Associate Director Supply Chain Planning

Proclinical is seeking an Associate Director for Supply Chain Planning. The primary focus of this role is to coordinate, schedule, and oversee end-to-end planning for Sterile operations. This includes ensuring exceptional planning standards, high adherence to demand, production, and supply requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate material and packaging component procurement to align with manufacturing and packing schedules while optimizing inventory management.
• Manage artwork variations to meet market demands.
• Develop comprehensive end-to-end plans from customer demand through packaging and production, integrating associated Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Execute release and shipping plans from Runcorn to achieve On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) and Customer Service Level (CSL) targets.
• Forecast business capacity to meet commercial market demand, development projects, and compliance obligations over a 24-month period through robust modeling.
• Balance site workload through Multi-Level Time-Phased (MLTP) planning.
• Ensure manufacturing and packing plans meet OTIF and CSL targets, identifying constraints and proposing mitigation strategies.
• Manage site inventory and goods receipt performance, providing monthly analysis and year-end projections.
• Set clear goals and development plans for direct reports.

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Degree in a business or Supply Chain-related field, or extensive planning experience.
• Leadership experience in a production environment, preferably within pharmaceuticals, chemicals, or food industries.
• Experience in change management and continuous improvement methodologies.

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Cameron Huntington at c.huntington@proclinical.com

Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.