Production Scheduler

Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.


Position Summary

Are you looking for a pivotal role in production planning where you can build business partnerships, enhance efficiency, and accelerate production processes? If so, the Production Planner position at GSK could be an exciting opportunity for you to explore.

As a Production Planner at GSK, you will be responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating the supply chain activities at our site. This role involves overseeing demand and supply management, order fulfillment, production scheduling, raw material planning, material management operations, and customer interface.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Maintenance of an accurate Open Order Book so systems can be used to identify when product shipments are scheduled to occur.

• Execution of a level-loaded and Fixed Frequency Repeating Schedule (FFRS) methodology to ensure order fulfillment.

• Measurement of Conformance to Schedule (CTS), Schedule Stability (SS), and Cycle Time for all assigned work centers.

• Facilitation of daily supply chain performance management session (i.e. Flow Meeting) to represent select work centers.

• Maintenance of an up-to-date capacity definition for select production work centers, based on demonstrated output.

• Execution of a pre-defined Performance Management process to ensure order fulfillment, whilst maintaining strict adherence to the FFRS methodology and intent.

• Accommodation of the Production Scheduling requirements for non-standard activity (such as New Product Introduction or Artwork/Pack Change), whilst maintaining strict adherence to the FFRS methodology and intent.

• Constant monitoring, maintenance and complete accuracy of all Supply critical fields within all data systems related to the select work centers for which the Production Scheduler is responsible.

• Identification and mitigation of stock at risk and working with key support functions in processing any inventory write off requests.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• High School Diploma and some College Coursework

• 3+ years' experience in a logistics/ production related role.

• SAP experience

• Scheduler or Planner experience

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Qualification in a Commerce / Business / supply chain related discipline, logistics, supply management, demand management, operational management desirable.

• Bachelor’s degree

• Highly numerate with knowledge of planning/scheduling systems

• Time management and prioritization skills

• Ability to assimilate information from different sources to generate achievable plans

• Good Communicator

• Attention to detail with ability to work under pressure

• Influence key stakeholder

• Ability to learn new systems

• Prior Pharmaceutical experience

About the Zebulon Site 

GSK’s Zebulon site is a global supplier of Respiratory and Solid Dose medicines to patients around the globe and the largest GSK Pharmaceutical secondary manufacturing site in North America.  The site is located less than 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh, Wendell, Knightdale, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Wake Forest.  

Key differentiators about GSK and Zebulon: 

• Our commitment to inclusion is seen as a critical advantage of ours  

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