Senior Planning Analyst

Description

• Develop and maintain short- and medium-term supply plans for Finished Goods and affiliate-sourced APIs using Kinaxis and SAP.
• Create and manage the Master Production Schedule (MPS), ensuring alignment with demand forecasts, inventory targets, and manufacturing capacity.
• Monitor inventory levels, safety stock, and days of supply to ensure service level targets are achieved while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Ensure timely material availability by generating and managing Purchase Requisitions (PRs) with the correct quantities and timing requirements for packaging and raw materials.
• Analyze capacity constraints, material shortages, and supply risks, and drive mitigation plans to support uninterrupted production.
• Collaborate closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Warehouse, QA/QC, and affiliate sites to support plan execution and supply continuity.
• Lead supply planning activities within monthly S&OP processes and support executive supply reviews.
• Monitor and report key planning KPIs, including Demand vs. Commit vs. Supply, Inventory Performance, Backorders, and Capacity Utilization.
• Develop reporting and business insights using SAP, Kinaxis, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics tools.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning effectiveness, inventory optimization, and supply chain performance.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, or a related field ir required
• 5+ years of experience in Supply Planning, Production Planning, Inventory Management, or Materials Planning within a manufacturing environment is required (pharmaceutical experience preferred).
• Strong experience with SAP and advanced planning tools (Kinaxis preferred).
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with reporting and data analytics tools.
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP) preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. Process improvement mindset with ability to enhance productivity and reduce non-value-added work.
• To be able to work with IT department to create logical reports
• Attention to detail
• Well understanding supply chain process and activities, including manufacturing, inventory, procurement, warehousing.
• Strong organizational and planning, analytical skills with and ability to adapt to unplanned situations
• Knowledge of problem-solving fundamentals and root-cause analysis with strong decision-making capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong multitasking skill with ability to manage multiple projects
• Self-discipline, able to work under pressure.