Manager, Senior Planner/Buyer

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Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland

Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units

Located in Dublin, Cruiserath Biologics Campus, a one billion Multi-Product Cell Culture Biologics Manufacturing facility plays a central role in the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) network as the company’s first European biologics manufacturing facility.  This state of the art facility will produce multiple therapies for the company’s growing biologics portfolio. Global Biologics Laboratory (GBL) responsible for the release testing of Biologics Drug product for the network, is also based on the Cruiserath Biologics Campus.

BMS Cruiserath has been awarded “Biopharma Company of the Year 2019” in the Irish Pharma Industry Awards and is certified as a Great Place to Work since 2017, including as a Great Place to Work for Women in 2020 and 2021.  

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com/ie

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Drug Product – Supply Chain Material Readiness Lead, the Manager, Senior Planner/Buyer will assist in the launch of a sterile drug product manufacturing facility and will continue to support its commercial operations after the initial start-up phase. During the project phase, this role will work closely with the project teams to provide supply chain support. In addition, this role will support the materials, operations readiness and the technical transfer programs for new product introduction. Once the project start up completes this role will transition to planner/buyer for the Cruiserath site.

They will be responsible for planning, ordering and scheduling corresponding raw materials as well as disposable/consumable items for all production-related activities, including commercial requirements, special projects, new products, and product changes in support of the Cruiserath Biologics Manufacturing Site. They will work closely with the site Procurement team to ensure purchasing execution is aligned with production demands.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Accountable for inventory, maintaining sufficient safety stocks and inventory projection for the materials in scope.
• Develops analysis of materials required (considering material availability and release dispositions) for manufacturing, sharing any potential shortage risks with Master Scheduler, Procurement, Manufacturing and Site Leadership.
• Coordinates weekly material priorities with site representatives from Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, MS&T and WCL, to review prioritization of procurement based on the potential shortage and exceptions to ensure on-time material disposition.
• Coordinate new SAP material requests for the site, monitor and ensure that relevant Master Data is accurate and assists in site SAP support.
• Develop forecasts, review with procurement then share with vendor. Also responsible to track forecast anomalies and identify areas for improvement.
• Accountable for creating Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders in SAP, placing orders with suppliers and expedite deliveries as needed.
• Develops, maintains and uses, order-exception reports and metrics to rate vendors on quantity, quality, and consistent on-time delivery. Co-ordinate with procurement on development of improvement targets for Vendor performance.
• Working with site representatives from Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and MS&T the role will coordinate and seek resolution with vendors on material quality issues and returns based on current SOP’s.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Requi