Manager, Production Planning

Summary

The Manager, Production Planning is responsible for leading the Bio Supplies Production Planning group and represents the site on global, cross-functional and cross-site teams. The incumbent is also responsible for developing and executing a production plan that maximizes the utilization of manufacturing capacities and manages Diagnostics, Cell Therapy and WIP inventories towards financial targets. This position requires basic knowledge of manufacturing and the ability to analyze and offer contingency plans when situations arise that may impact throughput and the supply plan.

The Manager, Production Planning must be able to analyze, manage, motivate, negotiate, and propose solutions. As guided by the objectives of the company, the Manager, Production Planning plays a significant role as it relates to ensuring the proper process controls, reports and systems are in place, allowing flexibility to demand signals while optimizing revenue plans, production throughput and efficiencies, and on-time delivery metrics.

The position oversees a staff of Production Planners and Supply Planners and will be responsible for performance management and career development of these employees. The position ensures effective planning, compliance to cGMP and SOX regulations and regulatory requirements.

• Prepares production plans and manufacturing activity levels in support of financial and inventory targets. Develops detailed manufacturing activity loads. Monitors manufacturing performance against budget and communicates issues that require corrective action with alternative solutions. Ensures timely resolution of issues that impede the flow of production and market supply.
• Establishes capacity requirements and provides risk/benefit analysis as related to manufacturing activity levels.
• Oversee the development and execution of production plan for the site including decision making regarding planned and unplanned downtime, project implementation, manufacturing constraints and opportunities to ensure throughput is sufficient to meet delivery and financial objectives. Makes recommendations on how to address issues requiring resources beyond the Production Planner/Supply Planner scope of responsibility.
• Meets "On Time, In Full" (OTIF) objectives monthly. Participates in the weekly manufacturing/packaging schedule review to prioritize production orders to meet OTIF.
• Responsible for the management of Diagnostics and Cell Therapy inventories. Develops WIP targets and manages inventory towards financial goals. Ensures sufficient levels of unrestricted WIP are available to meet weekly production schedules. Monitors WIP expiry to prevent expiration prior to use.
• Manage proper inventory levels established for each WIP stage to avoid shortages and excesses. Selects WIP to maximize throughput for stages with excess inventory. Ensures timely identification and destruction of excess WIP inventory. Monitors WIP levels and production plans for all site areas to proactively adjust production plans based on performance of supplying/receiving departments.
• Works directly with Finance and Warehouse to provide updates on scrap identification and destruction progress.
• Responsible for product allocations to minimize scrap.
• Responsible for overseeing the quarterly Excess & Obsolete (E&O) Process and verifying scrap projections are met as planned.
• Provides management with weekly/monthly analysis of production department performance for Diagnostics and Cell Therapy.
• Oversees regularly scheduled production planning meeting.
• Leads daily meetings while maintaining and monitoring KPI's to meet site goals.
• Establishes priorities for Manufacturing, Quality, and Logistics to meet market demands. Communicates barriers in meeting required activity levels. Provides alternative solutions for capacity and throughput improvements.
• Ensures SAP is utilized compliantly to track inventory, schedule manufacturing, create/release manufacturing orders, and create product inspection lots. Provides expertise in SAP Planning, Scheduling, Inventory Management and Master Data management to the site. Participate in SAP functionality implementation projects, as well as, the implementation of new software/applications required for new products. Manages the on-going maintenance of computer applications.
• Responsible for ensuring all production orders are created and released correctly and on time to maintain the manufacturing schedule.
• Manages a staff of Production Planners and Supply Planners. Plans and organizes departmental responsibilities and participates in human resource issues. Sets goals and objectives, monitors and supports work completion and develops staff through coaching, continuous education and directing. Resolves inter/intra departmental conflicts.
• Serves as a key contact for materials management issues. Partners with Demand Planning, Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Manufacturing and Manufacturing Sciences colleagues to create launch/phase out…