.
Superior analytical skills
Knowledge of supply chain metrics
Power BI experience strongly preferred
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