Senior Manager, Buyer/Planner

Bristol Myers Squibb • Devens, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us. The Senior Manager, Planner-Buyer will be primary responsible for materials planning and ordering requirements for the Devens Manufacturing facilities. The Sr. Manager, Planner-Buyer will execute materials planning, ordering and coordination of material release requirements in support of production and tech transfers into Devens. The Sr. Manager, Planner-Buyer will collaborate regularly with highly cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Site Quality, Warehouse, Site Procurement and Category Management to ensure the appropriate parts are specified and available to support the manufacturing campaigns.

Requirements

• B.S. in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or science-related discipline.
• A minimum of 8-10 years in a Supply Chain or Manufacturing role in a complex manufacturing environment with experience in production control/process orders/equivalent.
• Excellent knowledge in SAP strongly preferred.
• Customer service mentality and attention to detail are essential elements for success.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities against ambitious timelines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience and knowledge in Biologics manufacturing is preferred.
• Experience in new product introduction strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes Resins and Raw Materials primarily and to a small extent Consumable inventory and accountable for maintaining sufficient safety stocks, reorder points and inventory projection used directly in Drug Substance manufacturing for both commercial and clinical products.
• Provides input into weekly material priorities with site representatives from Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Procurement, Category management, Technical Operations and Warehouse.
• Accountable for metric and related improvements (Expedites, Disposal Requests, Parts below Safety Stock, Days on Hand amongst a few)
• Accountable for creating Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders in SAP, placing orders with suppliers and expedite deliveries as needed as well as help resolve any invoice discrepancies.
• Leads the Risk Triage meeting and by ensuring the material consumption patterns (Over or Under) are thoroughly evaluated to ensure correct Safety Stock and Reorder Points.
• Reviews, prioritizes and schedules the delivery of raw materials & consumables to meet target dates and prevent stock shortages.
• Collaborates with partner departments to ensure material availability in alignment with manufacturing schedule.
• Assesses material risk and collaborates with site and network cross-functional teams for proposed mitigations.
• Escalates to management and key stakeholders with proposed mitigation strategies as required.
• Supports plant quality systems (Change controls, Deviations, assessments and CAPA) for material related issues if required.
• Main representative for tech transfer projects for material planning and own continuous improvement activities to positively impact key performance metrics.
• Maintain relevant master data and planning parameters as well as assists in site SAP support as required.
• Responsible for providing forecast to vendors for long term capacity analysis.
• Represents Material Planning in the strategic management review with top suppliers for raw materials used at Devens.
• Will support supply chain staff in support of day-to-day or process improvement activities

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day. All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees