Material Planning Senior Manager

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Veranova is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of complex active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for pharma and biotech customers. With deep technical expertise and impressive flexibility, we develop solutions and processes that support and accelerate innovation.

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Role Overview :

The Material Planning Senior Manager will lead material planning, with direct responsibility for developing and managing processes and monitoring operating strategies in collaboration with cross-functional business partners. Utilizing SAVIOM, Excel, and Veranova's ERP system, this role will integrate production planning, capacity planning, and manufacturing scheduling for a portfolio of client-owned products.

Core Responsibilities :

• Design and implement a comprehensive monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process from the ground up, aligning demand forecasting, supply planning, and financial analysis to drive operational efficiency and strategic decision-making
• Manage SAVIOM planning system daily
• Ensure materials are available to meet production timelines while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Develop and maintain mid- to long-term material requirements plans based on the master production schedule (MPS), customer forecasts, and inventory strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to establish, align and maintain tactical range assumptions and corresponding production plans that consider capacity, lifecycle management, and regulatory requirements
• Perform and optimize supply planning, capacity, utilization, and detailed scheduling assessments to validate business requirements and client demand scenarios. Objectively evaluate options / trade-offs and develop Site Leadership -level recommendations
• Facilitate and drive cross functional prioritization and coordination of monthly and quarterly Production plans with Manufacturing, ARD, PRD, Quality, Procurement, and Project / Program management. Prioritize, coordinate, and drive resolution to any issues, changes or interruptions that could impact the Production Plans
• Monitor material requirements planning for all GMP and Non-GMP materials. Analyze and plan material requirements based on Production plans and client demands across the site. Adjust the Production Plans and requirements by analyzing changes in client demands, inventory levels, production schedules, QA / QC needs, etc.
• Support the enhancement and implementation of planning processes and procedures, and the implementation of materials planning through the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system
• Provide guidance to the cross-functional scheduling and coordination meetings to ensure the on-time execution and delivery of products as committed to clients
• Maintain, and refine key planning and scheduling related data, performance indicators and measurements to provide reliable data-driven insights to site leadership for strategic decision making
• Track the implemented planning data and inputs to reporting tools through the ERP System (D365), MS Excel, Power BI, and other technologies to improve production, material planning and scheduling and site wide planning
• Support audits and inspections by providing accurate material traceability and documentation
• Other duties as required

Qualifications : Required

Preferred

Salary Range

$135,000 - $160,000 annual base salary

Our Commitment :

Additional Information :

Applicants for this role must be authorized to work in the United States without further employer sponsorship.

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