Supply chain planner

The supply chain planner is responsible for managing the supply chain flow of one or more products in the plant.

Products in scope are pharmaceutical products which are packed and or manufactured by the site in Puurs.

This project initiates short term and medium term packaging and manufacturing plans and monitors the execution across Packaging, Manufacturing, Quality assurance and Supply to achieve the preset site objectives with regard to Customer Service.

As such the function is responsible for an optimal balance between volume forecast, customer service, operational cost, semi-finished and finished goods stock for an extensive number of items throughout the supply chain.

Interested in this role? You can send your resume and cover letter to sarah.leten@professionals.randstad.be

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  Minimum Bachelor degree
• Several years of experience in Supply Chain is a must
• Several years of experience in planning or production environment, or pharmaceutical industrie
• Knowledge of SAP = must

As an answer to your high performance & flexibility, Randstad Professionals offers you an interesting salary package, with some interesting extras like:

• Meal vouchers of 7
• Net representation cost of 80
• Hospitalization insurance
• Car + unlimited fuel card OR home-work compensation
• 32 holidays
• End-of-year bonus
• Pension plan
• ECO vouchers
• Opportunities to follow trainings
• And on top of this you’ll improve your skills and become an even bigger expert!

Besides the fact that your experience and expertise will be much appreciated, working at one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies opens many doors to future opportunities!

Interested in this role? You can send your resume and cover letter to sarah.leten@professionals.randstad.be

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  Process thedemand forecast into a manufacturing / packaging / supply plan in accordance with the supply agreement parameters and planning parameter
• Balance medium term demand with labor & machine capacity, define stock build up if needed
• Make feasible packaging and manufacturing plans and align with the different production departments.
• Issue process orders for final packaging for delivery of product as needed to meet the conditions of the supply chain agreement
• Secure timely release of process orders by checking proactively availability of all components and materials
• Monitor on a weekly base the coverage of all finished products in the different markets. Act if needed upon changes in coverages by advancing or delaying packaging orders in order to prevent stock out situation in the markets or obsolescence of product
• Follow up the quality release of all bulk, semi finished and finished goods to avoid any supply issues to the end destination.
• Maintain daily communication between packaging, manufacturing, Quality Operations, Supply, Material planning to guarantee fast flow of materials and information in the Plant and to the Custome
• Collect, consolidate, verify and communicate forecasted volumes per article to be used in the operational plan (budget)
• Periodically review the demand forecast to detect important deviations from the information used for the operational plan (budget). Inform supply chain management of detected relevant volume changes.
• Manage inventory levels of the product in the internal supply chain flow in Puurs. Continuously monitor planning parameters (lead times and lot sizes) to optimize the total value of finished and semi finished goods in the supply chain from manufacturer through markets and eliminate non value activities.
• Organize and execute tasks and activities based upon Operational Excellence principles. Use Opex methods and tools to solve issues, eliminate inefficiencies and continuously improve the quality and the effectiveness of the work
• Be back up for one of the other supply chain planners in the planning team in their absence.
• Be the supply chain planner representative in the product team if applicable.
• Take responsibility in managing change over projects dedicated to his area of responsibility (change of API / SF , transfer of manufacturing operations in the site, transfer of packaging operations bulk in or out the site).
• Align with different departments to manage the change over : product support, site compliance, supply, artwork, local data management, material planning.
• Set up the systems for new articles, or provide the necessary information and data to the relevant support function. Monitor and verify timely and correct set-up.