Senior Manager MRP Planning

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Production Planning & Scheduling

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Job Description:

Senior Manager MRP Planning 

Role: Senior Planning Manager – API Biotherapeutics Platform

Location: Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Reports to: Director Biotherapeutics Platform Planning

Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines Supply Chain Global Planning are recruiting for a Senior Manager MRP Biotherapeutics Cork. This position will be in Ireland (Ringaskiddy, Cork) and the successful candidate will report to Director Cork Site Planning.

As Planning Manager, you will be leading and developing high performing teams, focused on both personal and organizational growth, mainly responsible for planning activities as they pertain to manufacturing in a modern biotechnology facility with a diverse portfolio of products.

You will be a key leader in the development of plans to support supply/demand scenario analysis, conflict analysis and production schedule business decisions. You will support and champion site and global planning daily performance management processes and leverage a continuous improvement mindset to improve and refine global and site planning related processes and systems.

This role anticipates strong cross functional collaboration, stakeholder management and communication to ensure conformance to the plan, and a willingness to drive continuous improvement for planning, communication, visibility, and timely support of schedule attainment.

We are a part the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines Supply Chain, a global organization responsible for supplying medicines to markets around the world. With Quality as our primary focus, our group strives to provide access and affordability through innovation and strong collaboration with our Suppliers, Quality, Procurement and Site Partners to deliver life changing solutions for patients in need. IMSC Global Planning’s mission is to “Ensure reliable product availability to our patients by applying leading planning processes across the supply chain”.

Overview:

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) organization is responsible for the availability of materials, improve existing and develop new processes to balance service level, inventory and cost for raw materials, and guide the platform in the decision-making process around optimal materials planning.  This role collaborates closely with various partners including MPS Managers, Value Chain Leaders (VCLs), Technical Launch Integrators (TLI), Site Leaders, Procurement, Suppliers, Finance, Quality, and Warehousing.

Key responsibilities include:

• Material Availability & Inventory Management: Ensure the availability of materials and maintain optimal inventory health.

• Operational Planning: Be responsible for operational planning aligned with the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to meet customer needs and inventory objectives while facilitating efficient manufacturing processes.

• Inventory Target Adherence: Ensure compliance with inventory goals by coordinating various MPS with overall product demand and new product launches.

• Analysis & Reporting: Create and execute simulations, reports, and presentations to inform management decisions regarding material needs, including forecasting inventory and identifying opportunities for effective inventory management.

• Service Level Balance: Strive to achieve an optimal balance between service levels, inventory, and costs throughout the network.

• Address material availability risks within established cross-functional teams.

• Conduct root cause analyses and evaluate stock-out situations.

• Raw Material Allocation: Manage the distribution of raw materials across the network.

• Replenishment Strategies: Define inventory decoupling points and devise replenishment strategies in close collaboration with operations, suppliers, and procurement teams.

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