Sr. Planner

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The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche. 

Are you passionate about optimizing supply chain operations and ensuring seamless product delivery? At Roche's Carlsbad facility, we're looking for a dynamic Sr. Planner who will be a pivotal member of our supply chain team. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving the execution, delivery, and distribution of our product lines. Your expertise in planning and materials requirements will be crucial as you guide new products from development through pilot phases to full-scale manufacturing. Additionally, you will monitor inventory, schedules, and capacity utilization, ensuring that we consistently deliver the highest quality at the best value. If you're ready to make a significant impact and contribute to cutting-edge innovations, we want to hear from you!

The Opportunity

• Use MRP to plan, schedule, execute, and ensure on-time manufacturing of finished goods and sub-assemblies for commercial and new product demands.

• Interpret ERP system and modify it if necessary to generate proper action messages for manufactured and purchased parts.

• Manage inventory levels to support commercial sales, R&D schedules, and safety stock targets.

• Work with Supply Chain leadership to establish and maintain accurate planning parameters in the Planning/ERP system.

• Perform Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) for assigned work centers and establish a level workload in conjunction with the Master Scheduler.

• Run weekly planning meetings for assigned product lines and ensure expected capacity meets the plan.

• Mentor and advise junior staff on industry best practices.

• Coordinate with Purchasing, Warehousing, and Quality functions to ensure timely supply of required materials.

• Ensure that Global Planning, Production, QC, Warehousing, Engineering, and R&D personnel are kept in close communication regarding work orders, inventory levels, and projects.

• Create and track metrics such as inventory turns, schedule attainment, and product availability in conjunction with the Master Scheduler or Supply Chain leadership.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business or a life science or equivalent experience that demonstrates proficiency in understanding and executing to most or all of the items listed on the job description. 

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience as a Production Planner in a manufacturing environment.

• APICS/CPIM certification highly desired.

• Biotech or Med Device experience preferred.

• Project management or other leadership experience.

• Experience within an FDA regulated, medical device manufacturing environment is highly desirable.

• Experience with SAP ECC and Advanced Planning tools.

• High proficiency in Excel.

Skills – Technical

• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (QAD preferred), with a focus on Inventory, Planning, and Manufacturing modules, and experience with complex BOMs, routings, lot/serial numbering, and traceability.

• Ability to handle varied and complex inventories with non-traditional units of measure, performing with a high level of accuracy.

• Innate sense of urgency to influence others and complete tasks on time, with strong working knowledge of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) principles.

• Demonstrated understanding of lean principles, contributing to process improvements and cost-savings projects.

Skills – General

• Must be hands-on, self-directed, organized, and capable of completing work timely, accurately, and thoroughly, with strong time management and organizational skills in a dynamic environment.

• Strong analytical problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making skills, with the ability to think and work both tactically and strategically for financi