Production Planner

Production Planner

Location: Blackpool (fully on-site with occasional opportunities to work from home)

Duration: 12 months (with opportunity for extension, a 1-month notice period, and an ASAP delivery date)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Imagine your next project driving critical supply chain and manufacturing performance within an iconic global healthcare environment, where your planning expertise directly impacts site service levels and patient reach.

This desk-based role is part of a small, dynamic team of product and materials planners who are heavily involved in daily shop floor prioritization. It provides a rewarding opportunity to influence overall site performance and contribute to improving service levels across the facility. In this position, the daily focus centres on handling planning queries, creating plans for raw materials received on-site (with no procurement responsibilities), and raising work orders.

roles and responsibilities

• Managing planning workbook in SAP (APO). Creation/refresh of plan monthly to ensure plan aligned with refreshed customer demand

• Monitoring over and under consumption and resetting plan as required. Challenge significant swings with Demand Team as appropriate

• Maintaining a weekly capacity plan for manufacturing areas aligned with forecasted demand from customers. Gaining commitment from the Ops team leaders to the plan

• Monitoring manufacturing output weekly and ensuring plan agreed is adhered to

• Challenge failures to hit plan and try to mediate solution with the Ops team that does not impact or compromise the customer. Timely escalation of issues where they cannot be addressed directly

• Prevention of customer service issues through effective management of plan and inventory. Pre-empting issues using forecast trend and MI

• Trending and managing FG inventory aligned with site targets

• Proactively provide ATP, Supply Commit and BO updates. Deployment of inventory based on customer need/allocation priorities

• Updating comments daily in WW BO Report. Prepare the vulnerability report and lead the weekly BO call on behalf of the site

• Compiling site/PP&L metrics detailing performance to targets (BO, Inventory, Schedule attainment)

• Leading effective planning meeting that addresses and challenges gaps to plan attainment, reviews BO and position to SS

• Play lead role in the daily Ops meetings to ensure target are being met day to day. Challenge failure to hit plan

• Confidential use pursuant to Company Procedures (Appendix I 100612422 Rev 10 Page 2 of 6)

• Trending market forecast and intelligence ensuring alignment with capacity and deployment plans

• Staff: Responsible for ensuring compliance with all local, national, international and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance. Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level

• For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable

• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures

• Performs other duties assigned as needed

• Quality and Compliance Related Responsibilities: Ensures that all activities are carried out in compliance with all regulations and laws governing business and quality operations

how to succeed

• 4+ years of relevant experience

• Experienced ERP / Planning Systems User, able to execute in an ERP System

• Working with spreadsheets/data analysis

• Supply chain experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industry (Desirable)

• Contract manufacturing experience (Desirable)

• Working knowledge of financial processes (Desirable)

• SAP experience (Desirable)

• Minimum of Degree or equivalent in a related discipline (Desirable)

• Applies understanding of cycle time, throughput, labour efficiency, and related concepts to drive alignment with overall Production Plan to ensure raw materials are in place to support production

• Demonstrates understanding of the impact of equipment downtime and adjusts daily production plans accordingly

• Leverages knowledge of the production and planning processes to identify opportunities to improve the initial plan, (i.e. through the application of lean processes)

• Data mining skills through MS-Excel (or equivalent), strong organization skills, and an aptitude for planning

• Accuracy with attention to detail

• Ability to translate complex situations into simple working solutions

• Proactive approach

• Persuading and influencing others

• Can drive continuous process improvements

• Proficient user of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months (with opportunity for extension)

you are welcome here

DePuy Synthes is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.

about DePuy Synthes

DePuy Synthes is the orthopaedic and neurological businesses of Johnson & Johnson - the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based healthcare company. At DePuy Synthes we specialise in our innovations in healthcare products, services and programs that make a real difference to millions of people across the world. We specialise in joint reconstruction, trauma, extremities, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, and also the VELYS™ Digital Surgery portfolio. Contribute to the next healthcare breakthrough with your next project at DePuy Synthes.

application process

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days. We do not accept applications via email or LinkedIn InMail - you must apply direct to this advert.

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