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Local Job Title: Planning and Purchasing Lead

Reports to: Production Planning & Purchasing Manager

Location: J& J MedTech, Mentor Leiden, Netherlands

Job Function: Materials Management

Job summary:

• Manages and develops work processes that integrate customer delivery requirements into manufacturing plans.
• Coordinates, Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules and material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials, timed to meet production requirements/
• Deliver process improvement and cost savings within the PP& L organization.
• Coach the planning and purchasing team in the daily activities and the process improvement projects.
• Act as the Materials Manager’s Deputy in his/her absence.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Meets departmental KPI’s.
• Manages all raw material and finished goods planning processes, tools and systems ensuring policies, inventory targets and safety stock levels are being met, to deliver products according to targets and avoid materials shortages.
• Lead MPS (Master production Plan) execution and control ensuring optimum mix of codes and quantities are scheduled within available capacity and make improvements to the processes.
• Participates and lead meetings discussing production schedules, capacity constraints and new product introductions. (e.g. SOP and Tier meetings)
• Look for opportunities and help delivering lead time reduction, process, and cost improvements on an annual basis.
• Drive in collaboration with sourcing cost improvement and inventory optimization projects from the source side.
• Take ownership for PP& L team in Leiden for issue resolution in planning or purchase topics, such as raw material constrains and lead mitigation plans.
• Lead, participate and support projects related to Planning, Purchasing and Warehouse.
• Support cross functional projects related to site and company goals.
• Support new product launches by leading supply chain readiness in collaboration with key functional areas.
• Support capacity models and strategy capacity planning for the site
• Ensures systems data integrity and accuracy of signals.
• Work in close collaboration with the global planning teams to understand market trends and distribution challenges and adapt production accordingly.
• Leads analysis of product demand, sales patterns, forecasts, production specifications and plant capacity data.
• Supports as SME for Planning and Purchasing on internal and external audits and follow current compliance regulations and standards.
• Lead and supports compliance tasks (NC, CAPAs, ETQ, etc.) to meet timelines.
• Maintaining compliance with company policies related to Quality, Finance, Purchasing and EHS.
• Act as a back/ up for planning and purchasing personnel if required.
• Act as the Materials Manager’s Deputy in his/her absence.
• Coach the planning and purchasing team on the day-to-day activities.
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level.
• For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties assigned as needed.

Experience and education:

Education:

• Master’s degree in supply chain management or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in a comparable position.
• Leading small to medium sized improvement projects
• Resolving and execute operational issues related to supply and planning problems for example projected material shortage.
• with JD Edwards (ERP) processes,
• within Manufacturing, Lean, 6Sigma, or similar methodology
• in A similar (cooperate) environment in a medical device/pharma company.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS

Skills:

• Advanced in excel, power bi, SQL & vba
• Advanced in office 365 apps such as flow, power automate.
• Expert on planning concepts such as MRP, DRP, MPS, S& OP, safety stock calculations, inventory models and applications in planning systems and processes.
• Fluent in English
• Working knowledge of financial processes

Abilities:

• Analytical Insight
• Accurate and structure
• Act with speed, flexibility, and accountability to achieve goals.
• People Management Skills
• Managed priorities effectively to deliver expected results.
• Support internal and external collaboration across levels, creating effective solutions.
• Show openness to perspectives, backgrounds, and talent to generate effective ideas or solutions.
• Identified and communicated meaningful risks, took appropriate action, and demonstrated an awareness of the highest standards of quality and compliance.
• Support talent acquisition and others’ development.
• Encouraged others to act with speed, flexibility, and accountability, helping them to achieve their goals.

Preferred certification:

• APICS certification - CSCP or similar
• Lean six sigma green belt or higher level.

Additional position requirements

• The employee performs routine office and operations demands including computer operation.
• The position also requires occasional work in a clean room production environment which requires certain preparation and gowning practices.

Ability to work in stressful/fast paced environment.

• Ability to work and interact with co-workers to accomplish company goals in a team environment.

Management Skills

• Analytical/Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to learn.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHERS & INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

This position reports to the Production Planning & Purchasing Manager, Mentor Leiden. Interactions with global plan team, operations, quality, warehouse, and other functions applicable are expected as external vendors/suppliers as well.

location & travel requirements

Primary Location of the position is in Mentor Leiden site (Zernikedreef 2, 2333 Leiden, Netherlands).

For the position travel may be required.

External interactions

The position may require interactions as subject matter expert with competent authorities during audits.

Company management reserves the right to add, delete or otherwise alter assigned duties at any time. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.