Production Planner

Bio-Techne • San Marcos, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: Summary : Performs tasks of an Advanced Planner in a Biotech / Reagents Manufacturing environment. Performs additional related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of ERP systems (preferably QAD/Macola ES).
• Work experience in Medical Device Mfg. or Reagents.
• Working knowledge of Smartsheet, Excel, and relevant MS Office Suite.
• Working knowledge of Lean and/or Six Sigma principles.
• APICS or equivalent certification preferred
• Understanding of Supply Chain practices and principles
• Requires flexibility with frequent changes, attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members and management
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• The employee must be able to work on-site at the business location
• Associate’s Degree with 4 years’ Planner experience or Bachelor’s Degree in business, Supply Chain Management with 2 years of experience.
• 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Manufacturing/Production planning with APICS certification preferred but not required

Nice To Haves

• Background in life sciences manufacturing is a plus

Responsibilities

• Management of special requirements of limited to moderate complexity for OEM customers and Branded products.
• The employee is expected to make decisions independently on routine customer or branded product orders of moderate complexity.
• Develop schedule based on master production plan utilizing planning principles.
• Responsible for maintaining ISO/cGMP requirements in the ERP system
• Communicate schedules, plans and expectations to all relevant stakeholders or teams.
• Perform rough cut capacity planning in coordination with manufacturing and production.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues of moderate complexity independently.
• Review and analyze purchase requisitions and generate purchase orders.
• Preparation of reports, presentations and other documents to communicate planning and strategic information
• Creates and updates item masters, product structures and routers to ensure accuracy
• Assists in managing costs by reviewing lot size, build frequency and determining appropriate standard costs

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree