Operations Planner / Scheduler

Catalent • Philadelphia, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Operations Planner/ Scheduler
Position Summary:
Work Schedule: M-F 8am-5pm
100% on-site
This 206,878 square-foot facility, located in the Philadelphia area is Catalent’s global Center of Excellence for Clinical Supply Packaging. Catalent offers GMP secondary packaging and clinical labeling services throughout our global network. Packaging can be configured to hold a single product, or multiple products as determined by study requirements. We offer manual patient kit assembly along with semi-automated and automated wallet sealing and high-speed automated carding to meet the needs of studies of all sizes.
Catalent Pharma Solutions in Philadelphia, PA is hiring an Operations Planner/ Scheduler. The Planner & Production Scheduler is responsible for maintaining the site’s sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes. This end-to-end facilitator role includes ownership, analysis, management and communication of the site’s consolidated master production plan. The planner/scheduler will coordinate the translation of forecasts into the plan with project management and funnel that plan into a weekly schedule in conjunction with the operations team. The planner/schedule coordinates with the site and finance for all reporting activities associated with any aspects of the S&OP process, ensuring visibility, accountability, communication, and reporting at all levels of the organization, implementing continuous improvement projects as needed to ensure efficiency in achieving operational and financial targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree: (Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, operations, or analytical roles
• Strong Knowledge of xGMP regulations and experience working in highly regulated environments
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data
• Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables); experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

Nice To Haves

• ASCM/APICS, PMP, SixSigma YellowBelt Preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintain the site master plan and drive all S&OP processes, providing visibility of status and changes to said plan to all levels of the organization in a variety of formats
• Track and communicate planning adherence metrics as needed (daily, weekly, monthly), escalating and mitigating risks or concerns as needed
• Generate business outlooks (financial and capacity) and communicate to internal / external stakeholders on a periodic basis, liaising with necessary parties internally to ensure data integrity of forecast inputs
• Coordinate the generate a “frozen horizon” on a rolling calendar basis that serves as the locked schedule for the operations team
• Coordinate the preparation of records for production in the “slushy” and “frozen” horizons (Ready-to-Execute Planning)
• Generate / Report performance execution metrics to site leadership and track RTE issues for CAPA
• Ensure data cleanliness of systems and tools used for planning purposes
• Coordinate with global teams as appropriate
• Support Tactical Purchasing & Strategic Procurement as needed
• Support Supplier Performance & Risk Management as needed
• Support Materials/Production Planning & Reporting
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
• Diverse, inclusive culture
• Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
• Generous 401K match
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement - Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level