Senior Production Planner

Job Summary:

Plans, schedules, coordinates, and oversees materials /products through the product life cycle. Ensures CMO material receipts, production schedules, and logistical processes are aligned with Trade and Physician Sample demand and Supply Chain Parameters as agreed with receiving markets. Interfaces with Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, Finance, Quality Assurance/Control, CMO's, other suppliers to evaluate order status, prioritize production orders, and resolve material order or scheduling issues.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Interface with external customers and suppliers to develop master production schedules and purchase plans
• Identify supply decision points; plan material receipt and production requirements ensuring supply objectives are met without material related compromise.
• Execute planning process: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and Master Production Scheduling (MPS)
• Plan and execute Launch, Resupply, and Un-anticipated event inventory strategies.
• Identify and proactively resolve issues through consistent, timely, and exception based reporting in support of upstream, lateral, and downstream needs.
• Perform inventory level monitoring and monthly raw material / bulk item reconciliation.
• Provide oversight of inventory management, policies, and practices
• Utilize key systems for information gathering supporting: Inventory Analysis, Replenishment, Forecasting, and Import/Export activities.
• Manage and perform Item Master Maintenance of Non and Pure-buy items, to include new item set-up
• Support business and SI&OP processes through weekly and monthly metric maintenance and reporting.
• Develop and implement planning tools and metrics that improve the overall planning process.
• Perform Buyer and Shipping Coordinator Functions
• Work with other departments as required in order to produce and distribute product
• Support departmental process improvement initiatives (e.g. developing SOPs, Work Instructions, etc.)
• Perform projects and other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/a

Knowledge & Other Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• APICS certification desirable
• 4+ years of pharmaceutical production planning experience and familiarity with:
  
  
  
  • MRPII processes and systems
  • Microsoft Suite Products
  • A working knowledge of Supply Chain Concepts to include DRP and Inventory Control
  • Demonstrated customer service acumen and the ability to interface with various internal/external organizations to achieve desired customer service results
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Availability to travel 5% of the time
  
  
  
  

Other Characteristics:

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and maintain high ethical standards of integrity and quality.
• Ability of having an innovative and dynamic approach to work.
• A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment.
• Ability to consistently exhibit Supernus Values in interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, vendors, customers and others.
• Capable of performing other duties as assigned by Management.
• Authorized to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or carry objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Position may require occasional bending, stooping, walking and standing to complete tasks.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer screen, iPad, or other electronic device; and extensive reading
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions
• May be required to work in a clean and/or sterile laboratory environment occasionally and wear personal protective equipment to include but not limited to: gloves, safety glasses or goggles, face shields, lab coats, aprons, ear plugs and mask to include respirators.

At Supernus, we offer a competitive compensation package that reflects your experiences and contributions. The expected salary range for fully qualified candidates applying for this role is $89,000 - $105,000 This range is what the Company reasonably expects to offer for the position and is not reflective of the full compensation scale of the role. This range may be modified in the future. An individual's salary within the range is based on multiple factors, which may include and are not limited to education, relevant experience, knowledge, length of industry experience and organizational needs.

Base salary is one part of the overall compensation package, which includes the opportunity to participate in employee stock purchase programs and performance-based bonus programs.