Planning Manager

Nemera•Buffalo Grove, IL

10d

About The Position

Nemera is a world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of drug delivery devices for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, & generics industries. With locations worldwide, some of our services and products include eyedroppers, pumps, valves, inhalation devices, airless dispensers, and auto-injectors. This role involves participating in the Industrial and Sales Plan, carrying out medium, long, and short-term planning to optimize resources, and managing inventory levels. The Planning Manager will also be responsible for supplying raw materials, components, and consumables, ensuring the supply of goods within required deadlines, quantities, and quality, and controlling material and component inventory levels. They will also ensure the consistency of technical data within their scope, analyze processes for improvement, and automate management routines. The role includes participating in various meetings, coordinating data updates, and leading working groups. Additionally, the Planning Manager will manage the department's organization, develop their team, establish and analyze service indicators, and manage and solve problems. A strong focus on continuous improvement (5S, TPM, SMED, VSM, etc.) is expected, along with monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The role also carries co-responsibility for customer satisfaction and ensuring the quality of information communicated to Customer Service and Operations, as well as compliance with manufacturing routings and bill of materials. Environmental and safety policies must be known, applied, and enforced, including ensuring supplier compliance with environmental specifications and waste sorting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master degree in logistics (Engineering degree) or 5 years of equivalent professional experience
Minimum 5 years in an similar environment and in planning / scheduling
Experience managing a team
Strong service and people skills
Negotiation skills
Rigorous, dynamic, responsive
Teamwork and listening skills
Has worked in an regulated industry with high quality requirements
Good knowledge of SAP (preferred) and its modules (MM, PP, WM…)

Nice To Haves

Good knowledge of SAP and its modules (MM, PP, WM…)

Responsibilities

Participate in drawing up the Industrial and Sales Plan, integrating the site's critical capacities
Carry out medium and long-term planning, optimizing resources (manpower and machines)
Carry out short-term planning (Scheduling) and interface between Scheduling and Production Control finished and semi-finished product inventory levels
Analyze and implement appropriate Production Management tools and methods in collaboration with the Lean department
Supply all raw materials, components, and consumables without stopping production
Guarantee the supply of goods within the required deadlines, quantities, and quality
Control material and component inventory levels
Analyze and implement appropriate procurement tools and methods in collaboration with the Purchasing and Lean departments
Ensure the consistency of technical data within its scope, in liaison with related departments
Analyze processes and suggest areas for improvement
Automate our management routines
Guarantee data within the managed perimeter
Participate in relevant meetings (Supply Chain meetings, Project meetings, Quality and Sales meetings)
Coordinate data updates with "change control" (applications for approval, product releases)
Participate in/or lead working groups on cross-functional subjects and projects within the company
Manage the organization of the department and its adaptation to the site's growth
Manage, motivate, mobilize and develop your team
Establish, measure, and analyse service indicators
Manage and solve problems
Know, apply and enforce the rules defined as part of continuous improvement (5S, TPM, SMED, VSM, ...)
Participate in continuous improvement workgroups and help implement actions
Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for his/her activity
Co-responsible for customer satisfaction
Ensures quality of information communicated to Customer Service and Operations
Ensure compliance with manufacturing routings and bill of materials
Know, apply and enforce Company environmental policy
Ensure that our suppliers comply with environmental specifications and sort waste
Know, apply and enforce the Company's safety policy