Material Planner and Scheduler

QuVa Pharma•Sugar Land, TX

31d

About The Position

Our Material Planner and Scheduler plays a vital role within our organization. Once you complete our training, your responsibilities will include planning and preparing material and production schedules for the Quva manufacturing department. This position will also work closely with the production team and internal departments to support scheduling of orders and service for scheduled customer commitments; demand planning, sourcing, purchasing, incoming quality and warehouse to ensure the timely order, receipt, and availability of materials required to support firm weekly schedule for kitting, filling, labeling and packaging. This is a hands-on position responsible for materials planning and tactical weekly schedules that will enable the production facility on-time execution of demand plan as well as issue resolution and troubleshooting events that may present risks or prohibit the timely execution of the production schedule. The material planner/scheduler collaborates with other members of the supply chain including procurement, production, quality, warehouse and logistics as well as finance, IT and Pharmacy Services. At Quva, you will be an essential part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to expanding critical access to quality, affordable medication and data insights while promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Turn your passion for precision and your commitment to quality into a meaningful impact on healthcare across the US.

Requirements

4-year college degree (Business, engineering, supply chain management or related field) or equivalent experience
Proficiency with excel spreadsheets and materials planning software logic
Strong oral and written communication skills
1 to 3 years of experience in material planning, inventory management, production scheduling or equivalent experience with start-up manufacturing operations
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems such as INFOR, SAP, JD Edwards, QAD, etc. or equivalency with relational databases and deductive reasoning
Strong knowledge of material planning and production planning processes within pharmaceutical industry or related field or equivalent experience with bills of material, relational hierarchies, process flows and inventory management
Knowledge of material planning and scheduling tools and processes
Strong analytical skills with abilities to apply outcomes if analyses
Familiarity with basic material planning, production scheduling and inventory management performance metrics
Fundamental understanding of high performing work teams and entrepreneurial based work systems
Familiarity with change management and root cause investigations
18+ years of age
Able to successfully complete a drug and background check
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Quva is not able to sponsor applicants for work visas

Nice To Haves

Certified Production and Inventory Manager through American Production and Inventory Control Society

Responsibilities

Supports the VP / GM by providing hands-on assistance to each production facility in executing material planning and scheduling such that performance to plan is realized reliability and consistently within operational and cost effectiveness
With oversight, prepares tactical material plan for replenishment and supply of components used in production
Makes recommendations regarding scheduling and material planning processes to reduce waste, lead times and total cost
Analyzes material inventory in terms of days of supply, cost, shelf life and storage space
Confers with management, which includes maintaining documentation and standard operating procedures for material planning and inventory management processes and systems
Communicates with production sites, purchasing and finance material requirements and subsequent impact on inventory
Assembles and analyzes data pertinent to inventory management, material planning and ERP system transactional accuracy
Establishes and utilizes best practices for material planning and inventory management to ensure production schedules are achieved, that production schedules align with demand plan and that exception messages from ERP system reviewed and acted up in timely manner
Recommends adjustments to schedule and/or alternative material usage to facilitate reliable and consistent production flow
Publishes schedules to facilitate alignment of resources at production facilities for material receipt, incoming release, kitting, filling, visual inspection, labeling and packaging
Provides subject matter expertise for inventory transactions and process flow within the ERP system
Measures results from implemented processes and procedure associated with inventory management and material planning

Benefits

Set, full-time, consistent work schedule
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental and vision
401k retirement program with company match
17 paid days off plus 8 paid holidays per year
Occasional weekend and overtime opportunities with advance notice
National, industry-leading high growth company with future career advancement opportunities

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