Job Description

Operational Supply Planning Professional (m/f/d)

Operational Supply Planning Professional (m/f/d)

The objective of BHC Manufacturing S.r.l. is to manufacture pharmaceutical products for the world market; the company is integrated within Bayer's Pharmaceuticals Division. The company operates through the manufacturing site located in Garbagnate Milanese (MI), where pharmaceuticals in solid form such as tablets and granules (microcapsules) are produced, packaged and released.

In this context, which is characterized by significant complexities (e.g. international scope, size and variety of equipment under management) the responsibilities of the role in scope are to ensure compliance with relevant standards while efficiently planning short-term production. The role aligns production of tablets and granules with resource availability, involves monitoring production schedules, tracking output, and addressing exceptions to meet demand. OMP and SAP as well as further digital tools are used for planning. The role supports decision-making and drives process improvements to optimize manufacturing operations and achieve supply chain objectives.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Driving site activities to guarantee compliance with GMP, ISO (14001 and 9001), OHSAS 18001 and internal company regulations and quality standards
• Ensuring efficient short-term bulk planning using OMP, SAP ERP & other digital planning tools to satisfy the finished product demand with regards to due dates and quantities
• Alignment of short-term bulk plan with resource availability
• Production execution (e.g. orders approval) and monitoring of production plan, tracking of plan vs. actual output on weekly and monthly basis in terms volume, shifts, and planned/unplanned downtimes
• Exception cooperation/steering, including bottleneck/risk management with the internal organization, order changes due to unplanned demand, bridging stocks, site shutdowns, change management, launches etc.
• Dependent demand management for Garbagnate semi-finished product within short-term horizon (four months)
• Support in decision making process within planned scenarios
• Change management alignment (e.g., launches, new train of equipment)
• Support of master data maintenance, alignment of production times, change-over times, validated campaigns, lead times for quality release and production picking and packing in the warehouse
• Preparations of weekly planning meeting with Production and Quality
• Support of an effective release plan for finished product, including Bulk sales to Bayer affiliates
• Standardization and efficiency improvement through constant review of KPI and support of improvement measures
• Key systems: OMP, SAP ERP
• Preferably experience in PowerBI or Python / similar programming language

WHO YOU ARE:

• University degree in supply chain management, business studies, computer science, industrial engineering, economics or an equivalent qualification / work experience
• Relevant operational experience (> 5 years) within supply chain management, manufacturing, procurement, or quality in the life science or FMCG industry (international exposure would be a plus)
• Familiarity with production processes & technology and their role in the overall supply chain context
• Understanding requirements of legal, regulatory and GMP/GXP environment
• Demonstrated success in delivering results in complex environment
• Strong communication skills to effectively convey information to various stakeholders across hierarchical levels and functions
• Skilled at building and maintaining relationships with various stakeholders to achieve shared goals
• Working effectively with cross-functional teams in supply chain management
• Analytical mindset and focus on excellence and continuous improvement
• Understanding and expertise in using supply chain planning software (preferably OMP)
• Preferably English language proficiency

Location: Garbagnate Milanese (MI)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Location:

Italy : Lombardia : Garbagnate Milanese

Division:

Pharmaceuticals

Reference Code:

869645