Own and manage the site inventory processes to maintain appropriate stock levels, and manage short dated, expired, aging and slow moving inventory. Work with central procurement team to maintain strong relationships with key site suppliers.
Ensure KPIs are in place to track effectiveness of the planning processes.
Seek opportunities to drive improvement in site scheduling processes, with a goal to improve efficiency and effectiveness of these processes.
Planning Activities
• Accountable for the Order Book management alongside, Fixed Finite Schedule, Master Production Schedule, Sales and Operations Planning, Ready to Execute process, Batch Tracking and Order Fulfilment Management.
• Implementation of process improvements
Run the site Planning, Scheduling and Order Fulfilment process (OFM) at the required site cadence
Logistics Strategy Development and Implementation
• Accountable for all aspects of the Inventory Management processes
• Manage key supplier relationships
• Design and run effective management processes to ensure Catalent owned stock is managed at the optimum level
• Track and manage customer owned inventory, ensuring aged stock is managed and reject/expired stock is removed in a timely manner
• Ensure KPIs in place for inventory management
Customer Service
• Line Management of the customer services team
• Work with the Customer Service function to ensure customer engagements, communications and relationships are effectively managed
• Accountable for effective communication with all site customers
• Ensure effective supply chain disciplines are followed to deliver for customers and patients.
A proven track record in managing planning processes in a manufacturing environment, ideally within a pharmaceutical or fast moving goods business.
Pharmaceutical Industry experience would be advantageous as a strong working knowledge of the requirements of a manufacturing organisation to be compliant with regulations, legislations and cGMP are an integral part of the chargeable service being offered by Catalent.
Experience of a manufacturing organisation, preferably with a make-to–order strategy, is highly desirable
A proven track record in managing planning processes in a manufacturing environment, ideally within a pharmaceutical or fast moving goods business.
Pharmaceutical Industry experience would be advantageous as a strong working knowledge of the requirements of a manufacturing organisation to be compliant with regulations, legislations and cGMP are an integral part of the chargeable service being offered by Catalent.
Experience of a manufacturing organisation, preferably with a make-to–order strategy, is highly desirable
Set and maintain high personal standards and act as a member of the extended site leadership team.
• The successful candidate will be expected to actively challenge the status quo and have a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience of managing a small team would be beneficial but not essential
• Possesses the ability to become rapidly familiar with the processes, approach and the culture of the organisation.
• Ability to operate within a pressurised environment.
• Leadership skills with the ability to communicate at all levels including presenting to the site leadership team.
• Possesses the intellect, style and integrity so that customers will perceive him/her as an expert who can resolve and anticipate their manufacture and supply problems and with whom they would like to do business.
• Has the ability and qualities to develop long-term customer relationships, at an international level across different cultures.
• A self-starter with a competitive spirit who can demonstrate the need to achieve challenging objectives.
• Able to make reasoned judgements using numerical data and pays attention to detail.
• Is persistent and tenacious.
• Demonstrates an ability to solve problems creatively and a continuous improvement mindset
• Develops clear strategies and plans to achieve objectives. Adopts a systematic approach to prioritising and achieving objectives.
• Commercially astute and entrepreneurial but can work within a corporate framework.
• Can influence colleagues over whom he or she may have no direct control.
Planning Manger · eTeam UK