Materials Planner

The following are the roles & responsibilities for the candidate:

• Oversee incoming materials receiving and delivery operations and the GMP materials warehouse at the Lexington site and support the receiving and delivery operations
• Direct, plan, schedule and procure GMP materials & supplies to maintain inventory levels in support of Lexington manufacturing operations
• Oversee requisitions for GMP materials/services/equipment for the Lexington site
• Coordinate disposition of GMP materials with the Lexington Quality and Manufacturing teams
• Manage the GMP part number assignment program for the Lexington site
• Oversee materials expiry, recertification and replenishment of GMP materials & supplies inventory
• Support supplier/service selection and negotiations for price, quality, timely delivery and specifications in coordination with the Procurement team for Lexington GMP materials & supplies
• Work with the Manufacturing & Quality teams to identify secondary vendors for GMP Materials
• Further develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and materials inventory systems for the Lexington GMP operation
• Manage and document incoming vendor change notifications
• Contribute to the building of a global materials control system with the eventual goal to move to a fully paper-less system via an ERP system
• Maintain Vendor/Supplier metrics & performance measures and maintain vendor relationships
• Oversee daily transactions for inventory control in ERP system and further develop system capabilities

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree in materials management field preferred with at least 2 years of working experience in managing a GMP warehouse and receipts operation and a materials control operation.  Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. 

Preferred Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge of GMP requirements and compliant inventory management systems
• Able to work within a compliant environment following and developing company SOPs & policies
• Thorough understanding of processes involved in planning, procurement, receiving, delivery and management of materials and services
• Proactive approach to solve day to day issues and working with internal team to implement effective preventative and corrective actions
• Able to teach and mentor team members
• Experience with an ERP system (preferable to be Oracle)

Critical competencies for the role include:

• Compliance Focused: follow and maintain a GMP system
• Collaborative: work within the team and with departments across the company
• Process & Priority Minded: further develop capabilities for the department, team members and company with aim to meet the short term and long term program goals
• Driven: contribute to the continuous improvement of the local and global operation
• Detail Oriented: manage inventory levels for current and new materials for replenishment and expiry