Senior Material Planner - FFEX

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

 

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.  Our legacy Injectable Finished Products (IFP) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At IFP, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

 

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance – reimbursement up to 10K annually 
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

 

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career.  Are you ready to realize your potential?  Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.
 

 

The Position

Manages & controls supply chain activities, policies & procedures for IFP. Ensures that internal customers have materials required, while continuously improving quality & cost. Maintains knowledge of production schedules & purchases materials in support of those schedules. Serves as a trainer & mentor to other material planners in the department. Functions as primary contact for inventory & purchasing related issues. Responsible for driving solutions & removing roadblocks for material purchasing & sourcing. Serves as liaison between IFP US Supply Chain, Sourcing Operations & Strategic Sourcing, as needed, to guarantee future delivery of product is delivered by Novo Nordisk to external customers & internal production demands are fulfilled.

 

Relationships

Reports to Manager, Supply Chain.

 

Essential Functions

• Forecast, plan & manage incoming supply chain processes & material requirements in order to meet production plans, optimize inventory levels & minimize risks
• Ensure all purchasing processes comply with cGMP requirements & meet corporate guidelines.
• Manage purchasing cycle, including generating requests for quotes & pricing, requisitions, purchase orders, delivery schedules, goods receipt & final payment
• Monitor & track deliveries of materials & inventories to ensure the right materials are available at the right time to meet production plans & provide uninterrupted flow of materials & services
• Manage change notifications from suppliers & manage change order activities related to master data creation & obsoleting of production materials with both internal stakeholders & suppliers
• Monitor & track expiration of materials to minimize write-offs & ensure sufficient inventory levels are available for production
• Perform cost, price & risk analysis for raw materials, consumables & services
• Manage & resolve pricing, quality & delivery issues with suppliers
• Drive continuous improvement
• Identify & screen potential suppliers by researching parts, services & material availability
• Ensure the vendor approval process is optimized & follows corporate requirements
• Update & ensure master data accuracy for all assigned materials to ensure that all supply chain ERP & reporting systems operate efficiently & accurately
• Develop reporting tools & scorecard metrics related to vendor performance, inventory, purchasing & other departmental KPIs within the supply chain area
• Create & maintain department standard operating procedures
• Execute change management & deviation investigation as required
• Participate in & work with corporate Sourcing Operations & Strategic Sourcing for assigned commodities & conduct supplier site visits, change actions & investigations as required
• Evaluate potential suppliers on the basis of capability, performance, delivery & other key business criteria
• Collaborate with Quality Control, Quality assurance &