Customer Supply Planner

Argenta • Shawnee, KS

22d • Onsite

About The Position

At Argenta, we’re more than a company — we’re a global team, dedicated to healthier animals. We believe that when their lives are made better, we're all the better for it. Founded in 2006, we support companies big and small to develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock. Our trusted, innovative solutions and services cover every stage of the process, from molecule to market. We’re in a unique position. We are the world’s only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) dedicated to animal health. Our uniqueness means: We are ambitious, growing and building a ‘one team’ culture, guided by our values. We are team players; We are doers; We are customer-centric; We are innovators . We value diversity, as a global company, we get the richness of working with different people in different places whether it be location, stages of their career, their development, their role. We believe that when everyone works together and puts their best “paw” forward we will make the lives of the animals we care for, better. With bases in New Zealand, the US, the UK and Europe, our 900+ colleagues are driven by our partnership approach and purpose: Healthy Animals. Let’s Make It Happen, Together. TEAM PLAYERS who want to DO great work and find INNOVATIVE ways to make animals lives better through our CUSTOMER CENTRIC efforts should apply. Argenta is currently looking to fill the role of Customer Supply Planner at our Shawnee, KS location. This role will be responsible for translating the product needs of our clients into a plan that delivers those products on time, in full. Acting as the interface between customer and manufacturing site, this role is responsible for ensuring that we can meet the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and drive the resolution of any constraints to the satisfaction of the client.

Requirements

• High School Education level as a minimum in English and Mathematics or equivalent demonstrable work experience in a similar role.
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant Planning experience or knowledge of Production within a busy Manufacturing environment
• Excellent organisational, planning and administrative abilities
• Determination to see jobs through to completion
• Ability to work accurately and within strict deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Key point of contact with representatives of our client base, planning finished goods delivery on time in full and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Receive, interpret and validate regular client product forecast updates.
• Process client orders
• Co-ordinate client information flow of demand changes, client-supplied material, artwork revisions, client-specific systems/reporting, phase in/out of material changes.
• Using client-derived forecast, detail, develop and maintain an 18mth Master Production Schedule (MPS), balancing customer demand with available capacity and constraints on a monthly basis.
• Communicate and gain consensus across all functions for the MPS.
• Drive resolution of capacity constraints within work centres and ensure any major capacity issues are escalated appropriately.
• Manage and track artwork version updates and implementation timelines, ensuring correct artwork is approved and aligned with production schedules
• Formal initiation of Change Controls related to packaging components including artwork updates, label changes, and regulatory text revisions.
• Part Creation and Bill of Materials (BOM) Amendments, including management of old code obsolescence and phase-out activities
• Ensure Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) parameters are regularly reviewed and updated. On a regular basis ensure MRP is updated to reflect our current demand and supply plan
• Identify and schedule material delivery using MRP across all raw materials/excipients, printed packaging materials, labels, and artwork-controlled component in accordance with Argenta inventory policy.
• Co-ordinate the On Time in Full delivery of manufacturing materials with the vendor base.
• Ensure all inventories are planned and utilised to maximise Just-In-Time supply and avoid obsolescence including management of superseded artwork and packaging materials.
• Run ‘What If’ scenarios when required to ensure the Master Schedule is optimised from both a supply chain and manufacturing perspective.
• Play an active role in Supply Chain initiatives.
• Represent supply chain as part of the New Product Introductions (NPI) project team. This will involve implementation of Product line extensions (i.e. different pack sizes labels, or artwork updates to an item already supplied to the market).

Benefits

• Argenta has strongly embedded company values which is key to who we are and how we deliver.
• We offer an opportunity to work for a successful and rapidly expanding global business where your input will be valued.  At Argenta we are a hard-working group who really enjoy the people we work with each day.
• That is why we support our people through strong culture, great benefits, and opportunity for growth.
• Argenta is an equal opportunity employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees