Manager, Operations Planning

Description

Company Background:

ABEC is a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. ABEC’s unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximize productivity. ABEC’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilization systems. 

Position Summary:

  The Manager, Operations Planning oversees all manufacturing load and capacity planning on fast-moving projects of varying sizes ensuring production schedules are aligned with project schedules.

Responsibilities:

  · Manage schedules to conform to project requirements.

· Lead internal kick-off meetings with necessary personnel to ensure common understanding of schedule, progress measurement, and change measurement requirements.

· Partner with Project Management and senior staff to ensure satisfaction of project milestones and customer requirements.

· Monitor and report performance and progress through analytical techniques to validate cost and schedule attainment.

· Responsible for all manufacturing planners- consisting of schedule development, project set-up, maintenance in the ERP system, and scenario-based modeling.

· Manage all manufacturing planning policies and procedures.

· Execute other tasks as assigned.

· Ability to travel when required.

Qualifications:

  · BS in Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Technology, Business Administration with relevant experience.

· 5+ years of experience in a custom/specialist manufacturing environment.

· Demonstrate experience in project planning, scheduling, estimating, project management, and control of projects with a high degree of complexity.

· MRP/ERP systems – Syteline experience a plus.

· Proficient in MS Project & MS Office.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Can handle sensitive information with integrity and confidentiality.