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Amgen Sr Associate Supply Chain in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland

Overview:

Working in ADL’s Supply Chain team, you will be responsible for translating the master production schedule (MPS) into a feasible and accurate short-term detail schedule for a fixed time period, ensuring on time availability of product, whilst taking known constraints and planning parameters into account. Alongside this, the Short-Term Planner will:

  • Provide key production planning information to support ADL's integrated business planning (IBP) processes within the 0-13 week time horizon.

  • Work closely with the area's finite scheduler and product planner providing timely and accurate information to ensure the generation of feasible production schedules.

  • Is responsible for local weekly and monthly planning processes.

  • Is responsible for reporting out key KPI's for ADL planning.

  • Facilitate weekly scheduling and capacity review meetings with production, QA, warehouse, and process development departments.

  • Ensure a feasible plan and release plan for the manufacturing areas.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Is responsible for the short-term executional planning process in their assigned area, which support the site’s execution in Amgen’s S&OP process (Planning cycle). Local processes include production planning, line scheduling, and shipment planning.

  • Continuously identifies opportunities for system and process improvements and uses operational excellence (OpEx) and project management skills to implement changes.

  • Report ADL short-term planning performance metrics for their assigned area.

  • At times may be asked to present information, analyses, and provide recommendations to management.

  • Articulate and highlight key master production schedules changes to the MPS lead.

  • Provide planning SME knowledge to support NC/CAPA investigations.

  • Manage and monitor SAP / RR transactions to support production plan, capacity analysis, planning cycle and procurement activities.

  • Convert planned process orders to process orders and ensure a feasible plan.

  • Co-ordinate with the warehouse department to ensure availability of all components for the production line and the shipment of materials to ensure market supply.

  • Check component availability against the short-term plan.

  • Plan and coordinate repackaging activities (REDO) and Scrap requests.

  • SME for assigned tasks.

  • Support projects with technical mastery.

  • Own KPI reporting and coordinate relevant actions.

  • Create analysis in support of projects or improvements and provide recommendations.

  • Responsible for portfolio of commercial products, understanding all constraints and dependencies that impact planning activities.

Basic Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, or relevant experience.

  • Approximately 2-5yrs Planning experience in an industrial environment.

  • SAP ECC Planning Experience essential.

  • GMP Knowledge.

  • Familiar with S&OP process.

  • Familiar with production planning concepts (Materials requirement planning, production scheduling).

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

  • Master’s Degree or APICS certification.

  • Packaging experience.

  • Min 5 years’ experience in an industrial environment.

  • Understanding of Class A principals desirable.

  • Planning system experience (Rapid Response RR).

  • Experience in Pharma production (Fill-finish and packaging).

  • QMTS

Knowledge/Skills

  • Understands basics of quality systems and manufacturing processes.

  • Effectively manages internal and external stakeholder relationships.

  • Adapts communication style and works effectively across multiple functions and sites.

  • Ability to communicate findings clearly and concisely and make recommendations.

  • Maintains composure and direction in high pressure situations.

  • Effectively navigates through ambiguity to resolve issues.

  • Ability to work under minimal direction and independently develop solutions that are thorough, practical, and consistent with functional objectives.

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