Supply Chain Planning Manager

4 days ago

Houston, Texas, United States Lonza Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

United States, Houston (Texas)

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for short term production scheduling.
  • Incorporate input from all relevant departments to ensure production schedules including Buffer schedules have released materials in SAP, and resources such as quality personnel within relevant constraints and latest information.
  • Analyze supply-demand matching, based on MRP system, to determine root cause changes, shortages and surpluses, and identify and drive course corrections.
  • Provide product intelligence and required actions in the generation of the inventory forecast.
  • Drive disposition of inactive / hold inventory and represent supply chain in meetings with the business units, finance teams and inventory management.
  • Coordinate with MSAT and Master Data Management (MDM) for new BOM creation.
  • Work with stakeholders to identify and approve new SAP and Non-SAP part numbers.
  • Provide forecasts to suppliers.
  • Assess supplier technical capability, equipment, capacity, and risk in procurement process.
  • Resolve purchase order discrepancies and invoice issues.
  • Ensuring the consistent and adequate supply of materials necessary for production.
  • Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions and safety stock levels.
  • Maintain and update master data, including new item set up for both finished and non-finished goods.
  • Monitor the integrity of Production Bill of Materials (BOM).

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's of Science, Supply Chain or related field; Supply Chain preferred.
  • 5+ years of supply chain experience, as well as managing a team, including coaching and mentoring.
  • Adherence to cGMPs is required at all times during the manufacture of APIs.
  • Expertise in transport methods, warehousing, inventory control, and distribution.
  • Knowledge of how to source materials and services effectively.
  • Understanding of costs, benefits, and financial implications within the supply chain.

Every day, Lonza's products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reference: R70987

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