Your mission
The Supply Chain Planner is responsible for:
- Planning and Coordinating supply chain planning (clinical & commercial) activities for all product manufactured at MeiraGTx UK.
This is achieved through actively partnering with & coordinating a number of functions across the business such as Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Finance.
Critical activities include:
- Developing and maintaining manufacturing schedules for the 13 week window & finite production scheduling of the 2 week window. Owner of the production scheduling processes and ensuring all inputs are full understood and planned for.
- Ensuring that the Manufacturing Operations team are set-up for success in order to deliver the production schedule, as set by the Supply Chain Planner. Including ensuring the teams are “Campaign Ready” – through coordinating documentation, material & facility readiness.
Job Description
Major Activities
- Serve as the primary contact for all production scheduling related activity for UK Manufacturing operations
- Design, build and embed new Supply Chain systems to drive excellence across the business and to improve supply chain performance
- Identify medium term supply challenges (13 week window) and ensure these are fully understood by key stakeholders within the business
- Ensure that annual inventory targets are maintained at all times and any deviations from target are understood by key stakeholders with action mitigation plans in place. Ensuring agreed inventory target data is accurate within MRP/ERP system at all times
- Maintaining inventory on hand forecast data held within MRP/ERP system and translating this into relevant business processes
- Running the Supply Plan process within the MRP/ERP system and translating the data into the appropriate business processes
- Working closely alongside the Supply Chain buyer to ensure materials ordering process is aligned with manufacturing plans
- Develop manufacturing plans at a 13 week horizon and ensure all inputs and risks are fully understood, with actions being tracked to mitigate impact. Act as the owner of these documents and the lead facilitator of business process meetings relating to their creation and use
- Develop finite production schedules at a 2 week horizon and ensure sign off is achieved by all key stakeholders ahead of issuing locked production plan. Act as the owner of these documents and the lead facilitator of business process meetings relating to their creation and use
- Develop appropriate scenarios in relation to supply plans as a result of dealing with high levels of volatility and complexity
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve the efficiency of existing processes and enable cost and waste reduction
- Responsible for ensuring that own work complies with GMP, Data Integrity and Good Documentation Practice (GDP) and is undertaken in accordance with applicable procedures
- Responsible for ensuring that own training is undertaken in a timely and GMP compliant manner before the task is undertaken
- Responsible for ensuring that any GMP documentation assigned to me e.g. (but not limited to) Issues, CAPAs, Change Controls, BMRs & audit/inspection actions is closed timely and in a RFT state
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Key Performance Indicators- Actual Inventory vs Agreed Inventory Targets
- Scheduling Right First Time
- Scheduling Adherence
- Adherence to Manufacturing Master Plan
Key Job Competencies- Analytical – synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to compliment data; designs work flows and procedures
- Change Management – Develops workable implementation plans; communicates changes effectively; builds commitment and overcomes resistance; prepares and supports those affected by change; monitors transition and evaluates results
- Leadership - exhibits confidence in self and others; effectively influences actions and opinions of others
- Motivation - sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence;
- Problem Solving - identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; able to gather and analyze information; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations
- Planning/Organizing - prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives
- Professionalism - approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
- Quality Management - looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
- Innovation - meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas.
- Oral Communication - speaks clearly; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates good presentation skills; participates effectively in meetings.
- Written Communication - writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
Qualifications/Background- University degree in Business Management, Logistics, or a related field
- Experience (3+ years) in Supply Chain/Production Scheduling type roles, preferably in the pharmaceutical or other regulated industry
- Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
- Operational (manufacturing site based) experience is preferred
- Highly proficient with MRP/ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle etc
- Highly proficient with Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc)
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and peers from a range of functions and backgrounds in a results-driven, team-oriented environment
- Ability to deal with volatility, ambiguity and complexity. Anticipate potential risks and quickly develop mitigation plans and appropriate scenarios to support senior decision making
Why us?