Production Planner

Production Planner

The Production Planner is responsible for managing and scheduling production plans for material receipts, sampling, testing, issuance, bulk manufacturing, and final product shipments at Iovance Cell Therapy Center (iCTC) located in Navy Yard, PA. The Production Planner will follow business rules that govern lot sizes, lead times, and other planning parameters. The Production Planner will ensure all plants within the manufacturing network execute to the approved production plan through the facilitation of forecasting and supply meetings.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Determine plant production requirements based on demand established from Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), open orders, and annual production goals.
• Build and issue weekly warehouse, production, and maintenance schedules / work orders to ensure delivery against S&OP production volumes while considering limitations associated with available material, trained resources, equipment availability, or any other factors potentially impeding unconstrained final product delivery.
• Verify all necessary documentation accompanies each order or shipment, regularly check accuracy of plans against actual performance and maintain accurate tracking system for monitoring progression of orders through the network.
• Compile status and performance reports based on analytical and historical data, identify relevant trends, and provide course corrections with the warehouse, production, and maintenance schedules when necessary.
• Communicate relevant processing gaps to the Site Leadership and provide appropriate remediations that address manufacturing deficiencies, minimize potential delays in production and expedite resolution plan approval; update the production plan as required and promptly inform the relevant departments of changes to current production schedules.
• Coordinate with Buyer / Planner team to ensure continuous material supply flow, validate inventory targets for assigned product lines, and identify any shortages or bottlenecks in usage.
• Participate in continuous improvement opportunities that focus on improving scheduling efficiencies and schedule adherence, where necessary lead and support RCA's to resolve deviations in planning / scheduling KPIs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by leader.

Education and Qualifications

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request to enable individuals to perform essential functions. Please contact Human Resources for further assistance.

Physical Demands and Activities Required

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