Manufacturing Material Planning Specialist

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Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us Position Summary The Manufacturing Material planning Specialist is responsible for supporting logistical purchasing, planning, and supply chain activities for GMP component items, including commercial and new product introduction projects. This role collaborates closely with peers in the Supply Management Department and associated functions, ensuring compliance with GMP regulations and driving process improvements. Duties/Responsibilities Purchase Order (PO) Management Assist in the weekly PO cycle by monitoring acknowledgments to ensure timely confirmation and processing. Manage annual PO activities related to transportation and ink procurement. Oversee the PO lifecycle from issuance through to Accounts Payable, including QA release coordination. Inventory Oversight Help maintain optimal inventory levels aligned with coverage strategies. Monitor and initiate destruction processes for materials impacted by labeling changes, minimum picking quantities (MPQ), retest requirements, and expiration dates. Forecasting & KPI Support Consolidate quarterly forecasts for direct material suppliers. Assist in calculating and reporting monthly KPIs related to material planning. Master Data & SAP Management Maintain vendor master data for buy items linked to BOMs in SAP, including price and source list updates. Review and validate tickets for item creation, adjustment, or obsolescence. Track new item creation and resolve SAP discrepancies, ensuring issues are followed through to resolution. Documentation & Compliance Ensure all relevant documentation (e.g., Work Instructions, SOPs) is properly maintained and archived in accordance with compliance standards. Reporting Relationship The Manufacturing Material Planning Specialist will report to the Senior Manager Site Supply Management. Qualifications At least 3 years’ experience in the field of supply chain planning, especially on purchasing and procurement. Experience in an industrial international environment, knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and GMP-experience. Capability to work in a changing environment and beyond pre-defined processes and to actively contribute to defining new structures. Foster close working relationship, collaboration and teamwork with associated departments. Conscientious, reliable in action follow-up, eager to challenge status quo. Strong ability to handle multiple tasks and to adapt to change. Be proactive (with an eye for anticipation and continuous improvement) and team oriented. Good communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Extensive experience in with SAP planning software, excellent IT proficiency: MS Office, Excel, Share Point • Fluency both in French and English. If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career. Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers With a single vision as inspiring as "Transforming patients’ lives through science™", every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues. On-site Protocol BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role: Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function. BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. 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