Materials Supply Chain Planner

Overview

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department:
Gates Biomanufacturing Facility

Job Title:

Materials Supply Chain Planner

Position #:  – Requisition #: 38842

Job Summary:

This position is a full-time, subject matter expert and Materials Supply Chain Planner for the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility located on the Anschutz Medical Campus and serves on the Supply Chain Team. This role will serve on strategic projects and provide high-level consultation on materials planning and purchasing. This position also has master scheduling responsibilities, which encompasses scheduling projects, interdependencies, and labor resources, highlighting constraints and conflicts, and facilitating resolutions or effective changes to the plant-wide master schedule.

In collaboration with the Supply Chain Planning Manager, this role will facilitate the ERP system, plan supplies, schedule manufacturing resources, and work as a member of the Supply Chain team to execute manufacturing plans and meet client requirements. The individual in this role will use their expertise to provide holistic supply chain support, which includes analyzing sourcing, purchasing and manufacturing performance and making recommendations to leadership, and supporting the development and implementation of material planning and inventory control processes.

The Materials Supply Chain Planner will work directly with the Supply Chain Supervisor, the Program Management Office Manager, and the Quality and Operations groups to support the continuous supply of materials, to maintain adequate inventory levels, and to enable GMP Cell Therapy and Biologic production runs.

• Assist with the planning, master schedule, warehouse, inventory, transactions, finite scheduling, and distribution of GMP and research-grade production supplies and final products. The ability to work with time/temperature-sensitive and critically controlled materials under pressure and with tight deadlines is essential.
• Develop and maintain an extensive knowledge of materials needs as designated by the Management for Cell Therapy and Biological Production Departments, including production trends, requirements forecasting, and related conditions.
• Assist with the implementation and administration of an electronic enterprise resource planning and inventory management system. Assist with managing all master data in the system. Performs system administration tasks as necessary. Responsible for all inventory management functions, tasks, and system set up.
• Coordinate with Procurement Associate to communicate purchasing opportunities and potential supply, cost impacts to the Executive Management Team, and recommend appropriate actions to minimize any negative impact.
• Assist in the resolution of product complaints and recommend supplier changes as necessary.
• Responsible for planning, scheduling, and execution of picklist fulfillment, kit issuance, and warehouse functions.
• Works closely with Project Management and Department Management to implement and maintain Resource Management and Capacity plans

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

The opportunity offered by the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility (GBF) is one of a kind. They blend the best of a large research organization of over 40,000 employees strong, with the family atmosphere of working with a team of 50+ highly dedicated people, operating on a top tier research campus – the University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus. The GBF and its partners on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus are delivering lifesaving therapies and working to develop more every day.

They are only limited by their resources and need you to make their journey a success!

In addition to the amazing benefits offered, a few links are included below, identifying some of the exciting life sciences the GBF is delivering to patients. The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, tuition benefits, ECO pass, paid time off – vacation, sick, and holidays and…