S&OP Master Planner

KBI Biopharma•Durham, NC

About The Position

Sales & Operations Planning Master Planner Job Summary The Planning Specialist supports end-to-end planning activities for demand, capacity, and supply within the node. This role partners closely with Master Planners and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate planning signals, forecast integration, and alignment across business functions. The Planning Specialist will contribute to the Global S&OP process, financial planning, and operational execution.

Responsibilities

Demand Planning Support Master Planners in developing an end-to-end view of demand lifecycles from long-term statistical forecast through pipeline opportunities and signed projects.
Collaborate with BD, PMO, Finance, and Operations to maintain forecast alignment.
Load forecasts into SAP and support ongoing forecast maintenance.
Model unconstrained and constrained demand as part of the Global S&OP process.
Centralize demand signals for Material and Capacity Planners to use for scenario simulations.
Support monetization of demand for financial planning purposes.
Capacity Planning Support Master Planners in developing an end-to-end view of capacity management within the node.
Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between demand signals, operational capacity, and system planning inputs.
Supply Planning Support Master Planners with end-to-end material and supply planning activities.
Collaborate with Site Material Planners, Procurement, and Finance to align on planning parameters.
Model supply risks such as expiry, shortages, and surplus.
Partner with Procurement and vendors to gather planning parameters impacting MRP (e.g., lead times, MOQs).
Work closely with Material Planners to review purchase requisitions.
Contribute supply planning inputs to the Global S&OP process to support demand constraint decisions.
Perform data mining, automation, and coding to enhance planning processes and system visibility.
Cross-train and participate in training to ensure business continuity across planning functions.
Perform other work-related duties as assigned.